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Army Modernization, And The Virtues Of Moderation (From Forbes)
November 18, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI Senior Adviser Loren B. Thompson. The U.S. Army is in the midst of a successful campaign to modernize its equipment and close gaps in capabilities needed for an era of great-power competition. This is a distinct departure from the uneven performance of modernization efforts during the Bush and Obama administrations. What changed? Four lessons are apparent. First, the Army developed a clear plan, a roadmap for modernization, in 2018 and stuck with it. Second, the Army’s leadership team was unusually cohesive and collegial. Third, the Army set realistic goals for what was feasible by 2030.
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U.S. Marine Corps Could Be Left With No Effective Amphibious Warfare Fleet (From 1945)
October 20, 2022 - Issue by by GPI Fellow Daniel Goure. The Department of Defense may be creating a “perfect storm,” a situation in which LSD decommissioning and LPD 17 Flight II production terminations, coupled with increasing costs for the LAW, could leave the Sea Services with inadequate numbers of both large and small amphibs.
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WEBINAR // Europe and the War in Ukraine
On October 14, 2022 at 11:00am (EST) The Bay Atlantic University and the Global Policy Institute held a timely discussion titled “Europe and the War in Ukraine” via Zoom. Despite a surprisingly effective Ukraine counteroffensive, the Russian invasion of Ukraine will continue. Europe’s critical financial and military support for Ukraine comes with the heavy burden of skyrocketing energy prices, on account of the interruption of Russian gas and eventually oil supplies. Within Europe, Germany is the key country, owing to its oversized economic and political weight. Will Germany and the rest of Europe endure fantastically high energy prices, indefinitely? Is there a way out of the energy crunch and the negative consequences for the economies and the standard of living, especially for the most vulnerable members of society? Will Europe really deliver on its open-ended pledge to keep supporting Ukraine, whatever it takes? Please join us for a timely conversation with a leading expert on these timely issues.
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The Biggest Threat To America’s Global Dominance In Software & Services Isn’t China–It’s Washington (From Forbes)
October 10, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI Senior Adviser Loren B. Thompson. Over the last 20 years, software and digital services have become the most vibrant sector of the U.S. economy. The pace of innovation is furious, and the impact on global commerce and culture is profound. At a time when America was losing ground in many traditional industries, companies like Amazon and Alphabet have redefined what it means to be competitive. That’s a good thing, because as President Biden’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance states, “in today’s world, economic security is national security.”
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A Diminished America Cannot Win In Ukraine
October 1, 2022 - Issue Brief by the GPI President, Paolo von Schirach Looking at the ongoing war in Ukraine, the most optimistic assessment is that Washington, notwithstanding enormous efforts to isolate Moscow and huge amounts of aid to Ukraine, at best managed to prevent Russia from taking over all of Ukraine. This is not insignificant, but hardly impressive considering the economic and military weaknesses of Russia, our adversary. Russia is a second rate economic power. Its GDP is just somewhat bigger than Spain’s. When it comes to their war planning, it seems that the Russians acted on bad intelligence about both Ukraine’s willingness and ability to resists and the preparedness of the Russian invasion force. Finally, all evidence tells us that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was a poorly planned and badly executed operation, relying on shoddy equipment, badly trained and unmotivated soldiers.
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Green tech investment could reach $5 trillion by 2025
August 17, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI Senior Adviser Andrea Zanon. For global markets, investing in sustainable business is the only way forward. Companies that do not participate in decarbonization will lose out. Green and clean technology “unicorns” are becoming the mainstream, disrupting the renewable energy, food, and mobility sectors.
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Tribute to the great journalist Claude Salhani
August 17, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI Fellow Martin Sieff. When a Hezbollah suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into the makeshift US Marine barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1982 and killed all 243 Marines sleeping in it, the great Reuters photo-journalist Claude Salhani was there. He worked with the rescue parties through the night trying to find and save survivors, pulling away the rubble with his bare hands.
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Guidance for America from wise friends
August 15, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI Fellow Martin Sieff. The Biden administration remains determined to continue its dangerous confrontation with one thermonuclear superpower, Russia, while simultaneously escalating tensions with the other one - China. We continue to look in vain for cool, dispassionate analysis from Republican and Democrat leaders alike in Washington, whether among aspiring presidential candidates in either party or in the chambers of Congress, but there is almost none.
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Morocco’s Road to Development
August 08, 2022 - Issue Brief by GPI President Paolo von Schirach. WASHINGTON – Morocco: here is a North African economy working hard to promote domestic economic development by attracting foreign investments. What are the tools to achieve this strategic goal? Create and sustain a business friendly investment climate. According to the US State Department, 2021 Investment Climate Statements, here are the building blocks of this strategy:
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