Showing posts with label James Jay Carafano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Jay Carafano. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 April 2016

Kill The Czars: A No-Nonsense Approach to Security (James Jay Carafano, The National Interest)



There are smarter ways than “soft power” for the United States to outmatch its competitors for global influence. The next administration should focus on building competitive “power-niche capabilities”—deliverables focused on specific tasks and directed to achieve specific outcomes. This will give America, and its friends and allies, a much keener edge in the fight to preserve their freedom, prosperity and security in today’s messy world.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/kill-the-czars-no-nonsense-approach-security-15864

Sunday, 20 March 2016

Why the United States Needs AFRICOM (James Jay Carafano, The National Interest)

Africa is a continent suffused with problems and possibilities. The U.S. military footprint there ought to be smaller, not bigger. And that's precisely why we need the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Done right, AFRICOM can help the next president keep the American military role in regional affairs appropriately scoped.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-the-united-states-needs-africom-15542