Wild Blue Yonder

March 8, 2022
The Case for A.C.E Infrastructure in EUCOM

An examination of three critical categories of infrastructure including airfields and force employment, ground support, and communications architecture demonstrates that utilizing existing Joint and Allied airfields and support capabilities, maximizing prepositioned stocks, and leveraging
March 1, 2022
Putin’s Deterrence Playbook: US Ideas on Display?

From integrated deterrence to conventional-nuclear integration (CNI), the United States has put forward ideas on how to practice deterrence in the era of strategic competition. Those concepts are now being executed by Putin and the US would be wise to take notes on how the Russian President
Feb. 25, 2022
Putinstances: What Do the Olympics Mean to Putin?

Putin structures domestic stability through systematic power consolidation and challenges global stability through acts of entropy, with a curious pattern of significance around Olympic competitions. As Russian forces concentrate on the Ukrainian border disguised as an exercise with a backdrop of
Feb. 24, 2022
The Role of Germany and France in the Negotiations of the Donbass Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

Since the start of the conflict in 2014, various methods have been discussed and tried, such as economic sanctions, mediation, negotiation, civil society engagement at the grassroot level, and changing institutional arrangements, along with a combination of these methods. The European preference has
Feb. 24, 2022
The Enemy of My Enemy: What China Will Learn from the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

As a strategic competitor, China is carefully watching how the US responds to the Russia-Ukraine crisis to guide future efforts employing diplomatic, information, and economic, instruments of power. Diplomatically, China will determine the strength of US resolve to support Ukraine, as it may
Feb. 18, 2022
Comparing JADC2 Interoperability And Organizational Processes Between U.S. And Russian Military Forces

Interoperability, when talking about the next generation of warfare, covers a broad scope under Joint Chiefs of Staff Publication 1-02. Military leaders often only consider the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical levels of warfare and integration of systems or capabilities within their specific
Jan. 5, 2022
Preparing the Battlespace: The Potential for Conventional War Between the US and China

China’s rise and its determination to carve out a place for itself on the world stage often evokes debate as to whether the United States, for so long at the top of the international order, will seek to swat China back down the ladder. Strained relations and multiple potential flashpoints
Nov. 23, 2021
How Israel, with US Assistance, Can Deter Iran from Producing Nuclear Weapons

Iran seeks to produce nuclear weapons. Israel and the United States wish to prevent Iran form reaching its goal. Therefore, during the current negotiations with Iran—let alone if they fail—the United States and Israel should deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Nov. 15, 2021
Wild Blue Yonder on the Air - Ep. 10 - Dr. Joseph Stieb on "Lead up to the Second Iraq War"

Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency.Dr. Margaret Sankey: Welcome to another
Nov. 12, 2021
China’s Domestic Aircraft Carrier Program: Modernization and Challenges

Indigenously produced aircraft carriers are an important component of Chinese military modernization efforts, and China clearly values the capability an aircraft carrier brings to its national security and military strategies. In September 2012, China commissioned the Liaoning, an ex-Soviet ship