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The Defense Monitor, Volume XXXVIII - October/November/December 2009

6 January 2010

The latest issue of the Defense Monitor includes articles on the F-22 budget controversy, the new missile defense policy of the United States under the Obama administration, and the test record of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).< Read More



New Release: China Security, Vol. 5, No. 3

24 November 2009

The latest issue of China Security includes analyses on China's latest big military parade, the Chinese handling of the Myanmar refugee crisis, the effect of climate change and China's attitude to this environmental phenomenon, the Rio Tinto industrial espionage allegations, Chinese presence and strategic ambitions in the Indian Ocean and the true motivations behind China's pursuit of manned spaceflight. Read More

July/August/September 2009 Defense Monitor

15 September 2009

This issue of The Defense Monitor by the Center for Defense Information (CDI) includes a review of the Washington, D.C. meeting and press conference of the Global Zero Commission, a commentary explaining the reasons why the elimination of the F-22 program needs to be comprehensive, and a timeline of North Korea's missile flight test history.< Read More

China Security, Vol. 5, No. 2: Understanding the Impeccable Incident

2 September 2009

This issue of China Security includes analyses of the role of China in the wake of North Korea's missile and nuclear tests; U.S. - Mongolia relations and the impact on China and the region; China's "soft-power" approach to foreign policy; and the naval confrontation between the U.S. and Chinese navies in the South China Sea. Read More

April/May/June 2009 Defense Monitor

4 May 2009

This issue of The Defense Monitor by the Center for Defense Information (CDI) includes an overview and update for the World Security Institute's Global Zero project, an analysis of the reintroduction of the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act by the U.S. Congress, a commentary on "pork" at the Department of Defense, an analysis of the hasty proposal by some commentators to stimulate the economy by increasing the defense budget, and a summary of CDI Senior Analyst Philip Coyle's congressional testimony on the Department of Energy's Complex Transformation Program. Read More

China Security: Special Preview of Spring 2009 Issue

30 April 2009

China Security Special Preview of Vol. 5 No. 2 - Spring 2009

Understanding the Impeccable Incident

The March standoff between the U.S. Navy survey ship Impeccable and Chinese vessels was the latest in a legacy of periodic yet tense maritime encounters between the two countries. Read More