http://www.fpif.org/issues/military FPIF Issues: Military Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:11 -0400 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/aiLkMryq51w/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:32 -0400 Mexican attempt to clean up corruption may not be what it seems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/aiLkMryq51w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/g9tfi8Znp1M/asias_mad_arms_race http://www.fpif.org/articles/asias_mad_arms_race Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:00 -0400 Asia is currently in the middle of an unprecedented arms race that is sharpening tensions in the region and competing with efforts to address poverty and growing inequality.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/g9tfi8Znp1M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/asias_mad_arms_race http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/hHiO-NF7EcQ/the_pentagons_obesity_problem http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem Mon, 21 May 2012 07:36:13 -0400 Instead of dieting together, the Pentagon is trying to keep our NATO allies fat and unhappy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/hHiO-NF7EcQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_pentagons_obesity_problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/rUisx6ocaaM/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 Shortly after Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered the military to deal with drug trafficking, the cartels began openly offering soldiers jobs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/rUisx6ocaaM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/d2xxwLzQyjw/us_and_eu_chase_pirates_on_to_somali_soil http://www.fpif.org/blog/us_and_eu_chase_pirates_on_to_somali_soil Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:49 -0400 Vivid memories of "Black Hawk Down" mean attacks will be confined to air strikes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/d2xxwLzQyjw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/us_and_eu_chase_pirates_on_to_somali_soil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/bKiv--JOGbw/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela http://www.fpif.org/blog/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela Fri, 18 May 2012 08:54:36 -0400 In fact, he raises the specter of civil war in Venezuela.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/bKiv--JOGbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/OK3b7a1db5U/israels_reluctant_friend http://www.fpif.org/articles/israels_reluctant_friend Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:50 -0400 This article examines the political and economic ties between Israel and Azerbaijan and the discussion of Israeli plans to attack Iran from Azerbaijan, however, the author concludes that Baku will not permit Tel Aviv to use its territory for striking the Islamic Republic as Azeri national interests would be undermined.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/OK3b7a1db5U" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/israels_reluctant_friend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/FF_VXsXjZds/america_the_serial_killer http://www.fpif.org/articles/america_the_serial_killer Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:00 -0400 America was baptized in blood and has been steeped in blood ever since. Our drone attacks are only the latest episode of serial killing.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/FF_VXsXjZds" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/america_the_serial_killer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/gPM7U_Mf18w/us_sides_with_israels_illegal_nukes_over_irans_nuclear_musings http://www.fpif.org/blog/us_sides_with_israels_illegal_nukes_over_irans_nuclear_musings Mon, 14 May 2012 09:10:35 -0400 Trying to defend a state with illegal nuclear weapons over one with none is a recipe for disaster.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/gPM7U_Mf18w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/us_sides_with_israels_illegal_nukes_over_irans_nuclear_musings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~3/5waN14BKJKg/missile_defense_ever_the_fly_in_the_disarmament_ointment http://www.fpif.org/blog/missile_defense_ever_the_fly_in_the_disarmament_ointment Mon, 07 May 2012 08:39:47 -0400 Missile defense is a bottomless fund of misinformation between the United States and Russia.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Military/~4/5waN14BKJKg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/missile_defense_ever_the_fly_in_the_disarmament_ointment