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• Joint Report to The European Parliament and The Council- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Annual Report for 2023 European Commission 13 Jun 2024
• Joint Report to The European Parliament and The Council- Macao Special Administrative Region - Annual Report for 2023 European Commission 13 Jun 2024
• Projected global resettlement needs 2025 UNHCR 05 Jun 2024
• Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) Annual Report - 2023 Sweden - Ministry of Defence 04 Jun 2024
• North Korea - Enabling Russian Missile Strikes Against Ukraine Defense Intelligence Agency May 2024, Released 29 May 2024
• Report of the Panel of Experts in International Law Panel of Experts in International Law - Convened by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court 20 May 2024
• Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic Future: Paving the path to peace & security. Presented by the International Taskforce on Ukraine's Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration International Taskforce on Ukraine's Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration 14 MAy 2024
• Annual Freedom of Navigation Report - Fiscal Year 2023 DoD Released 08 May 2024
• Assessment of physical damage caused to buildings by the war on Gaza: October 2023 ? April 2024 UNESCWA 07 May 2024
• Independent Expert Group Supporting NATO's Comprehensive and Deep Reflection Process on the Southern Neighbourhood NATO 07 May 2024
• CY2022 Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection with U.S. Military Operations DoD 25 Apr 2024
• Defending Britain UK Cabinet Office 23 Apr 2024 -- Defending Britain sets out the Government's new commitment on defence spending
• Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by UNRWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality Independent Review Group on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 22 Apr 2024
• 2024 National Defence Strategy Australia 17 Apr 2024
• 2024 Integrated Investment Program Australia 17 Apr 2024
• Summary of NATO's Biotechnologies and Human Enhancement Technologies Strategies NATO 12 Apr 2024
• Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada's Defence Canada 08 Apr 2024
• Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy 2024 DOD 5 Mar 2024, Released 28 Mar 2024
• The Secretary General's Annual Report 2023 NATO 14 Mar 2024
• FY 24 Investment Strategy for the Office of Strategic Capital DOD 08 Mar 2024
• Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Volume I DoD AARO Feb 2024, Released 08 Mar 2024
• 2024 National Threat Assessment Defence Intelligence and Security Service under the Ministry of National Defence / State Security Department of the Republic of Lithuania 07 Mar 2024
• European Defence Industrial Strategy Factsheet European Commission 01 Mar 2024
• European Defence Industry Programme Factsheet European Commission 01 Mar 2024
• Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations The White House 01 Mar 2024
• Policy paper - Integrated Procurement Model: Driving pace in the delivery of Military Capability UK Ministry of Defence 28 Feb 2024
• Defence Drone Strategy - the UK's approach to Defence Uncrewed Systems UK MOD 22 Feb 2024 -- The Defence Drone Strategy sets out how Defence will realise the significant opportunities and tackle challenges in uncrewed systems.
• Deter, disrupt and demonstrate ? UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy UK FCDO 22 Feb 2024 -- This strategy sets out the UK government's approach to using sanctions to address global threats, promote international norms and protect the UK.
• Iran: Enabling Houthi Attacks Across the Middle East Defense Intelligence Agency 06 Feb 2024
• Allegations of Genocide Under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine V. Russian Federation: 32 States Intervening) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 02 Feb 2024
• Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 31 Jan 2024
• Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States in Accordance With Section 1260H of the William M. ("Mac") Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 DOD 31 Jan 2024 -- An updated list of the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the U.S. in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
• Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in The Gaza Strip (South Africa V. Israel) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 26 Jan 2024
• Our Narrative... Operation Al-Aqsa Flood Hamas Media Office 21 Jan 2024 -- "In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and as our people continue their battle for independence, dignity and breaking-free from the longest-ever occupation during which they have drawn the finest displays of bravery and heroism in confronting the Israeli murder machine and aggression. We would like to clarify to our people and the free peoples of the world the reality of what happened on Oct. 7, the motives behind, its general context related to the Palestinian cause, as well as a refutation to the Israeli allegations and to put the facts into perspective."
• Summary of NATO's Quantum Technologies Strategy NATO 16 Jan 2024
• National Defense Industrial Strategy DoD 11 Jan 2024
• Army Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations US Army 08 Jan 2024
• ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Statement on Maintaining and Promoting Stability in the Maritime Sphere in Southeast Asia ASEAN 30 Dec 2023
• Application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 29 Dec 2023
• Strategy for Sweden's reconstruction and reform cooperation with Ukraine 2023?2027 Sweden 18 Dec 2023
• Setting Transatlantic Defence up for Success: A Military Strategy for Ukraine's Victory and Russia's Defeat - Discussion Paper Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Defence 13 Dec 2023
• Report of Investigation (S9691) - Unauthorized Disclosure of National Security Information The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force Aug 2023, Released 11 Dec 2023
• Peretyatko Korinets indictment DOJ 07 Dec 2023
• DEFENCE DATA 2022 - Key findings and analysis European Defence Agency 30 Nov 2023
• 2023 Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment DoD Jul 2023, Released 17 Nov 2023
• ISAB Report on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Associated Technologies on Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Verification US Department of State - International Security Advisory Board 16 Nov 2023
• ISAB Report on Deterrence in a World of Nuclear Multipolarity US Department of State - International Security Advisory Board 15 Nov 2023
• Displacement Patterns, Protection Risks and Needs of Refugees from Ukraine - Regional Protection Analysis #3 Trends analysis: Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia UNHCR 15 Nov 2023
• 2023 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Nov 2023 -- Topics include China's global legal reach; China's influence and interference; China's education system; China's economic problems; China's relations with foreign militaries; export controls; Europe-China relations and transatlantic cooperation; and a review of Taiwan, Hong Kong, economics, trade, security, politics, and foreign affairs.
• Defence Policy Guidelines - 2023 Bunderswehr - Germany Federal Ministry of Defence 10 Nov 2023
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2023 DoD Released 19 Oct 2023
• Congressional Report on a Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force Department of the Air Force Aug 2023, Released 13 Oct 2023 -- This report contains a description of the strategic objectives for organizing, training, and equipping the Space Force; a detailed plan for achieving those objectives; identification of those units or resources from other Department of Defense organizations that are necessary to achieve the objectives; and identification of the officer and enlisted end-strength requirements.
• America's Strategic Posture: The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States HASC - Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States Released 12 Oct 2023
• Valdai International Discussion Club meeting President of Russia 05 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
• How the People's Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Environment Dept. of State - Global Engagement Center 28 Sep 2023
• Joint Interdependence ? the Key to Integrated Deterrence by Professor Michael A. Marra, Colonel Douglass Bennett, United States Army and Colonel Evan Gardner, United States Air Force, 13 Sep 2023
• ROC National Defense Report 2023 Taiwan MND 12 Sep 2023
• PACAF Strategy 2030: Evolving Airpower PACAF 12 Sep 2023
• Invested: Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040 Australia 06 Sep 2023
• 2023 Biodefense Posture Review DOD 17 Aug 2023
• 2023-2027 Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation Plan DOD Released 03 Aug 2023
• Aotearoa's National Security Strategy: Secure Together To Tatou Korowai Manaaki New Zealand - National Security Group (NSG) 04 Aug 2023
• Aotearoa New Zealand's National Security Intelligence Priorities - 2022 Cabinet Report New Zealand - National Security Group (NSG) 2022, Released 04 Aug 2023
• Proactive Release - Aotearoa New Zealand's National Security Intelligence Priorities 2022 Report New Zealand - National Security Group (NSG) 2022, Released 04 Aug 2023
• Department of Defense Law of War Manual (Updated July 2023) DOD Jul 2023
• Defense of Japan 2023 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense 28 Jul 2023
• Defence Command Paper 2023: Defence's response to a more contested and volatile world UK MOD 18 Jul 2023
• Support Provided by the People's Republic of China to Russia ODNI Jul 2023
• Intelligence Community (IC) Data Strategy for 2023?2025 ODNI 17 Jul 2023
• German Federal Government Strategy on China Germany 13 Jul 2023
• After Action Review on Afghanistan: January 2020 ? August 2021 US Department of State Mar 2022, Released 30 Jun 2023
• EU-NATO Task Force on the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure - Final Assessment Report EU/NATO 23 Jun 2023
• Robust. Resilient. Sustainable. Integrated Security for Germany - National Security Strategy Germany 14 Jun 2023
• Initial Assessment: Implications of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict for the Changing Character of War National Intelligence Council 19 Jul 2022, Declassified 09 May 2023, Released 05 Jun 2023
• Republic of Turkiye ? Presidential Election, Second Round, 28 May 2023 - STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OSCE - International Election Observation Mission 29 May 2023
• Command Investigation into the Facts and Circumstances Regarding Safety and Medical Oversight of Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea Air and Land (Bud/S) Class 352 (Redacted for Release) Dept. of the Navy - NETC 24 Mar 2023, Released 25 May 2023
• National Defense Science and Technology Strategy DOD Released 09 May 2023
• Report On Violations and Abuses of International Humanitarian And Human Rights Law, War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity, Related to The Forcible Transfer And/or Deportation Of Ukrainian Children to The Russian Federation OSCE 04 May 2023
• National Defence - Defence Strategic Review Australian Government 23 Apr 2023
• Annual Freedom of Navigation Report - Fiscal Year 2022 DoD Released 22 Apr 2023
• Air Force Global Futures Report: Joint Functions in 2040 USAF Mar 2023, Released 12 Apr 2023
• U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan The White House 06 Apr 2023 -- "This document outlines the key decisions and challenges surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan."
• Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA): Corporate plan financial years 2022 to 2025 UK Submarine Delivery Agency 6 April 2023
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2023 [XLSX]
• The Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Mar 2023
• Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Strategic Plan 2023 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mar 2023
• Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world UK Government Mar 2023
• Biomanufacturing Strategy DOD 22 Mar 2023
• The Secretary General's Annual Report 2022 NATO 22 Mar 2023
• ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT on the Implementation of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence EEAS 20 Mar 2023
• Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine UN Human Rights Council 15 Mar 2023
• A/HRC/52/69 - Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic UN Human Rights Council 7 Feb 2023, Released 13 Mar 2023
• Talent Management 2030 - March 2023 Update USMC 06 Mar 2023
• Air Force Future Operating Concept Executive Summary USAF 06 Mar 2023, Released 07 Mar 2023
• SIGAR 23-16-IP: Why the Afghan Security Forces Collapsed 28 Feb 2023
• Installations and Logistics 2030 US Marine Corps Feb 2023, Released 23 Feb 2023
• Memorandum on United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy The White House 23 Feb 2023
• US Hegemony and Its Perils People's Republic of China 20 Feb 2023
• Looking North: The UK and the Arctic - The United Kingdom's Arctic Policy Framework UK.Gov 09 Feb 2023
• Russia's War in Ukraine: Myths and Lessons (Discussion paper) Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Defence 03 Feb 2023
• Training and Education 2030 USMC Jan 2023
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2023 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2023
• Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA): Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022 UK Submarine Delivery Agency 23 Jan 2023
• Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Strategic Plan 2023 AFMC 14 Jan 2023
• 2022 Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena ODNI 12 Jan 2023
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2022 [XLSX]
• House Report 117-000: FINAL REPORT - Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol 22 Dec 2022
• National Intelligence Estimate - Afghanistan: Implications of Taliban Rule National Intelligence Council June 2022, Declassified 05 Dec 2022, Released 16 Dec 2022
• 2022 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Nov 2022 -- Topics this year include CCP decision-making and Xi Jinping's centralization of authority, challenging China's trade practices, China's energy plans and practices, U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities and resilience, China's cyber warfare and espionage capabilities, China's activities and influence in South and Central Asia, and a review of Taiwan, Hong Kong, economics, trade, security, political, and foreign affairs developments in 2022.
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2022 DoD Released 29 Nov 2022
• Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy Canada 27 Nov 2022
• Memorandum on Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual?Violence The White House 28 Nov 2022
• 2022 Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) Report European Defence Agency 15 Nov 2022
• SIGAR 23-05-IP: Why the Afghan Government Collapsed 15 Nov 2022
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2022 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2022
• "Strengthening everything that connects us" Bundesprasident 28 Oct 2022 -- "Russia's brutal war of aggression in Ukraine has reduced the European security order to ashes. In his imperial obsession, the Russian President has broken international law, committed land grabs, called borders into question. The Russian attack is an attack on all of the lessons that the world had learned from two World Wars."
