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The Creation of the Proximity Fuze
When the Pearl Harbor attack was over, amid the preparations for war, an accounting of the cost began. The losses to the military were serious, both in the accoutrements of war like ships and aircraft...
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Global Trends 2030: What It Is and Why It Matters
“The idea of the future being different from the present is so repugnant to our conventional modes of thought and behavior that we, most of us, offer a great resistance to acting on it in practice.” –...
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Women in Combat: An Opportunity, Not a Guarantee
“If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job, then they should have the right to serve, regardless of creed, color, gender or sexual orientation….” Defense Secretary Leon E....
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Global Trends 2030: How Does the Intelligence Community See the Future?
Future Thinking While many organizations – inside and outside of government – of necessity look to the future to attempt to discern what the future security environment portends, the National...
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The Brennan Appointment: A Preliminary Look
John O. Brennan, the Obama administration’s nominee to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appeared on Capitol Hill Feb. 7 to face protesters and tough questions about the so-called...
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Global Trends 2030: Future Thinking About Megatrends
Megatrends At the heart of “Global Trends 2030” are four megatrends that it identifies as the most significant trends that will affect the world looking out over a decade-and-a-half into the future....
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The Hagel Appointment: “A Second Look”
In the nation’s capital, observers expect former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb) to win his battle for confirmation in the Senate and become Secretary of Defense. But they also say the battle is proving more...
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Global Trends 2030: Tectonic Shifts Between Now and 2030
What are Tectonic Shifts? Tectonic shifts are the direct result of the megatrends we reported on in the previous post and are inextricably connected to them. These tectonic shifts represent concrete,...
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Raptor Trauma Shears
Coming on the heels of its successful introduction of its Military Utility Tool (“MUT”) family of weapons and EOD utility tools, Leatherman Tool Group has continued close coordination with military...
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The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
When President Barack Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012 into law, it was already 2013 – a fact that offers some insight into Congress’ self-imposed difficulties, over the...
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Global Trends 2030: Game-Changers
A Predictable Glide Slope – Up Until Now The previous two posts have focused on megatrends and tectonic shifts described in “Global Trends 2030.” These are the fundamental underpinnings regarding how...
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North Korea Declares Armistice Invalid
North Korea’s army announced on March 11 that the armistice that ended fighting on the Korean peninsula in 1953 is now invalid. Although not unprecedented, the announcement reflects an unusually tough...
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Global Trends 2030: Black Swans
What are Black Swans? The term “Black Swan” has been part of the popular vernacular for a number of years, but it is often thrown around so liberally that some clarification would be helpful in order...
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, All for the War Effort
On March 6, 1943, the New York Times reported that 11-year-old Anita Hochberg of Sea Cliff, Long Island, had donated 14 inches of her “patriotic blonde” hair to the Bendix Aviation Corporation. She was...
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Global Trends 2030: The Role of the United States
From a Unipolar World to a Multi-Polar One Much has been made in the last decade regarding “America’s decline.” And given the current Washington gridlock, to say nothing of the shrill predictions of...
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The Virtues of Stubbornness: Mules at War
Mules don’t exist in nature. They are an artificial product of human ingenuity, and like many such products, it didn’t take long before they found a place in the grim business of war. A mule is the...
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Global Trends 2030: Technological Game Changers
Perspective As we noted in the previous post, the United States remains among the world’s most open, innovative, and flexible countries. Companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, E-Bay and others are...
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Fiorello LaGuardia Tries to Become a General
Of all the challenges Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall tackled, arguably none was greater than dealing with his commander in chief, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A serio-comic tug-of-war...
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Communications With Loved Ones While Deployed
Today’s deployed service members have better access to communications with loved ones than their predecessors could dream of. From satellite phones to texts, emails, Facebook, and other social media,...
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Sequestration Affects Military Families
After the sequestration hammer fell on March 1, Congress immediately began considering options for cushioning the blow to some federal programs. In signing the sequestration order, President Barack...
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