Author Archives: Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.
Obama Nuclear Energy Plan Could Help Foreign Manufacturers, Hurt U.S. Companies
In February, President Obama put money behind his commitment to a revitalized U.S. nuclear energy program. The administration has argued that nuclear power must be part of the U.S. energy strategy. The federal government provided $8 billion of loan guarantees [Read More...]
Better Methods Needed To Weigh The Value Of Partnerships Versus Insourcing
The evidence is overwhelming that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) work and that they provide benefits to both the public and private defense industrial bases. Whatever the temptations there may be to consolidate logistics, sustainment and repair work in the organic base, [Read More...]
V-22 Has Many Potential Uses Across The Joint Force And Here At Home
The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is the “Energizer bunny” of defense programs. It has survived repeated attempts to kill the program. It overcame a series of tragic accidents and initial production problems. Now in full rate production, the V-22 is proving [Read More...]
The Key Fallacy In The U.S. Approach To Strategic Arms Control
The Obama Administration and the Medvedev-Putin government of Russia approach the issue of strategic arms control from diametrically opposed positions. For the U.S. administration the threats of concern are those posed by the nuclear weapons themselves in the event of [Read More...]
Versatile C-2 Greyhound Supports Navy Missions
Most defense blogs, including those at Early Warning, focus on weapons systems, things that do violence. Yet, were it not for an incredibly sophisticated logistics and support system, including specialized vehicles, aircraft and ships, the United States would not be [Read More...]
The Greening Of The Military
While everyone was focused on the health care tsunami working its way through Congress last year, President Obama started a small ripple in the waters of government that could soon grow to a mighty torrent. In October, 2009 the President [Read More...]
Empowering Self Defense: A Strategic Approach To U.S. International Arms Sales
Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. leaders have recognized the need to establish a more balanced relationship with friends and allies. Under the Bush Administration there was a policy of coalitions of the willing, a recognition that in [Read More...]
Learning To Fight: The Taliban Versus The Coalition In Afghanistan
According to the U.S. military, the current battle for the town of Marjah is intended to showcase the new Western way of counterinsurgency warfare. Rather than focusing on destroying the enemy, this operation is intended to separate the civilian population [Read More...]
Plans For Insourcing Will Cost Money
For more than a decade, the Department of Defense (DoD) has pursued a deliberate strategy of trying to better integrate the public and private industrial bases supporting military needs. The centerpiece of this strategy is the creation of public-private partnerships [Read More...]
Obama Pivoted On Security Long Before Republicans Surged
There has been too much attention focused on President Obama’s refusal to do the “pivot” with respect to domestic policy. A pivot is moving from one position on the political spectrum to another. The notion was that in the aftermath [Read More...]