• 2022 National Defense Strategy DoD 27 Oct 2022 -- Including the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review and the 2022 Missile Defense Review
• 2022 Arms Control and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• 2022 U.S. Extended Deterrence Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• 2022 U.S. Nuclear Capabilities Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• 2022 U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Strategy and Policy Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• 2022 Strategic Ways Compilation Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• 2022 Missile Defense Review Fact Sheet DoD 27 Oct 2022
• Cyber Operations Enabling Expansive Digital Authoritarianism NIC April 2020, Declassified 05 Oct 2022, Released 25 Oct 2022
• Report - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine OHCHR - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine 18 Oct 2022
• Department of the Air Force - Fiscal Year 2021 Acquisition Report Department of the Air Force 14 Oct 2022
• 2022 US Army Army Cloud Plan US Army 14 Oct 2022
• U.S. Army Data Plan US Army - CIO 13 Oct 2022
• The Biden-Harris Administration's National Security Strategy - October 2022 Released 12 Oct 2022
• Army Climate Strategy Implementation Plan - Fiscal Years 2023-2027 US Army 05 Oct 2022
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2022 [XLSX]
• Executive Order on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States The White House 15 Sep 2022
• Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine: 2nd Summary Report IAEA 07 Sep 2022
• Donald J. Trump v. United States of America - Notice by Investigative Team of Status Review United States District Court - Southern District of Florida 30 Aug 2022, Released 02 Sep 2022
• REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION The White House 01 Sep 2022
• OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China UNOHCHR 31 Aug 2022
• OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China - Annex A: People's Republic of China Response Permanent Mission of PRC to the UN Office at Geneva 31 Aug 2022
• Donald J. Trump v. United States of America - United States' Response to Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief United States District Court - Southern District of Florida 30 Aug 2022
• Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP) DoD 25 Aug 2022
• Redacted Search Warrant Affidavit - CASE NO. 22-MJ-8332-BER United States District Court - Southern District of Florida Released 26 Aug 2022
• Full Text: The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era People's Daily 10 Aug 2022
• U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa The White House Aug 2022
• SIGAR 22-35-IP: Theft of Funds from Afghanistan: An Assessment of Allegations Concerning President Ghani and Former Senior Afghan Officials (Final Report) 09 Aug 2022
• Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba DNI Declassified 09 Jul 2022, Released 08 Aug 2022
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2022 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2022
• China's Threat to the Fed: Chinese Influence and Information Theft at U.S. Federal Reserve Banks Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Minority Media 26 Jul 2022
• CNO Navigation Plan 2022
• Russian Forces Conducting Detentions and Forced Deportations Through Systematic Filtration Operations National Intelligence Council 06 Jun 2022, Released 22 Jul 2022 -- "We assess that Russia with the help of proxy groups almost certainly is using so-called filtration operations to conduct the detention and forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to Russia. These operations have expanded during the course of the conflict to involve the screening of possibly thousands of individual Ukrainians. The filtration process includes temporary detention, data collection, interrogation, and in some cases abuse of detainees, and takes place in a variety of temporary processing centers?often in parallel with internally displaced persons (IDP) and refugee processing."
• Defense of Japan 2022 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense 20 Jul 2022
• Human Righs in Afghanistan [15 August 2021 ? 15 June 2022] UNAMA 20 Jul 2022
• OSCE Moscow Mechanism mission - Report On Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Ukraine (1 April ? 25 June 2022) OSCE ODIHR 14 Jul 2022
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2022 [XLSX]
• NATO 2022 Strategic Concept NATO 29 Jun 2022
• Republic Of Bulgaria Presidential And Early Parliamentary Elections - 14 And 21 November 2021 - ODIHR Election Assessment Mission: Final Report OSCE - ODIHR 24 Jun 2022
• Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH17 European Union - Parliamentary Assembly - Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 03 Jun 2022 -- "Based on the evidence made available to the rapporteur, the committee considers as the most convincing scenario by far that flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile made available to the pro-Russian militias by the Russian military."
• Global impact of the war in Ukraine: Billions of people face the greatest cost-of-living crisis in a generation UN Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance 08 Jun 2022
• SIGAR 22-28-IP: Theft of Funds from Afghanistan: An Assessment of Allegations Concerning President Ghani and Former Senior Afghan Officials (Interim Report) 07 Jun 2022
• A/HRC/50/21: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel 09 May 2022, Released 07 May 2022
• SIGAR-22-23-LL: Police in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan SIGAR 01 Jun 2022
• Armoured Vehicles: the Ajax programme - Seventh Report of Session 2022?23 UK House of Commons - Committee of Public Accounts 3 Jun 2022
• White House Action Plan on Global Water Security The White House 01 Jun 2022
• CLIMATE ACTION 2030 Department of the Navy 24 May 2022
• Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee Released 24 May 2022
• COMMAND INVESTIGATION OF THE APPARENT STRIKING OF A SUBMERGED OBJECT BY USS CONNECTICUT (SSN 22) WHILE UNDERWAY IN THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS ON 2 OCTOBER 2021 U.S. Pacific Fleet 29 Oct 2021, Released 23 May 2022
• Report on Finland's Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Finnish Government 15 May 2022 -- "The Government proposes that the President of the Republic of Finland decide, pursuant to section 93, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Finland, that Finland will apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after Parliament has been heard."
• Deterioration of the security environment ? implications for Sweden Government of Sweden - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 May 2022 -- "Russia's actions give rise to a structural, long-term and significant deterioration of the security environment in Europe and globally, and raise questions about how Sweden can best guarantee its national security. (...) It is not politically, financially or militarily realistic to develop bilateral defence alliances involving mutual defence guarantees outside existing European and Euro-Atlantic structures. It is clear that there is a lack of political will among EU Member States to develop collective defence within the EU. Russia's aggression against NATO partner Ukraine has also highlighted the boundaries of NATO's commitments to non-Allies and made it clear that Article 5 applies to the defence of Allies only. NATO's collective defence does not include a partner dimension.""
• SIGAR 22-22-IP: Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: An Assessment of the Factors That Led to Its Demise SIGAR 12 May 2022
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2022 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2022
• FACT SHEET: White House Calls on Congress to Provide Additional Support for Ukraine The White House 28 Apr 2022
• Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine - Summary Report by the Director General (24 February ? 28 April 2022) IAEA 28 Apr 2022
• The return of geopolitics: Foreign Secretary's Mansion House speech at the Lord Mayor's 2022 Easter Banquet UK FCDO 27 Apr 2022
• Government report on changes in the security environment Finnish Government 12 Apr 2022 -- "Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a fundamental change has taken place in the security and operating environment of Finland and Europe. This Government report to Parliament assesses changes in the operating and security environment and the effects of the changed security situation on the economy, resilience, security of supply, internal security, cyber security, hybrid influence activities and critical infrastructure. (...) The report examines the development of national defence capability, the European Union as a security policy actor and closer bilateral cooperation with Sweden, Norway, other Nordic countries, the United States and the United Kingdom, and multilateral defence cooperation initiatives. Closer cooperation with NATO and the effects of Finland's possible NATO membership are also assessed."
• Report on Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Committed in Ukraine Since 24 February 2022 OSCE 13 Apr 2022
• Challenges to Security in Space - Space Reliance in an Era of Competition and Expansion Defense Intelligence Agency Released 12 Apr 2022 -- Challenges to Security in Space was first published in early 2019 to address the main threats to the array of U.S. space capabilities, and examine space and counterspace strategies and systems pursued primarily by China and Russia and, to a lesser extent, by North Korea and Iran. This second edition builds on that work and provides an updated, unclassi?ed overview of the threats to U.S. space capabilities, particularly from China and Russia, as those threats continue to expand.
• 2022 Prologue to the United States Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability DoD/DoS/Treasury 01 Apr 2022
• Annual Freedom of Navigation Report - Fiscal Year 2021 DoD Released 01 Apr 2022
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2022 [XLSX]
• The Secretary General's Annual Report 2021 NATO 31 Mar 2022
• The Russian Way of War - Force Structure, Tactics, and Modernization of the Russian Ground Forces by Dr. Lester W. Grau Charles K. Bartles Foreign Military Studies Office Jul 2017
• Defeating the Battalion Tactical Group by CPT Nic Fiore ARMOR Spring 2017 -- "The Russian battalion tactical group (BTG) is a modular tactical organization created from a garrisoned Russian Army brigade to deploy combat power to conflict zones. (...) This article researches the weaknesses that allowed Ukrainian Army units to defeat Russian BTGs and describes tactics that an American brigade combat team (BCT) can employ to create similar opportunities to tactically defeat a BTG if required in a future conflict."
• Note on the impact of the war on food security in Ukraine Food and Agriculture Organization 25 Mar 2022
• Information Note: The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict - Executive Summary Food and Agriculture Organization 25 Mar 2022
• A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence - For a European Union that protects its citizens, values and interests and contributes to international peace and security Council of Europe 21 Mar 2022 -- "With this Strategic Compass, we set out a common strategic vision for EU security and defence policy over the next 5-10 years and will immediately start its implementation. This will help us build a common strategic culture, strengthen our unity and solidarity and, above all, enhance our capacity and willingness to act together, to protect our interests and defend our values. In an uncertain world, full of fast-changing threats and geopolitical dynamics, this Strategic Compass guides and enhances our action to make the EU a stronger and more capable security provider. To that end, it identifies clear goals in the area of EU security and defence, the means to achieve them and specific timelines along which we can measure progress."
• Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Implementation Plan - Summary DoD Released 15 Mar 2022
• Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) - Request for the indication of provisional measures - Summary International Court of Justice 16 Mar 2022
• Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) - Order International Court of Justice 16 Mar 2022
• National document of the Russian Federation circulated in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the UN Security Council on 10 and 11 March 2022 "Regarding potential chemical provocations in Ukraine" Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Mar 2022
• National Shipbuilding Strategy - A refreshed strategy for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise UK National Shipbuilding Office Released 10 Mar 2022
• A 10-Point Plan to Reduce the European Union's Reliance on Russian Natural Gas International Energy Agency 3 Mar 2022
• Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains - An action plan developed in response to President Biden's Executive Order 14017 DOD 24 Feb 2022
• Combined Space Operations Vision 2031 CSpO Participants Released 22 Feb 2022
• The Defence Equipment Plan 2021 - 2031 UK MOD 21 Feb 2022 -- "The Department has an equipment plan which balances cost and budget. Over the ten years from 21/22 we plan to spend ￡238 billion on equipment procurement and support, an increase of ￡48 billion from last year's report. At April 2021, we assessed the equipment plan to have ￡4.3 billion of headroom over ten-years, compared to a shortfall of ￡7.3 billion in the previous report."
• State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 15 Feb 2022
• INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES The White House Feb 2022
• United States Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific Feb 2018, Declassified and released 12 Jan 2021
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2022 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2022
• Memorandum on Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems The White House 19 Jan 2022
• Limits in the Seas No. 150 - People's Republic of China: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea United States Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs 12 Jan 2022
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2021 [XLSX]
• Secretary of Defense Memo Regarding Authority to Approve District of Columbia Government Requests for District of Columbia National Guard Support Assistance DoD 30 Dec 2021 -- The secretary of defense issued a memo regarding authority to approve District of Columbia government requests for District of Columbia National Guard support assistance.
