According to David Vine, author ofBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World, there could be hundreds of similar off-the-books bases around the world. “The missing sites are a reflection of the lack of transparency involved in the system of what I still estim...
In the post-Vietnam era, American foreign policy in Asia has been criticized by many individuals in the United States and abroad for lacking resolve in complying with treaty commitments. For many political and military leaders, the retention of the military bases in the Philippines became even ...
By spending money on its military bases abroad, for example, the United States was increasing other countries’ supplies of foreign exchange and accumulating greater debt. Though the United States was favorably predisposed to supplying international liquid-ity, the balance- of- payments deficit began ...
American planners will probably seek not merely alternate bases in Eastern Europe, but greater reliance on lightly-manned military depots, multifaceted sea- and land-based anti-ballistic missile systems, renewed commitment to carrier forces, and novel technologies that might provide floating, mobile air...
How do we regain our respect in the international community, both among our friends who need us, and from potential adversaries who pray every day that America will lose its willpower, that we would be so overcome by military failures abroad and turbulence at home that the nation itself will...
’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, the Coast Guard’s SPARs (named for the Coast Guard motto, Semper Paratus,“Always Ready”), and Marine Corps units gave women the opportunity to serve as either commissioned officers or enlisted members at military bases at home and abroad. ...
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After reports of large car-sized drones flying over military bases, trailing Coast Guard vessels, and swarming the beachhead at up to 50 strong, they have suddenly stopped appearing. For weeks, unexplained drones appeared in the skies over New Jersey, capturing the attention of residents and rais...
Current status of Iran’s military presence in Syria Hassan Dai, November 1, 2021 Since 2018, as rebel forces have been largely defeated and the military conflict has subsided, IRGC and Hezbollah have decreased their military presence. However, they have established numerous military bases and cont...
3. Expansion of Military Commitments Abroad 4. Fiscal Irresponsibility In the grand tapestry of history, the decline and fall of the American Empire bear striking resemblances to the waning days of Roman supremacy,a parallel not lost to the discerning reader of Gibbon's magnum opus.As Gibbon me...