South Asia Security Monitor: No. 227
The next Kim;
The Taliban does strategic communications
The next Kim;
The Taliban does strategic communications
Moscow outmaneuvers the U.S. in Central Asia;
Race for the Arctic heats up
Special Issue: China’
s Military Defense –
Strategic Missiles
Chinese, Indian navies in Indian Ocean standoff;
Severe drought reaches crisis levels
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, has repeatedly called for more emphasis on this country's nonmilitary instruments of international influence, and especially for a greater role, resources and capabilities for American diplomacy. Adm. Mullen and his colleagues on the Joint Chiefs ironically represent a critical weakness in this country's diplomatic establishment - institutional leadership.