• Report on Countering Extremist Activity Within the Department of Defense DoD Dec 2021
• Talent Management 2030 USMC Nov 2021
• 2021 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission 17 Nov 2021 -- Topics this year include the CCP's ambitions and challenges at its centennial, China?s influence in Latin America and the Caribbean, the CCP's economic and technological ambitions, the Chinese government?s evolving control of the corporate sector, U.S.-China financial connectivity and risks to U.S. national security, China?s nuclear forces, Chinese military capabilities and decision-making for a war over Taiwan, Hong Kong?s government embracing authoritarianism, and a review of economics, trade, security, political, and foreign affairs developments in 2021.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference PRC MofA 16 Nov 2021
• Readout of President Biden's Virtual Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 16 Nov 2021
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Virtual Meeting with President Xi of the People's Republic of China The White House 16 Nov 2021
• President Xi Jinping Had a Virtual Meeting with US President Joe Biden PRC MofA 16 Nov 2021
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2021 DoD Released 03 Nov 2021
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2021 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2021
• Valdai Discussion Club meeting Kremlin 21 Oct 2021 -- Vladimir Putin took part in a plenary session of the 18th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
• Department of Defense Climate Risk Analysis DoD Released 21 Oct 2021
• Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan DOD 01 Sep 2021, Released 07 Oct 2021
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2021 [XLSX]
• Address to the National Press Club - September 2021 Malcolm Turnbull - 29th Prime Minister of Australia 29 Sep 2021
• The Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement: An Unbreakable Alliance for Peace and Prosperity Australia - Minister for Foreign Affairs 17 Sep 2021
• Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS Australia PM 16 Sep 2021
• White Book 2019-2020: The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Aug 2021
• Defense of Japan 2021 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense Aug 2021
• 31st Special Session of the Human Rights Council: The serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan - Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UNOHCHR 24 Aug 2001
• What We Need To Learn: Lessons From Twenty Years Of Afghanistan Reconstruction SIGAR Released 18 Aug 2021
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2021 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2021
• Full Text: Speech by Xi Jinping at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC Global Times 01 Jul 2021
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2021 [XLSX]
• Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, And Fostering Broad-Based Growth The White House 08 Jun 2021
• FACT SHEET: Executive Order Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China WH 03 Jun 2021
• Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States DOD 03 Jun 2021
• Afghanistan: Women?s Economic, Political, Social Status Driven by Cultural Norms NIC 02 Apr 2021, Released 10 May 2021
• Force Design 2030 - Annual Update USMC Apr 2021
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2021 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2021
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - Dcember 2020 Released 23 Apr 2021
• Final Report: Review of Export Permits To Turkey Global Affairs Canada / DND 12 Apr 2021
• 70 Years of the PLA Air Force by Kenneth W. Allen and Cristina L. Garafola Air University - China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) 12 Apr 2021
• Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Acquisition Biennial Report USAF 09 Apr 2021
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2021 [XLSX]
• AFVentures FY18-FY20 Impact report USAF AFVentures Released 24 Mar 2021
• Defence in a Competitive Age UK MOD 22 Mar 2021
• Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach UK MOD 20 Mar 2021
• Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy UK Cabinet Office 16 Mar 2021
• The Secretary General?s Annual Report 2020 NATO 16 Mar 2021
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2013-2020) NATO 16 Mar 2021
• Unmanned campaign Framework Department of the Navy 15 Mar 2021
• SIGAR-21-25-HRL High-Risk List: Report highlights major sources of risk to U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan 10 Mar 2021
• Annual Freedom of Navigation Report - Fiscal Year 2020 DoD Released 10 Mar 2021
• A Foreign Policy for the American People US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2021 -- Speech by Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
• NATO Advisory Group on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies - Annual Report 2020 NATO 03 Mar 2021
• Situation in Palestine | Summary of Preliminary Examination Findings Office of the Prosecutor - International Criminal Court (ICC) / Cour penale internationale (CPI) 03 Mar 2021
• National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence - Final Report National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence?s (NSCAI) 01 Mar 2021
• EU-China Relations Towards a Fair and Reciprocal Partnership EPP Group in the European Parliament Mar 2021
• Assessing the Saudi Government's Role in the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi DNI 11 Feb 2021, Released on 26 Feb 2021
• Remarks by President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference The White House 19 Feb 2021
• Statement by President Joe Biden on the Senate Vote in the Trial of Donald Trump The White House 13 Feb 2021
• McConnell on Impeachment: "Disgraceful Dereliction" Cannot Lead Senate to "Defy Our Own Constitutional Guardrails" Senator McConnell 13 Feb 2021
• Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability Following Conclusion of Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial in the Senate Speaker of the US House Pelosi 13 Feb 2021
• Trial Memorandum of Donald J. Trump, 45th President of The United States of America Counsel to the 45th President of the United States 08 Feb 2021
• Answer of President Donald John Trump, 45th President of The United States, To Article I: Incitement of Insurrection Counsel to the 45th President of the United States 02 Feb 2021
• Trial Memorandum of The United States House of Representatives in the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump U.S. House of Representatives 02 Feb 2021
• Memorandum on Renewing the National Security Council System 04 Feb 2021
• Remarks by President Biden on America's Place in the World WH 04 Feb 2021
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2021 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2021
• Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA): Annual Report and Accounts 2019-2020 UK Submarine Delivery Agency 21 Jan 2021
• Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) 2020 Annual Report Congressional-Executive Commission on China Dec 2020, Released 14 Jan 2021
• Fiscal Year 2020 Industrial Capabilities Report DoD Released 14 Jan 2021
• Joint Chiefs of Staff Message to the Joint Force Joint Chiefs of Staff 12 Jan 2021 -- "As Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law. On January 20,202 1, in accordance with the Constitution, confirmed by the states and the courts, and certified by Congress, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated and will become our 46th Commander in Chief."
• United States Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific Feb 2018, Declassified and released 12 Jan 2021
• 2020 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat DIA Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee Released 11 Jan 2021
• Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy DOD 07 Jan 2021
• A Blue Arctic - A Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic US Navy Jan 2021
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2020 [XLSX]
• U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability DoD/DoS/Treasury 18 Dec 2020
• Advantage at Sea: Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power USMC/USN/USCG 17 Dec 2020 -- "Advantage at Sea is a Tri-Service Maritime Strategy that focuses on China and Russia, the two most significant threats to this era of global peace and prosperity. (...) Other rivals, including Iran, North Korea, violent extremist organizations, and transnational criminal organizations, also continue to subvert the international rules-based order."
• Defence Secretary's speech on defence reform UK MOD 11 Dec 2020
• Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels DoN/DoD/OMB Released 10 Dec 2020
• FY 2022 FISCAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO ACCOMPANY THE RELEASE OF THE 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN OMB 10 Dec 2020
• Military Aviation Losses FY2013-2020 National Commission on Military Aviation Safety 01 Dec 2020
• 2020 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Dec 2020 -- Topics this year include China's view of strategic competition with the United States; China's promotion of alternative global norms and standards; China's strategic aims in Africa; vulnerabilities in China's financial system and risks for the United States; U.S.-China links in healthcare and biotechnology; China's growing power projection and expeditionary capabilities; Taiwan; Hong Kong; and a review of economics, trade, security, political, and foreign affairs developments in 2020.
• NATO 2030: United for a New Era NATO - Reflection Group 25 Nov 2020
• The Elements of the China Challenge US Dept. of State - Office of Policy Planning 17 Nov 2020
• Trump on China; Putting America First The White House Edited by Robert C. O?Brien, Released 02 Nov 2020
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2020 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2020
• DOD Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy DOD Released 29 Oct 2020
• MOD Science and Technology Strategy 2020 UK MOD 19 Oct 2020
• Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2020
• Executive Summary: DoD Data Strategy - Unleashing Data to Advance the National Defense Strategy DoD 08 Oct 2020
• Summary of the Irregular Warfare Annex to the National Defense Strategy DoD Released 02 Oct 2020
• Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Strategic Outlook US Coast Guard Released 17 Sep 2020
• MOFCOM Order No. 4 of 2020 on Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List MOFCOM 19 Sep 2020
• Text of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh's Statement in Lok Sabha on September 15 Regarding Situation on Eastern Border in Ladakh India PIB 15 Sep 2020
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2020 DoD Released 01 September 2020
• North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory Departments of State, The Treasury, and Commerce 01 September 2020
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2020 [XLSX]
• Defense of Japan 2020 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense Aug 2020
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2020 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2020
• Diplomacy in Crisis: The Trump Administration's Decimation of the State Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Staff 28 Jul 2020
• Communist China and the Free World's Future US Dept. of State 23 Jul 2020 -- Speech by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
• Russia UK House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 21 Jul 2020 -- "The Report covers aspects of the Russian threat to the UK (Cyber; Disinformation and Influence; and Russian Expatriates) followed by an examination of how the UK Government ? in particular the Agencies and Defence Intelligence ? has responded (Allocation of Effort; Strategy, Co-ordination and Tasking; A Hard Target; Legislation; International Partnerships; and Engagement with Russia)."
• Arctic Strategy Department of the Air Force Released 21 Jul 2020
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2020 Released 03 Jul 2020
• 2020 Defence Strategic Update Australia Department of Defence 01 Jul 2020
• 2020 Force Structure Plan Australia Department of Defence 01 Jul 2020
• Carrier Strike ? Preparing for deployment UK National Audit Office (NAO) 26 Jun 2020
• DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT: Drive to Deliver Capabilities Faster Increases Importance of Program Knowledge and Consistent Data for Oversight , GAO-20-439, June 2020
• Memorandum on Safeguarding U.S. National Interests in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions The White House 09 Jun 2020
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2020 [XLSX]
• Eleventh report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2501 (2019) concerning the Taliban and other associated individuals and entities constituting a threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team 27 May 2020
• United States Strategic Approach to The People?s Republic of China The White House 20 May 2020 -- "Since the United States and the People?s Republic of China (PRC) established diplomatic relations in 1979, United States policy toward the PRC was largely premised on a hope that deepening engagement would spur fundamental economic and political opening in the PRC and lead to its emergence as a constructive and responsible global stakeholder, with a more open society. More than 40 years later, it has become evident that this approach underestimated the will of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to constrain the scope of economic and political reform in China."
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2020 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2020
• Force Design 2030 Dept. of the Navy - US Marine Corps Mar 2020
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2020 [XLSX]
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2020 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2020
• Decision - Matter of: Office of Management and Budget-Withholding of Ukraine Security Assistance , B-331564, 16 Jan 2020
• Procedures for Approving Direct Action Against Terrorist Targets Located Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities 22 May 2013 -- "This Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG) establishes the standard operating procedures for when the United States takes direct action, which refers to lethal and non-lethal uses of force, including capture operations against terrorist targets outside the United States and areas of active hostilities."
• USTRANSCOM - Comprehensive Report for TURBO ACTIVATION 19-PLUS USTRANSCOM 16 Dec 2019
• Applications of Quantum Technologies - Executive Summary Defense science Board 23 Oct 2019, Released 18 Dec 2019
• Memo: Establishment of the United States Space Force DoD 20 Dec 2019
• Memo: United States Space Force DoD 20 Dec 2019
• Impeachement of Donald John Trump, President of the United States - Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatitves U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary 16 Dec 2019
• Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors 10 Dec 2019
• Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment - Report by the Staff of the Committee on the Judiciary House Committee on the Judiciary 07 Dec 2019 -- "Our President holds the ultimate public trust. He is vested with powers so great that they frightened the Framers of our Constitution; in exchange, he swears an oath to faithfully execute the laws that hold those powers in check. This oath is no formality. The Framers foresaw that a faithless President could destroy their experiment in democracy."
• The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 03 Dec 2019 [ PDF Version ] -- "As described in this executive summary and the report that follows, President Trump?s scheme subverted U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine and undermined our national security in favor of two politically motivated investigations that would help his presidential reelection campaign. The President demanded that the newly-elected Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, publicly announce investigations into a political rival that he apparently feared the most, former Vice President Joe Biden, and into a discredited theory that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that interfered in the 2016 presidential election. To compel the Ukrainian President to do his political bidding, President Trump conditioned two official acts on the public announcement of the investigations: a coveted White House visit and critical U.S. military assistance Ukraine needed to fight its Russian adversary."
• Report of Evidence in the Democrats? Impeachment Inquiry in the House of Representatives - Republican Staff Report US HPSCI - Republicans 02 Dec 2019
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2019 [XLSX]
• NATO: READY FOR THE FUTURE - Adapting the Alliance (2018-2019) NATO 29 Nov 2019
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2013-2019) NATO 29 Nov 2019
• Iran Military Power DOD Released 19 Nov 2019
• A cautious embrace: defending democracy in an age of autocracies House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee 04 Nov 2019 -- "This report focuses on three policy areas: autocracies? influence on academic freedom; the use of sanctions against autocracies; and the UK?s cooperation with other democracies in responding to autocracies. It is necessary for the Government to engage with autocracies, for reasons of security, trade and tackling issues such as climate change and modern slavery. We concentrate in particular on Russia and China. Our evidence suggests that both have engaged in overt and covert interference in the affairs of the UK and its partners."
