Archivos de Categoría: Defensa

I was wrong about Rex Tillerson

Opinión
The Washington Post, 24.03.2017
Daniel W. Drezner, profesor de RRII (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy-Tufts University)
  • Being the first US secretary of state without any government or military experience, he should shut up until he demonstrates that he knows what he’s talking about
[caption id="attachment_47022" align="alignnone" width="345"] AP[/caption] I’ve given...
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The Super Simple Reason Nazi Germany Crushed France During World War II

Artículo
The National Interest, 18.02.2017
Daniel L. Davis, coronel retirado del ejército estadounidense 
[caption id="attachment_45818" align="alignnone" width="450"] Adolf Hitler and his entourage visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 23, 1940. Wikimedia Commons /Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H28708/CC-BY-SA[/caption] In May 1940, the German Wehrmacht launched a lightning attack into France and within...
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The Casablanca Conference – Unconditional Surrender

Artículo
The National Archive, 10.01.2017
Paul M. Sparrow, director
In January, 1943, President Roosevelt embarked on a secret mission that would determine the course of World War Two, and ultimately the world we live in today. His destination – Casablanca, Morocco. His goal – to finalize Allied military plans with the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. It was a...
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How Russia became the Middle East’s new power broker

Reportaje
Newsweek, 09.02.2017
Owen Matthews, Jack Moore y Damien Sharkov
[caption id="attachment_44546" align="alignnone" width="500"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Eastern Economic Forum on September 4, 2015 in Vladivostok.Sasha Mordovets/Getty[/caption] On the morning of January 11, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar climbed up the companionway of an aircraft carrier floating off the...
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El enviado especial

Reportaje/Entrevista
Revista Qué Pasa, 30.07.2015
Paula Comandari
El abogado Felipe Silva recibió hace seis años un informe sobre los vínculos de las FARC con el PC y grupos mapuches, que le entregó el Ministerio de Defensa del gobierno colombiano. Hoy acusa que "la Fiscalía no ha hecho la pega" y pide explicaciones a la presidenta Michelle Bachelet. Hace...
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How a Soviet pilot’s defection to Japan benefitted MiG

Artículo
Russia Direct, 29.09.2016
Rakesh Krishnan Simha
  • When Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to Japan with his MiG-25 jet, he spilled the plane’s secrets to the West, but the defection also led to the aircraft’s success in international markets. Today, 45 years after its first flight, the Foxbat remains the world’s fastest fighter – able to outrun...
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America’s role in the world 75 years after Pearl Harbor

Columna
The Conversation, 06.12.2016
Peter Harris, profesor asistente de ciencia política (Colorado State University)
[caption id="attachment_42070" align="alignnone" width="695"]People carry photos of soldiers who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor. AP/Andres Kudacki People carry photos of soldiers who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor. AP/Andres Kudacki[/caption] The bombing of Pearl Harbor...
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Sweden Was a Military Giant—Until It Invaded Russia

Artículo
The National Interest, 08.10.2016
Michael Peck, cientista político (U. de Rutgers) especializado en defensa y seguridad nacional
[caption id="attachment_38525" align="alignnone" width="585"]Alexander von Kotzebue’s painting of the Siege of Nöteborg. Wikimedia Commons/Public domain Alexander von Kotzebue’s painting of the Siege of Nöteborg. Wikimedia Commons/Public domain[/caption] When most people think of Sweden, they...
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ISIS (2): How the Islamic State Seized a Chemical Weapons Stockpile

Artículo
Foreign Policy, 17.08.2016
Harald Doornbos (periodista holandés) y Jenan Moussa (reportero de Al Aan TV de Dubai)

When jihadists captured a Syrian military base, they found a cache of some of the world’s most dangerous weapons buried in its bunkers. In Part II of an exclusive series, an Islamic State member explains how they eventually...

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