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Book Review: The Iraq Wars And America's Military Revolution, Christopher Rahman
Book Review: The Iraq Wars And America's Military Revolution, Christopher Rahman
Chris Rahman
The Iraq Wars and America’s Military Revolution traces changes in the methods of applying force and the means with which the US military has applied that force since the end of the ColdWar.The book traces this progression through the conceptual lens of the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), and contemporary RMA debates
Singapore: Forward Operating Site, Christopher Rahman
Singapore: Forward Operating Site, Christopher Rahman
Chris Rahman
Historically, Singapore functioned as a major naval hub supporting the British Empire's position in the Far East. The island was viewed by Admiral Sir John "Jackie" Fisher as one of the world's five key locations enabling Britain's global naval superiority. The fortification of the British strategic position on Singapore reached both its zenith and its nadir with the development in the interwar years of the "Singapore Strategy," which was designed to buttress the empire's Far Eastern defenses agajnst possible Japanese aggression. That controversial plan failed miserably in the breach. However, the island continued to host a significant British military presence …
The U.S. Strategic Relationship With Australia, Jack Mccaffrie, Christopher Rahman
The U.S. Strategic Relationship With Australia, Jack Mccaffrie, Christopher Rahman
Chris Rahman
Australia has hosted U.S. bases or troops for most of rhe last seventy years, beginning in the early part of the Second World War in the Pacific. Ironically, the arrival of American troops in Australia was at least partly the result of the failure of the "Singapore strategy," whereby the Royal Navy's Singapore naval base was to support any British fleet sent to the Far East in the event of a war with Japan. Seventy years on, Australia still hosts U.S. defense facilities and U.S. forces continue to visit-primarily now for exercises. Map 4 depicts major facilities utilized at present.