• An independent report to inform the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy (full report) UK - Sir John Parker?s independent report 03 Nov 2019 [ Annexes to the report (supporting charts) ]
• Defense of Japan 2019 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense Oct 2019
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2019 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2019
• Quarterly Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 1 January to 30 September 2019 UNAMA 17 Oct 2019
• Afghanistan - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - Special Report on 2019 Election Violence UNAMA 15 Oct 2019
• Afghanistan - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - Special Report on Airstrikes on Alleged Drug-Processing Facilities UNAMA 09 Oct 2019
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2019 [XLSX]
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | April 1, 2019 ? June 30, 2019 02 Aug 2019
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2019 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2019
• Afghanistan: Midyear Report 2019 - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - 1 January to 30 June 2019 UNAMA 30 Jul 2019
• SIGAR-19-39-LL - Divided Responsibility: Lessons From U.S. Security Sector Assistance Efforts In Afghanistan 29 Jul 2019
• China?s National Defense in the New Era The State Council Information Office of the People?s Republic of China 24 Jul 2019
• Commandant?s Planning Guidance 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps Jul 2019
• DOD Digital Modernization Strategy DoD 15 Jul 2019
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2019 Released 12 Jul 2019
• [2018: The Year on Pen] U.S. Military Forces on the Korean Peninsula, 2019 Strategic Digest U.S. Military Forces on the Korean Peninsula Jul 2019
• A/HRC/41/18: Human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela UNOHCHR 05 Jul 2019 [MSWord]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2019 [XLSX]
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2012-2019) NATO 25 Jun 2019
• A/HRC/41/CRP.1: Annex to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Investigation into the unlawful death of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi UN Human Rights Council 19 Jun 2019 [MS Word]
• United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security The White House 11 Jun 2019
• A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals U.S. Department of Commerce 04 Jun 2019
• Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report DoD 01 Jun 2019
• Russian and Chinese Nuclear Modernization Trends DIA 229 May 2019 -- Remarks by Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr., Director Defense Intelligence Agency, at the Hudson Institute
• Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Makes Statement on Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election US DoJ 29 May 2019
• The price is rights: the violation of the right to an adequate standard of living in the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea UN-OHCHR 28 May 2019
• Emergency Notification of Arms Sales to Jordan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia US Dept. of State 24 May 2019
• Menendez on Trump Admin?s Decision to Flout Congress? Role in Approving Arm Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE Sen. Menendez 24 May 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines | January 1, 2019 ? March 31, 2019 20 May 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom?s Sentinel | January 1, 2019 ? March 31, 2019 17 May 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 7 May 2019
• S/2019/373: Protection of civilians in armed conflict - Report of the Secretary-General UNSC 07 May 2019
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2019 DoD Released 02 May 2019
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2019 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2019
• Quarterly Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 1 January to 31 March 2018 UNAMA 24 Apr 2019
• U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategic Outlook US Coast Guard Released 22 Apr 2019
• United States Air Force Acquisition Annual Report - 2018 US Air Force 02 Apr 2019
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2019 [XLSX]
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2011-2018) NATO 14 Mar 2019
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018 - Sorted by Country US Dept. of State 13 Mar 2019
• Address by President Moon Jae-in on 100th March First Independence Movement Day ROK Office of the President 01 Mar 2019
• A/HRC/40/74: Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory UN Human Rights Council 25 Feb 2019, Released 28 Feb 2019
• Afghanistan Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 2018 Annual Report UNAMA/OHCHR Feb 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom?s Sentinel | October 1, 2018 ? December 31, 2018 20 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump to the Venezuelan American Community The White House 18 Feb 2019
• Summary of the 2018 Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy: Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity DoD Released 12 Feb 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | October 1, 2018 ? December 31, 2018 04 Feb 2019
• Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle ? Philippines | October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 04 Feb 2019
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2019 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2019
• The U.S. Army in the Iraq War ? Volume 1: Invasion ? Insurgency ? Civil War, 2003-2006 by COL Joel D. Rayburn, COL Frank K. Sobchak; Edited by: LTC Jeanne F. Godfroy, COL Matthew D. Morton, COL James S. Powell, LTC Matthew M. Zais US Army War College 17 Jan 2019
• The U.S. Army in the Iraq War - Volume 2: Surge and Withdrawal, 2007-2011 by COL Joel D. Rayburn, COL Frank K. Sobchak; Edited by: LTC Jeanne F. Godfroy, COL Matthew D. Morton, COL James S. Powell, LTC Matthew M. Zais US Army War College 17 Jan 2019
• 2019 China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win Defense Intelligence Agency Released 15 Jan 2019
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2018 [XLSX]
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - December 2018 Released 20 Dec 2018
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 Aug to 15 Nov 2018 UNOHCHR 19 Dec 2018
• Mobilising, Modernising & Transforming Defence: A report on the Modernising Defence Programme UK Ministry of Defence 18 Dec 2018
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump's Africa Strategy Advances Prosperity, Security, and Stability The White House 13 Dec 2018
• Remarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the The Trump Administration's New Africa Strategy The White House 13 Dec 2018
• Report on Serious Human Rights Abuses or Censorship in North Korea Department of State 10 Dec 2018
• Statement on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty NATO 04 Dec 2018
• Press Availability at NATO Headquarters US Dept. of State 04 Dec 2018 -- Press Availability by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
• Troubled Waters - 10 Flashpoints in the South China Sea -Friction Points that may lead to War by Professor Michael A. Marra US Army War College Dec 2018 -- Views from the United States and China on the most contested issues in the South China Sea
• Providing for the Common Defense: The Assessment and Recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission US Institute of Peace Nov 2018
• Philippines National Defense Strategy 2018-2022 Philippines Department of National Defense Nov 2018
• Supplement to October 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress: Power Infrastructure Map Nov 2018
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2018
• Quarterly Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 1 January to 30 September 2018 UNAMA 10 Oct 2018
• Alleged Violations of The 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, And Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran V. United States of America) International Court of Justice 03 Oct 2018
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2018 [XLSX]
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 May to 15 Aug 2018 UNOHCHR 19 Sep 2018
• Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba Director of National Intelligence Released 13 Sep 2018
• Defense of Japan 2018 - Digest Japan Ministry of Defense 27 Aug 2018
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2018 DoD Released 17 Aug 2018
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2018
• Combat Air Strategy: An ambitious vision for the future UK Ministry of Defence 16 Jul 2018
• Afghanistan: Midyear Report 2018 - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - 1 January to 30 June 2018 UNAMA/UNOHCHR 15 July 2018
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2018 [XLSX]
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 Feb to 15 May 2018 UNOHCHR 20 Jun 2018
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2018 Released 03 Jul 2018
• Proposal for a U.S. Permanent Presence in Poland Ministry of National Defence, Republic of Poland May 2018 -- "This proposal outlines the clear and present need for a permanent U.S. armored division deployed in Poland, Poland?s commitment to provide significant support that may reach ? 1.5 ? 2 billion USD ? by establishing joint military installations and provide for more flexible movement of U.S. forces. Together, the United States and Poland can build an even stronger bond ? one which guarantees the safety, security and freedom of its people for generations to come."
• HC 932 - Moscow?s Gold: Russian Corruption in the UK UK House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee 21 May 2018
• Panmunjeom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula ROK Ministry of Unification 30 Apr 2018
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2018
• Addendum to April 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress Jun 2018
• Supplement to April 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress May 2018
• Democratic National Committee v. The Russian Federation, et al. 20 Apr 2018
• Afghanistan Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Quarterly Report UNAMA 12 Apr 2018
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2018 [XLSX]
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 Nov 2017 to 15 Feb 2018 UNOHCHR 19 Mar 2018
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2010-2017) NATO 15 Mar 2018
• A/HRC/37/71 - Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan* UNHCR 23 Feb 2018
• Afghanistan Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 2017 Annual Report UNAMA/OHCHR 15 Feb 2018
• Addendum to January 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to Congress Feb 2018
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2018 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2018
• Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of The United States of America Released 19 Jan 2018
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2017 [XLSX]
• President Donald Trump's National Security Strategy - December 2017 Released 18 Dec 2017
• A refutation of alternative evidence - Case Study: Yemen Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Dec 2017
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - December 2017 Released 15 Dec 2017
• 2017 Strategic Readiness Review US Navy Released 14 Dec 2017
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 Aug to 15 Nov 2017 UNOHCHR 12 Dec 2017
• 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper Australian Government 23 Nov 2017
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2017 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2017
• Mission report of OHCHR rapid response mission to Cox?s Bazar, Bangladesh - 13-24 September 2017 UNOHCHR 11 Oct 2017
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2017 [XLSX]
• Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) UNOHCHR 25 Sep 2017
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 May to 15 Aug 2017 UNOHCHR 12 Sep 2017
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2017 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2017
• Afghanistan: Midyear Report 2017 - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict UNAMA/UNOHCHR 17 July 2017
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2017 [XLSX]
• Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2010-2017) NATO 29 Jun 2017
• Russia Military Power 2017: Building a Military to Support Great Power Aspirations Defense Intelligence Agency Released 28 Jun 2017
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2017 Relesed 20 Jun 2017
• Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2016 UNHCR 19 Jun 2017
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 February to 15 May 2017 UNOHCHR 13 Jun 2017
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2017 DoD Released 06 Jun 2017
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2017 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2017
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2017 [XLSX]
• Prime Minister's letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50 UK Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street 29 Mar 2017 -- "On 23 June last year, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. (...) Today, therefore, I am writing to give effect to the democratic decision of the people of the United Kingdom. I hereby notify the European Council in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union of the United Kingdom?s intention to withdraw from the European Union."
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 November 2016 to 15 February 2017 UNOHCHR 15 Mar 2017
• Defence Expenditures of NATO Countries (2009-2016) NATO 13 Mar 2017
• The Secretary General?s Annual Report 2016 NATO 13 Mar 2017
• Freedom of Navigation: FY 2016 OPERATIONAL ASSERTIONS DoD 06 Mar 2017
• Director, Operational Test & Evaluation FY2016 Annual Report
• Afghanistan Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: 2016 UNAMA 06 Feb 2017
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2017 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2017
• Presidential Memorandum Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council 28 Jan 2017
• Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 28 Jan 2017
• Restoring American Power - Recommendations for the FY 2018-FY 2022 Defense Budget By Senator John McCain, Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee 16 Jan 2017 -- "This paper offers a general blueprint to begin rebuilding and reshaping our military. It is not cheap-roughly $430 billion of new money above the Obama administration's defense budget for the next five years, which is already more than $100 billion above the budget caps in law. The cost of further inaction, however, is worse: We will irreparably damage our military's ability to deter aggression and conflict. Indeed, as General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army, has said: 'The only thing more expensive than deterrence is actually fighting a war, and the only thing more expensive than fighting a war is fighting one and losing one.'"
• A report on violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the fighting In Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016 UNOHCHR/UNMISS 16 Jan 2017 -- "Based on investigations conducted by the UNMISS Human Rights Division (HRD) from 8 July to 15 September 2016, the report provides information about human rights violations and abuses as well as breaches of international humanitarian law committed in Juba between 8 and 12 July 2016 during and in the aftermath of the fighting between the Sudan People?s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudan People?s Liberation Movement/Army1 in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO)"
• High-Risk List Jan 2017 -- "In 2014, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) developed a High-Risk List to call attention to program areas and elements of the U.S.-funded reconstruction effort in Afghanistan that are especially vulnerable to significant waste, fraud, and abuse. This High-Risk List has been updated to identify and address systemic problems facing U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. The report highlights program areas where SIGAR believes implementing agencies need to focus. It also discusses how specific agencies are failing to mitigate risks in areas that involve their operations."
• Report on Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in North Korea US Dept. of State 11 Jan 2017 -- Section 304 (a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, Public Law 114-122 , enacted on February 18, 2016, requires the Secretary of State to provide a report to Congress that (1) identifies each person the Secretary determines to be responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea and describes the conduct of that person; and (2) describes serious human rights abuses or censorship undertaken by the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent year ending before the submission of the report.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2016 [XLSX]
• Principles for Middle East Peace US Dept. of State 29 Dec 2016 -- In his December 28, 2016 Remarks on Middle East Peace, Secretary of State John Kerry presented the Administration's view on the broad consensus that has emerged regarding principles for a final status agreement that could meet the needs of both sides, reflecting the Secretary's efforts and discussions with the parties and key stakeholders over the past four years.
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - December 2016 Released 16 Dec 2016
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 August to 15 November 2016 UNOHCHR 08 Oct 2016
• 'Parker Review': An Independent Report to inform the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy UK Ministry of Defence Released 29 Nov 2016 -- The National Shipbuilding Strategy is intended to be a radical, fundamental re-appraisal of how we undertake the shipbuilding enterprise in the UK, intending to place UK naval shipbuilding on a sustainable long term footing. The first step is Sir John Parker?s independent report. The government will give Sir John?s work the full consideration that it deserves and will provide a full and detailed response in the spring 2017. This response will be the National Shipbuilding Strategy. [ Annexes to the report ]
• Restoring the Fleet: Naval Procurement and the National Shipbuilding Strategy UK House of Commons Defence Committee 21 Nov 2016 -- "The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is embarking on a major modernisation of the Royal Navy?s escort fleet. It has undertaken to replace the thirteen existing Type 23 frigates with eight new Type 26 Global Combat Ships and at least five new General Purpose Frigates, provisionally referred to as the Type 31. At the same time, the Royal Navy?s six Type 45 destroyers are about to undergo a major refit of their engines, after serious and repeated power failures."
• Executive Summary of the Independent Special Investigation into the violence which occurred in Juba in 2016 and UNMISS response United Nations 01 Nov 2016 -- "On 23 August 2016, the Secretary-General established an Independent Special Investigation led by Major General (ret) Patrick Cammaert, mandated to examine two aspects of the crisis in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016: violence against civilians, including sexual violence, within or in the vicinity of the UNMISS Headquarters, known as ?UN House? and its two adjacent ?protection of civilians? (POC) sites, which house more than 27,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), and the attack on Terrain camp, a private compound where UN personnel, aid workers and local staff were robbed, beaten, raped and killed by armed soldiers."
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2016 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2016
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Sep 2016 [XLSX]
• International Election Observation Mission: Russian Federation ? State Duma Elections, 18 September 2016 - Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions OSCE - PA 19 Sep 2016
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 May to 15 August 2016 UNOHCHR 15 Sep 2016
• Libya: Examination of intervention and collapse and the UK?s future policy options House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Committee 14 Sep 2016 -- "In March 2011, the United Kingdom and France, with the support of the United States, led the international community to support an intervention in Libya to protect civilians from attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. This policy was not informed by accurate intelligence. In particular, the Government failed to identify that the threat to civilians was overstated and that the rebels included a significant Islamist element."
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2016 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2016
• Afghanistan: Midyear Report 2016 - Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict UNAMA/UNOHCHR 25 July 2016
• Report on Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in North Korea US Dept. of State 06 Jul 2016 -- Section 304 (a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, Public Law 114-122 , enacted on February 18, 2016, requires the Secretary of State to provide a report to Congress that (1) identifies each person the Secretary determines to be responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea and describes the conduct of that person; and (2) describes serious human rights abuses or censorship undertaken by the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent year ending before the submission of the report.
