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Marines’ Move to Guam: Just the First Step

Over on Time’s Global Spin blog, Krista Mahr explains that the shift of 9,000 Marines from Japan’s Okinawa to the U.S. territory of Guam only fixes half the problem:

…many islanders recognize Japan’s geopolitical vulnerability next to China, and are okay with the U.S. military presence on the island. But they really don’t

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Coming Home to Die…

All war deaths are cruel and unforgiving, leaving families left behind to grieve and ponder what might have been. But somehow they seem more cruel when the young soldier is brought home, alive, to one of the world’s best hospitals, and lives for 10 days before succumbing to his wounds:



Thankfully, Specialist Edens’ family got …

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South Korean Seasickness

Seoul has lost its bid to have the world’s mapmakers allow the Sea of Japan, the body of water between Japan and the Korean peninsula, also to be known as the East Sea. Japan is pleased, according to Stars and Stripes.

The International Hydrographic Organization met this week in Monaco and elected to keep Sea of Japan as the only …

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Why To Cancel A Pentagon Procurement Program

There are basically three reasons to cancel an acquisition program. In no particular order, the reasons are:

We can’t afford it.

We don’t need it.

It doesn’t work.

This means Defense Department leaders have to continually ask three important questions throughout the development of a new military system:

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Whither NATO, Indeed

This just in from RIA Novosti, the Moscow-based, state-owned news agency:

Russian warships will be equipped with NATO navigation and communications systems to improve coordination in anti-piracy missions around the world, Chief of the Russian General Staff Nikolai Makarov said on Wednesday…“We decided to install standard NATO

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