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KFX-E 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
. Today's small power air forces probably have the feeling of doing the equivalent of preparing for the Second World War with biplanes - and don't like it. The "4th" and "5th" generation fighter di....
More about armed bureaucracies 24 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
. Recently I wrote about Niskanen's budget maximising model of a bureaucracy. Now let's add some more (knowledge of the model is advisable for this): The model assumes efficient behaviour; the best...
About being a U.S. ally 23 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
. "The Strategist" blog appears to expand its tolerance for B.S., or maybe there's more to it? The US is indeed Australia’s natural ally and we’re lucky to have it. But there’s a price to be paid to...
War and peace, journalists and the intricacies of war 23 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
. (This text is not meant to claim 100% applicability, but I suppose readers will know areas where the observations apply.) One stereotype of journalists is that they're hating war and seek out the ...
Extra long range torpedoes 22 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
. The technology-dominated area of naval combat has spawned a couple operational research-centric publications, amongst them Wayne P. Hughes' "Fleet tactics" books. There aren't really the rivalling ...
Do they understand democracy? Or: Does it matter? 21 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
. I was asked whether I believe that Egyptian politicians understand democracy. The context to such concerns is -at least to a German- the lingering assertion / diagnosis that the Weimar Republic wa...
Egypt's ongoing revolution and outlook 19 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am
. Back during the Mursi administration the Western media focused on his seemingly fast-paced effort to reduce the republic to a republic in name only and set up a dictatorship-theocracy. At least th...
Shotgun versus drone (video) 17 Aug 2013 | 07:47 am
. I wrote about the use of shotguns against tiny drones. Here's a video of some guys who built a very rugged drone (bigger and higher weight share of structure than the ones I was thinking of) and te...
When published opinion becomes public opinion 17 Aug 2013 | 05:35 am
. Krugman offers an example of how public opinion and reality differ. Shamelessly ripping the graphics; Public perception of federal U.S. budget deficit development Actual development of federal U...
[Fun] Dr. Death 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
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