• The Report of the Iraq Inquiry The Iraq Inquiry Released 06 Jul 2016
• FACT SHEET: Executive Order on the US Policy on Pre & Post-Strike Measures to Address Civilian Casualties in the US Operations Involving the Use of Force & the DNI Release of Aggregate Data on Strike Outside Area of Active Hostilities The White House 01 Jul 2016
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Jun 2016 [XLSX]
• Iranian Capture of Riverine Command Boats (RCB)/Navy Sailors (Jan2016) - Redacted Executive Summary US Navy Released 30 Jun 2016
• Report of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi Select Committee on Benghazi 28 Jun 2016
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2016 Released 17 Jun 2016 -- "This report is submitted in accordance with section 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ?Buck? McKeon National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (P.L. 113-291) as amended by sections 1213 and 1531 of the NDAA for FY 2016 (P.L. 114-92). It includes a description of the strategy of the United States for enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan, a current and anticipated threat assessment, as well as a description and assessment of the size, structure, strategy, budget, and financing of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. This report is the third in a series of reports required semi-annually through calendar year 2017, and it was prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State. This report describes efforts to enhance security and stability in Afghanistan from December 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016."
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 February to 15 May 2016 UNOHCHR 03 Jun 2016
• Children and armed conflict -- Report of the Secretary-General, A/70/836 - S/2016/360 General Assembly, Security Council United Nations 20 April 2016 -- The situation in Yemen was particularly worrisome with a five-fold increase in the number of children recruited and six times more children killed and maimed compared to 2014.
• New fighter aircraft - Government recommendation Danish Ministry of Defence Released 12 May 2016
• Type Selection of Denmark?s new fighter aircraft - Executive Summary: Evaluations of Eurofighter, Joint Strike Fighter and Super Hornet Danish Ministry of Defence Released 12 May 2016
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2016 DoD Released 13 May 2016
• The Government?s policy on the use of drones for targeted killing - Second Report of Session 2015?16 UK House of Lords/House of Commons - Joint Committee on Human Rights 10 May 2016
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2016 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2016
• The Decree of the Federal Service of the National Guard troops Kremlin 05 Apr 2016 -- The President signed a Decree "Issues of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation, National Guard troops."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Mar 2016 [XLSX]
• Position Paper on ROC South China Sea Policy Republic of China (Taiwan) 21 Mar 2016 -- "The Nansha (Spratly) Islands, Shisha Paracel) Chungsha (Macclesfield Bank) Islands, and Tungsha Pratas) Islands together known as the South China Sea Islands) were first discovered, named, and used by the ancient Chinese, and incorporated into national territory and administered by imperial Chinese governments. Whether from the perspective of history, geography, or international law, the South China Sea Islands and their surrounding waters are an inherent part of ROC territory and waters. The ROC enjoys all rights over them in accordance with international law. This is indisputable. Any claim to sovereignty over, or occupation of, these areas by other countries is illegal, irrespective of the reasons put forward or methods used, and the ROC government recognizes no such claim or occupation."
• 2017 Defense Posture Statement: Taking the Long View, Investing for the Future Feb 2016, Released 17 Mar 2016
• A/HRC/31/CRP.6 - Assessment mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve human rights, accountability, reconciliation and capacity in South Sudan: detailed findings UNOHCHR 10 Mar 2016
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 November 2015 to 15 February 2016 UNOHCHR 03 Mar 2016
• 2016 Australia Defence White Paper Australia DoD 25 Feb 2016
• 2016 Australia Integrated Investment Program Australia DoD 25 Feb 2016
• 2016 Australia Defence Industry Policy Statement Australia DoD 25 Feb 2016
• Protecting Peace and Security in Southeast Asia United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Feb 2016 -- Rapid integration in Southeast Asia ­ both internal to the ASEAN group and with near neighbours - is creating new economic and development opportunities but also some significant security challenges. Worryingly, data point to the fact organised crime and associated problems are expanding and diversifying as the region integrates.
• Investigation by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Libya: detailed findings A/HRC/31/CRP.3 - The report was prepared on the basis of an investigation established by the High Commissioner pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/30. Report documented widespread violations and abuses committed in Libya since the beginning of 2014. The report recommends urgent measures to fight against impunity and to strengthen and reform the justice sector.
• NINTH SIX-MONTH REPORT (July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015) Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) February 2016 - Despite campaign promises by both leaders to prioritize the fight against corruption, there are significant and increasing concerns about the ability of the Afghanistan National Unity Government (NUG) ? after more than one year in power ? to effectively address issues related to corruption, let alone other critical areas, such as security or employment.
• Plan for Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility DoD 23 Feb 2016 -- "As the President has made clear, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is a national security imperative. Its continued operation weakens our national security by furthering the recruiting propaganda of violent extremists, hindering relations with key allies and partners, and draining Department of Defense resources."
• Afghanistan - Report on the Protection of Civilians 2015 UNAMA Released 14 Feb 2016
• Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2015 DoD Released 12 Feb 2016
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2016 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2016
• The Secretary General?s Annual Report 2015 NATO Released 28 Jan 2016
• Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq: 1 May - 31 October 2015 OHCHR/UNAMI Released 19 January 2016 -- This Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq is published jointly by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It covers the period of 1 May to 31 October 2015.
• A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority Chief of Naval Operations Jan 2016
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country Dec 2015 [XLSX]
• Taking Action on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers - Report of an Independent Review on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic Independent Review on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic 17 Dec 2015 -- "In the spring of 2014, allegations came to light that international troops serving in a peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (?CAR?) had sexually abused a number of young children in exchange for food or money (the ?Allegations?)."
• Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - December 2015 Released 15 Dec 2015
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 August to 15 November 2015 UNOHCHR 09 Dec 2015
• The Russian Navy - A Historic Transition Office of Naval Intelligence Dec 2015
• Operation Freedom?s Sentinel - Quarterly Report and Biannual Report to the United States Congress - September 30, 2015 Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations Released 03 Dec 2015 -- This report presents selected high-visibility counterterrorism operations, and battles against the Taliban insurgency, conducted by the Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF) with the support of U.S. Special Forces. This includes one of the largest raids in Afghanistan against al-Qaeda networks as well as the recent Kunduz operation. Multiple investigations into the U.S. bombing of a hospital during the Kunduz campaign remain ongoing
• 2015 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Nov 2015
• Routes of illegal shipments of petroleum products in Turkey. Data Defense Ministry Russia MoD 02 Dec 2015 -- As already noted the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov, the main source of funding for terrorists is the illegal sale of petroleum products.
• Speech of the Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov during the briefing "Russian Federation Armed Forces fighting against international terrorist. New data" Russia MoD 02 Dec 2015 -- "Illegal oil revenues are one of the main sources of income for the terrorists in Syria. According to some reports, they make about $2 billion a year on illegal oil trade. Turkey is the main destination for the oil stolen from its legitimate owners, which are Syria and Iraq. Turkey resells this oil. The appalling part about it is that the country's top political leadership is involved in the illegal business ­ President Erdogan and his family."
• Memorandum to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee: Prime Minister's Response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee's Second Report of Session 2015-16: The Extension of Offensive British Military Operations in Syria UK Prime Minister's Office Released 26 Nov 2015
• Oral statement to Parliament: PM statement responding to FAC report on military operations in Syria UK MOD 26 Nov 2015 -- David Cameron gave a statement in the House of Commons on his response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (FAC) report on military operations in Syria.
• Statement of the International Syria Support Group US Dept. of State 14 Nov 2015
• United States Naval Aviation 1910?2010 by Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy November 2015
• SIGAR Report to Congress: October 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Oct 2015
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) September 30, 2015 [XLSX]
• Lessons Encountered: Learning from the Long War Edited by Richard D. Hooker, Jr., and Joseph J. Collins National Defense University Press Sep 2015
• Joint Statement on the First U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue Washington D.C. (September 22, 2015) India Ministry of External Affairs 23 Sep 2015
• Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy Released 21 Aug 2015
• Report of Investigation IAW Army Regulation (AR) 15-6 - Facts and Circumstances Surrounding Allegations of Shooting of Afghan Civilians Outside Village Stability Platform (VSP) Belambai US Forces-Afghanistan Released 18 Aug 2015
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 May to 15 August 2015 UNOHCHR 15 Aug 2015
• Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, August 14, 2015 Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet 14 Aug 2015
• Operation Freedom?s Sentinel - Quarterly Report to the United States Congress (April 1, 2015?June 30, 2015) Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations Released 04 Aug 2015 -- This initial Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) quarterly report to Congress provides an introduction to the U.S. missions in Afghanistan under the overseas contingency operation (OCO) known as Operation Freedom?s Sentinel (OFS).
• Partial Revised Submission Of The Russian Federation To The Commission On The Limits Of The Continental Shelf In Respect Of The Continental Shelf Of The Russian Federation In The Arctic Ocean - Executive Summary Russian Federation 03 Aug 2015
• SIGAR Report to Congress: July 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jul 2015
• Report on National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate DoD 24 Jul 2015 -- This report responds to the Congressional request to the Department of Defense to identify the most serious and likely climate-related security risks for each Combatant Command, the ways in which the Combatant Commands are integrating mitigation of these risks into their planning processes, and a description of the resources required for an effective response.
• Defense of Japan 2015 (Annual White Paper) Japan Ministry of Defense 21 Jul 2015
• Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq: 11 December 2014 ? 30 April 2015 UNAMI / OHCHR Released 13 Jul 2015 -- This Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq is published jointly by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It covers the period of 1 December 2014 to 30 April 2015.
• The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2015 - The United States Military?s Contribution To National Security June 2015 Released 01 Jul 2015 -- "This 2015 National Military Strategy addresses the need to counter revisionist states that are challenging international norms as well as violent extremist organizations (VEOs) that are undermining transregional security. We are working with allies and partners to deter, deny, and ? when necessary ? defeat potential state adversaries. Concurrently, we are leading multiple coalition efforts to disrupt, degrade, and defeat VEOs. Central to these efforts is strengthening our global network of allies and partners."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) June 30, 2015 [XLSX]
• Global Trends: World at War - Forced Displacement in 2014 UNHCR Released 18 Jun 2015 -- "Global forced displacement has seen accelerated growth in 2014, once again reaching unprecedented levels. The year saw the highest displacement on record. By end-2014, 59.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or human rights violations. This is 8.3 million persons more than the year before (51.2 million) and the highest annual increase in a single year."
• Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan - June 2015 Released 16 Jun 2015 -- "This report is submitted consistent with section 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ?Buck? McKeon National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (P.L. 113-291), which replaces the previous reporting requirement for reports on ?Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan.? It includes a description of the strategy of the United States for security and stability in Afghanistan, a current and anticipated threat assessment, as well as a description and assessment of the size, structure, strategy, budget, and financing of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. This inaugural report is the first in a series of reports required every 180 days through fiscal year 2017 and was prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State. (...) This report covers efforts to enhance security and stability in Afghanistan from December 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015."
• Uniting our Strengths for Peace - Politics, Partnership and People: Report of the High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations 16 Jun 2015
• The 2014 Gaza Conflict: Factual and Legal Aspects State of Israel 14 Jun 2015 -- "The following Report - The 2014 Gaza Conflict (7 July ? 26 August 2014): Factual and Legal Aspects - presents detailed factual and legal information regarding the intensive hostilities that took place from July 7 to August 26, 2014 between the State of Israel and Hamas and other terrorist organisations operating in the Gaza Strip (?the 2014 Gaza Conflict?, also known as Operation ?Protective Edge?)".
• Department of Defense Law of War Manual - June 2015 Office Of General Counsel, Department Of Defense Released 12 Jun 2015
• Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in Eritrea -­ A/HRC/29/CRP.1 UN Human Rights Council Released 05 Jun 2015
• Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in Eritrea -­ A/HRC/29/42 UN Human Rights Council Released 04 Jun 2015
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 February to 15 May 2015 UNOHCHR 01 Jun 2015
• China's Military Strategy China Information Office of the State Council 26 May 2015
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2015 DoD Released 08 May 2015
• SIGAR Report to Congress: April 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Apr 2015
• The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century Office of Naval Intelligence Apr 2015
• Commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the historical gathering and selection of Ameer-ul-Momineen on 16th Aries 1375 AH (solar) i.e. 4th April 1996 in Kandahar - The biography of the leader of Islamic Emirate Ameer-ul-Momineen, Mullah Mohammad Umar ?Mujahid? (May Allah safeguard him). Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 04 Apr 2015
• 12th Report - Towards the next Strategic Defence and Security Review: Part Three UK House of Commons - Defence Committee 25 Mar 2015 -- "The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) and the plans to develop the Future Force 2020 no longer reflect the new threats to peace around the world, says the Defence Committee in its report: "Re-thinking Defence to Meet New Threats"."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) March 31, 2015 [XLSX]
• A/HRC/28/18: Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups - Advance Unedited Version Human Rights Council 13 Mar 2015 -- The present report has been prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/S-22/1, in which the Council requested the High Commissioner to dispatch a mission to Iraq to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law committed by ISIL and associated terrorist groups, and to establish the facts and circumstances of such abuses and violations, with a view to avoiding impunity and ensuring full accountability. The report provides an overview of the situation from June 2014 to February 2015, as requested in resolution A/HRC/RES/S-22/1.
