Geopolitical Monitor - Topic: Military

While this latest round of talks is scheduled to continue on September 15th, judging from comments coming out of both camps, the negotiations have already failed.

A report drafted by the government-nominated ‘advisory council on security and defense capabilities’ envisions a bit of a change in the nature and quality of Tokyo’s military policies and posture.

September 3rd, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The explosion that killed 53 people at a Shia rally in Quetta city is just the beginning of what will come to be a wave of militant attacks aimed at taking advantage of the chaos that is descending over Pakistan.

September 2nd, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - Ten election workers have been killed by a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan on the eve of a visit by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

Amid much fanfare last week, the last supposed “combat” troops left Iraq as the administration touted the beginning of the end of the Iraq War and a change in the role of the United States in that country. However, military officials confirm that we are committed to intervention in that country for years to come, says U.S. congressman Ron Paul.

The United States and Israel see the next generation of armed drones as a potent reinforcement of their military capacity against insurgents and rogue states. But Iran and Hizbollah too are in the race.

The United States’ intervention in Africa is driven by America’s desire to secure valuable natural resources and political influence that will ensure the longevity of America’s capitalist system, military industrial complex, and global economic superiority – achieved through the financial and physical control of raw material exports.

August 19th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - An explosion in China’s restive Xinjiang province has once again raised fears of a repeat of last July’s violent riots.

August 19th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The last US combat brigade has crossed over from Iraq into Kuwait, but many questions still remain over the role of troops left behind and the stability of the Iraqi government going forward.

General Petraeus’ announcement that won’t necessarily honor a 2011 pullout date for NATO forces in Afghanistan is aimed at re-taking the initiative on negotiations with the Taliban.