Rapid Fire Sept. 9, 2013: Opposition to Syrian Strikes Spans Across Parties

by Editorial Staff | Sep 9, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, USA

* National Journal notes how America has been taking a sharp turn inward. That isolationist streak was already apparent in the US House of Representatives during debates about Libya in 2011. This dynamic can lead to otherwise unlikely alliances across the aisle which...

Rapid Fire Sept. 6, 2013: Primes Worry About Their Suppliers

by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2013 | Asia - Central, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Forces - Naval, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Industry & Trends, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Russia, South Korea, UAVs, USA

* Support for President Obama’s request to strike Syria appears wobbly in the US Congress and even more shaky abroad. WaPo on Congress | WSJ on Russia | Reuters on strike costs. * From the Economist, a magazine that ended up deeply regretting its staunch support...

Rapid Fire Sept. 5, 2013: How to Fund Longer-Term Research While Budgets Decrease?

by Editorial Staff | Sep 5, 2013 | China, Coastal & Littoral, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Missiles - Ballistic, South Korea, T&C - SAIC, USA

Syrian update * Will lukewarm support from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees for a resolution [PDF] authorizing strikes against Syria translate into 60 votes in the US Senate as a whole? Then there’s the House, where some pro-defense lawmakers may try...

Rapid Fire Sept. 4, 2014: Senate Panel Rules Out Boots on the Ground in Syria

by Editorial Staff | Sep 4, 2013 | Asia - Central, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - International, Legal, Logistics, Middle East - Other, Trucks & Transport, USA

* After hearing John Kerry and Chuck Hagel (see video below), the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee came up with a resolution [PDF] narrowing the scope of a possible military intervention against Syria by explicitly ruling out the presence of US troops...

Rapid Fire Sept. 3, 2013: Parliaments in Charge of Syrian Decisions

by Editorial Staff | Sep 3, 2013 | Asia - Central, Chemical Weapons, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, France, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Issues - International, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, South Korea, UAVs, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

* After President Obama decided to seek Congressional authorization for strikes against Syria, his administration submitted a resolution whose language appears up for negotiation. Two Senate hearings (one of them classified) are scheduled tomorrow to bolster support...