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs , GAO-15-342SP, March 12, 2015
• A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready Released Mar 2015 -- Revised Maritime Strategy
• Syria: Alienation and Violence, Impact of Syria Crisis Report 2014 Syrian Centre for Policy Research March 2015
• FACT SHEET: Venezuela Executive Order The White House 09 Mar 2015
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 1 December 2014 to 02 March 2015 UNOHCHR 02 Mar 2015
• Letter from the President -- Authorization for the Use of United States Armed Forces in connection with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The White House 11 Feb 2015
• Remarks by the President on Request to Congress for Authorization of Force Against ISIL The White House 11 Feb 2015
• Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Libya and on related technical support and capacity-building needs UNHCHR/UNSMIL 12 Jan 2015, Released 10 Feb 2015
• Remarks by the Vice President at the Munich Security Conference The White House 07 Feb 2015
• National Security Strategy - February 2015 Released 06 Feb 2015
• SIGAR Report to Congress: Supplement to the January 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2015
• SIGAR Report to Congress: January 30, 2015 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress 30 Jan 2015
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) December 31, 2014 [XLSX]
• Women in ground close combat (GCC) review paper UK Ministry of Defence 19 Dec 2014 -- The aim of the review was to assess the current exclusion of women from ground close combat roles, to identify the benefits and risks of changing this policy and to make recommendations.
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 December 2014 UN OHCHR 15 Dec 2014
• Limits in the Seas No. 143 - China: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea US Department of State - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs 05 Dec 2014 -- This study analyzes the maritime claims of the People?s Republic of China in the South China Sea, specifically its ?dashed-line? claim encircling islands and waters of the South China Sea.
• CNO's Position Report: 2014 US Navy Nov 2014
• 2014 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Nov 2014
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 November 2014 UN OHCHR 20 Nov 2014
• Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic: Rule of Terror: Living under ISIS in Syria United Nations 14 Nov 2014 -- "The armed group, the self-proclaimed ?Islamic State? (hereinafter ?the armed group? or ?ISIS?)1 has made calculated use of public brutality and indoctrination to ensure the submission of communities under its control. (...) This paper is based on first-hand victim and witness accounts describing the impact of ISIS?s rule on their lives. In addition, the report is informed by the publications, photographs and video footage distributed by the armed group."
• October 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan October 2014
• Joint Communique: The 46th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting 23 Oct 2014 -- The 46th United States-Republic of Korea (U.S.-ROK) Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Washington D.C. on October 23, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and ROK Minster of National Defense Han Min-koo led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign affairs officials. Before the SCM, the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin E. Dempsey, and the ROK Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Choi Yoon-hee, presided over the 39th U.S.-ROK Military Committee Meeting (MCM) on October 22, 2014.
• Department of Defense FY 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap DOD Released 13 Oct 2014
• The Interim Report on the Revision of the Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation Released 08 Oct 2014 -- "The revision of the Guidelines fully accords with both countries? strategic goals and interests, and will benefit the region and beyond. For the United States, the Guidelines revision aligns with the U.S. whole-of-government rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. For Japan, the Guidelines revision corresponds to its efforts for the defense of its territory and people and the policy of 'Proactive Contribution to Peace' based on the principle of international cooperation."
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 16 September 2014 UN OHCHR 08 Oct 2014 -- "This is the sixth monthly report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, based on the work of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). It covers the period from 18 August to 16 September 2014."
• Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Iraq: 6 July ? 10 September 2014 UNAMI / OHCHR Released 02 Oct 2014 -- "This report is published jointly by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It covers the period from 6 July to 10 September 2014 (?the reporting period?) (...) The conflict between the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and affiliated forces, on the one hand, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated armed groups, on the other, continues to take a heavy toll on civilians"
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) September 30, 2014 [XLSX]
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 17 August 2014 UN OHCHR 17 August 2014
• A/HRC/27/60: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic UNHRC 13 Aug 2014
• Defense of Japan 2014 (Annual White Paper) Japan Ministry of Defense 05 Aug 2014
• Report: Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two - NATO House of Commons Defence Committee July 2014 -- "Our conclusion is that NATO is currently not well-prepared for a Russian threat against a NATO Member State. A Russian unconventional attack, using asymmetric tactics (the latest term for this is ?ambiguous warfare?), designed to slip below NATO?s response threshold, would be particularly difficult to counter. And the challenges, which NATO faces in deterring, or mounting an adequate response to, such an attack poses a fundamental risk to NATO?s credibility."
• Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Non International Armed Conflict in Iraq: 5 June ? 5 July 2014 UNAMI / OHCHR Released 18 Jul Oct 2014 -- "The non-international armed conflict that commenced in Iraq in Anbar governorate in January 2014 and has since spread to other areas of the country since the beginning of June has inflicted untold hardship and suffering on the civilian population with large-scale killings, injuries, and destruction and damage of livelihoods and property. The minimum number of civilians killed in the first six months of 2014 is 5,576, with at least 11,665 wounded. Since the beginning of June 2014, a minimum of 1,531 civilians have been killed and 1,763 have been wounded, and some 1.2 million s people have been internally displaced as a result of the violence ? including over 600,000 since the beginning of June alone."
• Russia's accusations - setting the record straight (July 2014) NATO 16 Jul 2014 -- Russia's aggression against Ukraine has led to Russia's international isolation, including NATO's suspension of all practical cooperation with Russia. To divert attention away from its actions, Russia has levelled a series of accusations against NATO which are based on misrepresentations of the facts and ignore the sustained effort that NATO has put into building a partnership with Russia. Russia has also made baseless attacks on the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities and has used force to seize part of Ukraine's territory. This document sets the record straight.
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 July 2014 UN OHCHR 15 July 2014
• Air Force Announces Changes to Headquarters Organization DoD 14 Jul 2014 -- Air Force leaders announced changes to headquarters staff manning and organization. The Air Force will create efficiencies by deactivating and realigning organizations at headquarters Air Force, major commands (MAJCOMs), numbered air forces and field operating agencies, resulting in savings of $1.6 billion across the Air Force in the next five years.
• Department of the Navy Transformation Plan - FY2014-2016 US Dept. of the Navy Jul 2014 -- "The FY14-16 DON Transformation Plan, similar to the DoD?s Strategic Management Plan (SMP) for FY14-15, identifies the most pressing management issues and provides the strategic blueprint to become more effective and better prepared to counter any challenge in the future."
• Global Strategic Trends - Out to 2045 UK Ministry of Defence 01 Jul 2014 -- "Global Strategic Trends (GST) describes a strategic context for those in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and wider Government who are involved in developing long-term plans, policies and capabilities. Without a strategic context there is a risk that planners, policy-makers and capability developers may assume a future that adheres to preconceived thoughts and assumptions. As well as providing a strategic context, this fifth edition of GST (GST 5) identifies long-term threats and opportunities, out to 2045. GST does not attempt to predict the future ? it cannot. Rather, it describes those phenomena that could have a significant impact on the future and combines these differing perspectives to produce a multifaceted picture of possible outcomes."
• The JRTN Movement and Iraq's Next Insurgency by Michael Knights Combating Terrorism Center at West Point 01 Jul 2011 -- The stabilization of Iraq has become wedged on a plateau, beyond which further improvement will be a slow process. This article argues that one driver for the ongoing resilience, or even revival, of Sunni militancy is the growing influence of the Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi (JRTN) movement, which has successfully tapped into Sunni Arab fear of Iraq?s Shi`a-led government and the country?s Kurdish population, while offering an authentic Iraqi alternate to al-Qa`ida in Iraq (AQI). The features of JRTN are becoming clearer, providing an interesting case study of an insurgent movement that learned from the mistakes of other militants and has successfully created a hybrid of Islamist themes and nationalist military expertise.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) June 30, 2014 [XLSX]
• Remarks by the President on the Situation in Iraq The White House 19 Jun 2014 -- "I just met with my national security team to discuss the situation in Iraq. We?ve been meeting regularly to review the situation since ISIL, a terrorist organization that operates in Iraq and Syria, made advances inside of Iraq. As I said last week, ISIL poses a threat to the Iraqi people, to the region, and to U.S. interests. So today I wanted to provide you an update on how we?re responding to the situation."
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 June 2014 UN OHCHR 15 June 2014
• Performance of the Defense Acquisition System - 2014 Annual Report DoD Released 13 Jun 2014
• Statement by the President on Iraq The White House 13 Jun 2014
• The Operation of the HYSY 981 Drilling Rig: Vietnam's Provocation and China's Position 09 Jun 2014 -- On 2 May 2014, a Chinese company's HYSY 981 drilling rig started its drilling operation inside the contiguous zone of China's Xisha Islands (see Annex 1/5 for the locations of operation) for the purpose of oil and gas exploration. With the first phase of the operation completed, the second phase began on 27 May. The two locations of operation are 17 nautical miles from both the Zhongjian Island of China's Xisha Islands and the baseline of the territorial waters of Xisha Islands, yet approximately 133 to 156 nautical miles away from the coast of the Vietnamese mainland.
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2014 DoD Released 05 Jun 2014
• Remarks by the President at West Point Academy Commencement Ceremony The White House 28 May 2014
• The UK National Strategy for Maritime Security May 2014 -- "This strategy places the maritime domain in context and explains why it matters to the UK. It sets out our approach and the objectives we wish to achieve, as well as explaining how we intend to improve our efforts in future. Finall
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 May 2014 UN OHCHR 16 May 2014
y, it outlines the governance structure which will allow us to deliver effective and efficient maritime security."
• America ? The Arsenal of Sovereignty By Professors Mike Marra and Dr. James Gordon Department of Military Strategy, Planning and Operations, US Army War College May 2014 -- ?Arms sales of American products worldwide are breaking new records in terms of total dollars and equipment and training deployed?.does this make the world more dangerous, or perhaps more secure and stable? The authors of this essay take the minority position and posit the sale of military articles, if executed under the well-designed oversight of the various agencies and departments in our government, actually help free and sovereign nations defend themselves while providing a comparative advantage to US industry.?
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine - 15 April 2014 UN OHCHR 15 April 2014
• White Book on Violations of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Ukraine (November 2013 - March 2014) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation April 2014, Released 05 May 2014 -- "This study covers the period from the end of November 2013 to the end of March 2014 and deals with the situation with human rights and the rule of law that emerged in Ukraine as a result of a violent seizure of power and unconstitutional coup.(..) We do not claim to report exhaustively in this White Book all tragic events that took place in Ukraine. Nonetheless, the present list of the most flagrant violations of fundamental international norms of human rights and the rule of law committed in this country, by ultranationalist, neo-Nazi, and extremist forces which have monopolized the Euromaidan protests, far from being exhaustive, gives enough grounds to claim that such violations were widespread. The essential task of this White Book is to focus on facts to which the international community and key international human rights bodies, as well as relevant nongovernmental organizations have not shown proper and impartial attention."
• FACT SHEET: United States-Philippines Bilateral Relations The White House 28 Apr 2014
• Q&A on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Official Gazette of the Philippine Government 28 Apr 201
• April 2014 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan April 2014 -- "This report is submitted consistent with sections 1230 and 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), as amended. It includes a description of the comprehensive strategy of the United States for security and stability in Afghanistan This report is the thirteenth in a series of reports required every 180 days through fiscal year 2014 (...) The information contained in this report reflects information through March 31, 2014. This is a historical document that covers progress in Afghanistan from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, although some more recent updates of key events are included.
• Department of Defense Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) (As of December 31, 2013) 17 Apr 2014
• Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine UN Office of the High Commisioner for Human Rights 15 Apr 2014[MS Word]
• Russian Fiction the Sequel: 10 More False Claims About Ukraine US Dept. of State 13 Apr 2014 -- Russia continues to spin a false and dangerous narrative to justify its illegal actions in Ukraine. The Russian propaganda machine continues to promote hate speech and incite violence by creating a false threat in Ukraine that does not exist.
• USAF RPA Vector: Vision and Enabling Concepts 2013?2038 United States Air Force 17 Feb 2014, Released 4 Apr 2014 -- This document refines the Air Force strategic vision for the future of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) and reemphasizes the inherent potential and emerging capabilities of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The RPA Vector outlines concepts and capabilities needed over the next 25 years. It can inform the capabilities planning and requirements development process as well as inform the CFLIs as they execute their responsibilities for implementation planning in the plans, programming, budgeting and execution process.
• Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission NATO 01 Apr 2014 -- "We, the Foreign Ministers of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, are united in our condemnation of Russia's illegal military intervention in Ukraine, and Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
• Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers NATO 01 Apr 2014
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs , GAO-14-340SP, March 31, 2014
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) March 31, 2014 [XLSX]
• Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems ? current and future UK use - Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes UK House of Commons Defence Committee 25 Mar 2014
• Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems ? current and future UK use - Volume II: Written evidence UK House of Commons Defence Committee 25 Mar 2014
• Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson UN Human Rights Council 28 Feb 2014 -- IIn the main report, contained in chapter III, the Special Rapporteur examines the use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, in extraterritorial lethal counter-terrorism operations, including in the context of asymmetrical armed conflict, and allegations that the increasing use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, has caused disproportionate civilian casualties, and makes recommendations to States.
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2013 US Department of Defense Released 05 Mar 2014
• President Putin's Fiction: 10 False Claims about Ukraine US Dept. of State 05 Mar 2014
• U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap 2014-2030 Feb 2014 -- This update of the 2009 Navy Arctic Roadmap provides guidance necessary to prepare the Navy to respond effectively to future Arctic Region contingencies, delineates the Navy's leadership role, and articulates the Navy?s support to achieve national priorities in the Region. (...) This Roadmap outlines the Navy?s strategic approach for the Arctic Region and the ways and means to achieve the desired national end state. (...) This Roadmap provides direction to the Navy for the near-term (present-2020), mid-term (2020-2030), and far-term (beyond 2030), placing particular emphasis on near-term actions necessary to enhance Navy?s ability to operate in the Arctic Region in the future.
• 2013 Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy Released 20 Feb 2014
• Report to the President and Congress of the United States National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force Released 30 Jan 2014
• Presidential Policy Directive 27: United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy The White House 15 Jan 2014 -- "United States conventional arms transfer policy supports transfers that meet legitimate security requirements of our allies and partners in support of our national security and foreign policy interests. At the same time, the policy promotes restraint, both by the United States and other suppliers, in transfers of weapons systems that may be destabilizing or dangerous to international peace and security."
• Review Of The Terrorist Attacks On U.S. Facilities In Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, Together With Additional Views United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released 15 Jan 2014
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) December 31, 2013 [XLSX]
• Libya: military actors and militias By Francesco Finucci, Dec 2013 -- "After Qaddafi's fall, about 200000 militiamen took to the streets. It was the end of a 40 years lasting regime. But it was also the first step towards the chaos: a country dominated by militias, fulfilled with weapons and characterized by harsh territories, where paratroops could hide themselves for months. Moreover, evidences suggest the use of this chaos in order to cover conflicts between rival tribes. Actions already blamed as war crimes."
• Arctic Strategy Released 22 Nov 2013
• 2013 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission Nov 2013
• November 2013 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan DOD Nov 2013 -- "Afghan security forces are now successfully providing security for their own people, fighting their own battles, and holding the gains made by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the last decade. This is a fundamental shift in the course of the conflict. (...) The ANSF now conduct 95 percent of conventional operations and 98 percent of special operations in Afghanistan. (...) ANSF casualties have increased by 79 percent this reporting period compared to the same period last year, while ISAF casualties have dropped by 59 percent. The insurgency has also consolidated gains in some of the rural areas in which it has traditionally held power. (...) However, military progress alone will not lead to success in Afghanistan. In addition to uncertainties about ANSF sustainability and challenges to security outside of urban areas, challenges with the economy and governance continue to foster uncertainty about long-term prospects for stability. This causes hedging behavior by actors in many sectors, which exacerbates existing instability."
• Final Report by the High Representative/Head of the EDA on the Common Security and Defence Policy EDA on the Common Security and Defence Policy 15 Oct 2013 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) September 30, 2013 [XLSX]
• DODIG-2013-140, Quality Assurance Assessment of the F-35 Lightning II Program Inspector General, US Department of Defense 30 Sep 2013 [PDF]
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers For Fiscal 2013, Through August 2013 DoD 25 Sep 2013
• Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly The White House 24 Sep 2013
• Report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta Area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic Released 16 September 2013 [PDF]
• The Defence Implications of Possible Scottish Independence UK House of Commons - Defence Committee 11 Sep 2013
• US Senate Syria Joint Resolution for Markup Released 03 September 2013
• Chemical weapon use by Syrian regime: UK government legal position UK Government Released 29 August 2013
• Reported chemical weapons use - Joint Intelligence Committee letter UK Joint Intelligence Committee Released 29 August 2013
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) July 31, 2013 [XLSX]
• July 2013 - Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan DOD July 2013 -- "The conflict in Afghanistan has shifted into a fundamentally new phase. For the past 11 years, the United States and our coalition partners have led the fight against the Taliban, but now Afghan forces are conducting almost all combat operations. The progress made by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)-led surge over the past three years has put the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) firmly in control of all of Afghanistan’s major cities and 34 provincial capitals and driven the insurgency into the countryside. ISAF’s primary focus has largely transitioned from directly fighting the insurgency to training, advising and assisting the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in their efforts to hold and build upon these gains, enabling a U.S. force reduction of roughly 34,000 personnel—half the current force in Afghanistan—by February 2014."
• Japanese Military Power 2012 China Strategic Culture Promotion Association July 2013
• US Military Power 2012 China Strategic Culture Promotion Association July 2013
• Navy Shipbuilding: Significant Investments in the Littoral Combat Ship Continue Amid Substantial Unknowns about Capabilities, Use, and Cost , GAO-13-530, July 22, 2013
• Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat 2013 National Air and Space Intelligence Center Released July 2013
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) June 30, 2013 [XLSX]
• Performance of the Defense Acquisition System, 2013 Annual Report Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 28 June 2013
• Report on Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States, Specified in Section 491 of 10 U.S.C. 12 June 2013, released 19 June 2013 -- With the President's issuance of new nuclear weapons employment guidance, this report is being provided in advance of implementation and, thus, fulfills the requirements of Section 491. Implementation of this new employment strategy will consist of updating Department of Defense (DoD) military guidance and plans over the next year.
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2013 DoD Released 6 May 2013
• Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea 2012 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Released 2 May 2013
• The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces Information Office of the State Council Of the People's Republic of China April 2013
• Consolidation Plan for Facilities and Areas in Okinawa Department of Defense April 2013 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) March 31, 2013 [XLSX]
• Strategy for Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities Department of Defense February 2013 [PDF]
• Learning From Iraq: A Final Report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction March 2013 [PDF] -- " Learning From Iraq describes at length the challenges encountered by the soldiers, diplomats, and other civilians who served in Iraq. The nine-year rebuilding program, the second largest SRO in U.S. history (after Afghanistan), expended about $60 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars and billions more in Iraqi funds. Over $25 billion of that was committed to the training and equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces, with the balance funding everything from major infrastructure construction in the electricity and water sectors to local governance programs and small Provincial Reconstruction Team projects."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) December 31, 2012 [XLSX]
• Draft White Paper: Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who Is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or An Associated Force 08 Nov 2011 Released 08 Feb 2013
• December 2012 - Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan DOD December 2012
• 2012 Report To Congress Of The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Released 15 Nov 2012
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) September 30, 2012 [XLSX]
• Republic of Belarus ? Parliamentary Elections, 23 September 2012: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 24 Sep 2012 -- The assessment was made to determine whether the elections complied with OSCE commitments, as well as with national legislation. This statement of preliminary findings and conclusions is delivered prior to the completion of the election process. [PDF]
• Full text of Ma's speech on East China Sea Initiative guidelines CNA 07 Sep 2012 -- The following is the full text of the speech President Ma Ying-jeou delivered on Pengjia Islet Friday in which he proposed guidelines for implementing his East China Sea Initiative.
• Full Text of 'East China Sea Peace Initiative' guidelines CNA 07 Sep 2012 -- The Presidential Office on Friday released the full text of implementation guidelines for carrying out President Ma Ying-jeou's East China Sea Peace Initiative.
• Campaign Issues Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012 2012
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country (DMDC Data) June 30, 2012 [XLSX]
• ENERGY INVESTMENTS FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS: FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 June 2012, Released Aug 2012 -- "This is the second Operational Energy Budget Certification. It differs significantly from the inaugural effort and sets the tone for subsequent efforts. (...) The strategy identifies redirecting the demand for fuel, expanding and/or diversifying the supplies of fuel, and incorporating energy security into the future force as the principal ways to reach that goal." [PDF}
• Annual Report on Military Power of Iran Department of Defense April 2012 Released 29 June 2012
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2012, Through May DoD 29 Jun 2012
• Washington Declaration on Defense Cooperation Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of New Zealand and the New Zealand Defense Force 2012
• Presidential Letter -- 2012 War Powers Resolution 6-Month Report The White House 15 Jun 2012
• Joint Statement of the 2012 United States - Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting Released DoD 14 Jun 2012
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2012, Through April DoD 22 May 2012
• Report of the Inquiry into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain United States Senate Armed Services Committee Released 21 May 2012
• Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012 DoD Released 18 May 2012
• CDS explains reasons for changes to Joint Strike Fighter capability UK MOD 11 May 2012
• Oral Statement on Carrier Strike Capability - Defence Secretary 10 May 2012 UK MoD 10 May 2012
• Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 01 May 2012
• Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan and United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces April 2011
• Remarks of John O. Brennan: "The Ethics and Efficacy of the President?s Counterterrorism Strategy" The White House 30 Apr 2012
• United States-Japan Joint Statement: A Shared Vision for the Future The White House 30 Apr 2012
• Joint Statement of the United States-Philippines Ministerial Dialogue Released DoD 30 Apr 2012
• Judgment Summary: Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor Special Court for Sierra Leone 12 Apr 2012
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2012, Through March DoD 23 Apr 2012
• Indigenous Weapons Development in China?s Military Modernization U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Staff Research Report Apr 2012
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2012 [PDF]
• Operational Energy Strategy: Implementation Plan March 2012 [PDF}
• Annual Report to Congress on Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY2013 [PDF]
• Situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo, ICC-01/04-01/06, Case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo International Criminal Court 14 March 2012
• Women in Service Review (WISR) Report to Congress February 2012
• USAF Force Structure Changes: Sustaining Readiness and Modernizing the Total Force 3 February 2012
• Air Force Priorities for a New Strategy with Constrained Budgets 01 February 2012
• AF/ST TR 11-01, Energy Horizons: United States Air Force Energy S&T Vision 2011-2026 31 January 2012
• Unclassified Statement for the Record on the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 31 January 2012
• Aircraft Accident Investigation - E-8C, T/N 93-0597, Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, 13 March 2009 Released Jan 2012
• Defense Budget Priorities and Choices 26 January 2012
• Fact Sheet: The Defense Budget 26 January 2012
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2012, Through December DoD 23 Jan 2012
• Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC), Version 1.0 17 Jan 2012
• Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense 05 Jan 2012
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2011 [PDF]
• Report to Congress on Gravesite Accountability Study Findings Arlington National Cemetery Gravesite Accountability Task Force 22 Dec 2011
• Army Sustainability Report 2010 Released 21 Dec 2011
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year 2012, Through November DoD 19 Dec 2011 -- The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal year-to-date 2012, through November.
• Report to Congress on U.S.-India Security Cooperation - November 2011 DoD Nov 2011
• Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan October 2011 -- "Since the last Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan was released in April 2011, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and its Afghan partners have made important security gains, reversing violence trends in much of the country (except along the border with Pakistan), and beginning transition to Afghan security lead in seven areas."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2011 [PDF]
• Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly The White House 21 Sep 2011
• Report to Congress on Implementation of Army Directive on Army National Cemeteries Program Department of the Army 18 September 2011 [PDF]
• Department of the Army Inspector General Inspection of the Army National Cemeteries Program and Arlington National Cemetery Department of the Army Inspector General Released 16 September 2011 [PDF] -- "From 2 May to 5 August 2011, the Department of the Army Inspector General (DAIG) conducted a re-inspection of the Army National Cemeteries Program (ANCP) and Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). The re-inspection and this report served to assess and document compliance with, and the implementation and effect of, the approved recommendations of the DAIG's inspection report conducted on 9 June 2010. With a view to enabling the Secretary of the Army's report to Congress, as mandated by Public Law 111-339, dated 22 December 2010, the report also reflects findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of Army Directive (AD) 2010-04, dated 10 June 2010, and the review of ANC practices to provide information, outreach and support to families of individuals buried at ANC regarding procedures to detect and correct burial errors. The inspection team identified 31 observations, 2 other matters and made 53 recommendations."
• The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2011 - Redefining America's Military Leadership Feb 2011
• Army Inspectorate Review into the Implementation of Policy, Training and Conduct of Detainee Handling Army Inspectorate, British Army 15 July 2010
• Transforming Wartime Contracting: Controlling costs, reducing risks Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan Released 31 Aug 2011 -- "At least $31 billion, and possibly as much as $60 billion, has been lost to contract waste and fraud in America’s contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much more will turn into waste as attention to continuing operations wanes, as U.S. support for projects and programs in Iraq and Afghanistan declines, and as those efforts are revealed as unsustainable."
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2011 Released 24 Aug 2011 -- "China's rise as a major international actor is likely to stand out as a defining feature of the strategic landscape of the early 21st century. Sustained economic development has raised the standard of living for China's citizens and elevated China's international profile. This development, coupled with an expanding science and technology base, has also facilitated a comprehensive and ongoing military modernization program. The United States welcomes a strong, prosperous, and successful China that reinforces international rules and norms and enhances security and peace both regionally and globally."
• Humanitarian Operation - Factual Analysis (July 2006?May 2009) Sri Lanka MoD 01 Aug 2011 -- "The Government of Sri Lanka made every effort to protect civilians in the conflict zone through the creation of Safe Corridors and No Fire Zones, and by adhering to a ?Zero Civilian casualty? policy that had been conveyed to all troops through repeated training and operational orders. Sri Lanka also took a proactive and extensive role in delivering humanitarian assistance to these civilians before, during and after the fighting. Despite the clear intent of the Government of Sri Lanka and the numerous precautions taken, it was impossible in a battle of this magnitude, against a ruthless opponent actively endangering civilians, for civilian casualties to be avoided. "
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act Certification document , signed by President Obama, Secretary of Defense Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, and transmitted to Congress on July 22, 2011. See 22 Jul 2011 DoD Special Briefing
• Report of the Secretary-General?s Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident UN Secretary-General?s Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident July 2011 -- "On 31 May 2010 at 4.26 a.m. a flotilla of six vessels was boarded and taken over by Israeli Defense Forces 72 nautical miles from land. The vessels were carrying people and humanitarian supplies. The flotilla had been directed to change course by the Israeli forces who stated that the coast of Gaza was under a naval blockade. Nine passengers lost their lives and many others were wounded as a result of the use of force during the take-over operation by Israeli forces."
• Army Modernization Plan 2012 US Army Released June 2011
• White Paper: Affordable and Integrated Army Equipment Modernization US Army Released June 2011
• Defence Reform: An independent report into the structure and management of the UK Ministry of Defence UK Defence Reform Steering Group Jun 2011
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2011 [PDF]
• Remarks by the President on the Way Forward in Afghanistan The White House 22 Jun 2011
• Letter from the President on the War Powers Resolution The White House 15 Jun 2011 -- "I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93 148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of U.S. Armed Forces equipped for combat."
• Energy for the Warfighter: Operational Energy Strategy US Department of Defense Released 14 Jun 2011 -- For the first time, the Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing a strategy to transform the way the Department consumes energy in military operations, consistent with 10 U.S.C. § 138c. (...) The DoD Operational Energy Strategy sets the overall direction for operational energy security for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, and Military Departments/Services (hereinafter "DoD Components").
• S. Prt. 112-21: Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance To Afghanistan U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 8 Jun 2011 -- "This report takes a close look at how the United States is spending civilian aid dollars in Afghanistan to make sure we are pursuing the most effective strategy in support of our national security objectives. We spend more on aid to Afghanistan than any other country and the environment in which the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) operate is difficult and dangerous. With the upcoming transition to an Afghan security lead in 2014 and the increased responsibilities our civilians will absorb from the military, we have a critical planning window right now to make any necessary changes to support a successful transition."
• Key Points - SFRC Report: Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 8 Jun 2011
• Remarks of President Barack Obama: 'A Moment of Opportunity' The White House 19 May 2011
• Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan and United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces -- "Since the last Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and its Afghan partners have made tangible progress, arresting the insurgents' momentum in much of the country and reversing it in a number of important areas. The coalition's efforts have wrested major safe havens from the insurgents’ control, disrupted their leadership networks, and removed many of the weapons caches and tactical supplies they left behind at the end of the previous fighting season."
• Statement of the Attorney General on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators US Dept. of Justice 04 Apr 2011 -- "(...)So today I am referring the cases of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abdul-Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Al Hawsawi to the Department of Defense to proceed in military commissions. Furthermore, I have directed prosecutors to move to dismiss the indictment that was handed down under seal in the Southern District of New York in December, 2009, and a judge has granted that motion."
• China's National Defense in 2010 . Information Office of the State Council Of the People's Republic of China, March 2011
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2011 [PDF]
• SC/10200, Security Council Approves 'No-Fly Zone' over Libya, Authorizing 'All Necessary Measures' to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions . United Nations Security Council 17 March 2011 -- "Adopting resolution 1973 (2011) by a vote of 10 in favour to none against, with 5 abstentions (Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russian Federation), the Council authorized Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory - requesting them to immediately inform the Secretary-General of such measures."
• Transcript: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Speech - United States Military Academy (West Point, NY) DoD 25 Feb 2011 -- "The strategic rationale for swift-moving expeditionary forces, be they Army or Marines, airborne infantry or special operations, is self-evident given the likelihood of counterterrorism, rapid reaction, disaster response, or stability or security force assistance missions. >But in my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should “have his head examined,” as General MacArthur so delicately put it."
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Deputy Secretary Lynn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Schulte from the Pentagon on the National Security Space Strategy DoD 04 Feb 2001 -- Presenter: Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Gregory Schulte
• DOD Announces the National Security Space Strategy DoD 04 Feb 2011
• A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the US Government's Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb 2011 -- On November 5, 2009, a lone attacker strode into the deployment center at Fort Hood, Texas. Moments later, 13 Department of Defense (DoD) employees were dead and another 32 were wounded in the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.
• The 2011 Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy US Army Jan 2011 -- The Under Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army have approved the following Army 2010 Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) Strategy. This strategy charts our way ahead to manage the modernization and sustainment of the Army wheeled vehicle fleets. It is an affordable plan to achieve and sustain the capabilities the Army will need for the next 30 years.
• Report of the Public Commission To Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010 - Part One The Turkel Commission January 2011 -- The first part of the report, which is being submitted now, examines the legality of the naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and the legality of the actions carried out by the IDF in order to enforce the naval blockade and in accordance with the rules of international law.
• Combined Forces Air Component Commander 2007-2010 Airpower Statistics as of 31 December 2010 USAFCENT Public Affairs Directorate January 2010
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2010 [PDF]
• Chilean Air Force: Ready for tomorrow's wars? by Jose M. Pizarro Chile Company Consulting Group 16 December 2010
• The Chilean Army quest to understand the Operational Environment by Jose M. Pizarro Chile Company Consulting Group 16 December 2010
• Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Released 30 Nov 2010 -- "On March 2, 2010, the Secretary of Defense appointed the two of us to co-chair a working group to undertake a comprehensive review of the impacts of repeal, should it occur, of Section 654 of Title 10 of the United States Code, commonly known as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law."
• Support Plan for Implementation - Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Released 30 Nov 2010
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year-To-Date 2011 Through October DoD 22 Nov 2010
• Strategic Concept for the Defence and Security of The Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation adopted by Heads of State and Government in Lisbon NATO 19 Nov 2010
• Remarks by the President at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia The White House 10 Nov 2010
• Fort Hood - Army Internal Review Team: Final Report US. Army 04 Aug 2010, Released 09 Nov 2010
• The U.S. - India Partnership: the fact sheets The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Remarks by the President in Toast at State Dinner in New Delhi, India The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Remarks by the President to U.S.-India Business Council and Entrepreneurship Summit The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Remarks by the President to the Joint Session of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, India The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh in Joint Press Conference in New Delhi, India The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Remarks by the President at Official Arrival Ceremony in New Delhi, India The White House 08 Nov 2010
• Sessions comments today regarding the Navy's proposal to purchase additional Littoral Combat Ship Office of Jeff Sessions 03 Nov 2010 -- US Senator Jeff Sessions, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made comments regarding the Navy's proposal to purchase additional Littoral Combat Ships.
• UK-France Defence Co-operation Treaty announced UK MoD 02 Nov 2010
• Detainee Pleads Guilty at Military Commission Hearing DoD 25 Oct 2010
• Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review UK Ministry of Defence Release 19 Oct 2010 [PDF]. See news article
• DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2010 DoD 12 Oct 2010
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2010 [PDF]
• Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly The White House 23 Sep 2010
• Report of the international fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance UN Human Rights Council 22 Sep 2010
• Remarks by Vice President Joseph Biden at the Change of Command Ceremony for United States Forces-Iraq The White House 01 Sep 2010
• Speech: Gates at United States Forces Iraq Change of Command DoD 01 Sep 2010
• Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq The White House 31 Aug 2010
• Speech: Remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at the American Legion National Convention DoD 31 Aug 2010
• Full Text: Boehner Addresses the 92nd American Legion National Convention House Republican Leader John Boehner 31 Aug 2010 -- Remarks to the 92nd American Legion National Convention - As Prepared For Delivery
• Remarks by the President During Fort Bliss Army Base Visit The White House 31 Aug 2010
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2010 DoD 18 Aug 2010
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2010 Released 16 Aug 2010 -- "Over the past 30 years, China has made great progress in its pursuit of economic growth and development, which has allowed China to achieve higher living standards for the Chinese people and has increased China's international profile. These economic achievements, combined with progress in science and technology, have also enabled China to embark on a comprehensive transformation of its military. The pace and scope of China's military modernization have increased over the past decade, enabling China's armed forces to develop capabilities to contribute to the delivery of international public goods, as well as increase China's options for using military force to gain diplomatic advantage or resolve disputes in its favor."
• Statement of President Barack Obama on Secretary Gates Reform Agenda The White House 09 Aug 2010
• Gates: Statement on Department Efficiencies Initiative DoD 09 Aug 2010
• DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon DoD 09 Aug 2010
• DOD News Briefing with Gen. Cartwright, Undersecretary Hale and Christine Fox from the Pentagon DoD 09 Aug 2010
• DoD News: Sec. Gates Announces Efficiencies Initiatives DoD 09 Aug 2010
• The QDR in Perspective: Meeting America's National Security Needs in the 21st Century Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel 29 Jul 2010 -- "Congress has required by law that every four years the Department of Defense conduct what would outside of government simply be called a "strategic review" of its existing plans and programs. The Department calls this process the "Quadrennial Defense Review" or the "QDR" for short. (...) Congress constituted our Independent Panel to review the QDR, assess the long term threats facing America, and produce recommendations regarding the capabilities which will be necessary to meet those threats. We have deliberated for over five months, in the process reviewing a mass of documents (both classified and unclassified), interviewing dozens of witnesses from the Department, and consulting a number of outside experts."
• Reducing Overhead and Improving Business Operations Initial Observations , Overhead Task Group, Defense Business Board, US Department of Defense, 22 July 2010 [1.2 MB PDF]
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 2010 DoD 13 Jul 2010
• Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 13 Jul 2010
• Northrop Grumman to Consolidate Gulf Coast Shipyards and Explore Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding Business Northrop Grumman 13 Jun 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation announced plans to consolidate its Gulf Coast shipbuilding operations and explore strategic alternatives for its Shipbuilding business.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2010 [PDF]
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 2010 DoD 15 Jun 2010
• Investigation Result on the Sinking of ROKS "Cheonan" Joint Civilian-Military Investigation Group 20 May 2010 -- "The evidence points overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a North Korean submarine. There is no other plausible explanation."
• DoD News: Army Releases 2010 Modernization Strategy DoD 28 Apr 2010 -- The Department of the Army released today the 2010 Army Modernization Strategy (AMS).
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2010 DoD 16 Apr 2010
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2010 [PDF]
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon DoD 25 Mar 2010-- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Jeh Johnson from the Pentagon DoD 25 Mar 2010 -- Presenter: General Counsel for Department Of Defense, Jeh Johnson
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 2010 DoD 18 Mar 2010
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 2010 DoD 19 Feb 2010
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• DoD News: DOD Releases Defense Reviews, 2011 Budget Proposal, and 2010 War Funding Supplemental Request - Update DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $708 billion for fiscal 2011. The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $549 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $159 billion to support overseas contingency operations (OCO), primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Stanton and Kathleen Miller on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Army DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Military Deputy for Army Budget Lt. Gen. Edgar Stanton and Acting Director of Army Budget Kathleen Miller
• DOD News Briefing with David Altwegg on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for Missile Defense Agency DOD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Executive Director, Missile Defense Agency David Altwegg
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Flowers and Marilyn Thomas on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Air Force DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers and Deputy for Budget Marilyn Thomas, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Admiral Mulloy on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Navy DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Joe Mulloy
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Undersecretary Flournoy and Vice Adm. Stanley DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense Policy Michele Flournoy
• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Undersecretary Hale and Vice Adm. Stanley DoD 01 Feb 2010 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale and Director, Force Structure and Resources, Joint Staff Vice Adm. Steve Stanley
• Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address The White House 27 Jan 2010
• DOD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 2009 13 Jan 2010
• Taiwan Air Defense Assessment Defense Intelligence Agency 21 Jan 2010 -- "The paper responds to OSD's request for information on the status of Taiwan's Air Defenses in preparation for a response to Congress"
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2009 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers for November 2009 14 Dec 2009
• Transcript: Remarks by the President at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize The White House 10 Dec 2009
• Transcript: Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan The White House 01 Dec 2009
• Draft: European Security Treaty President of Russia 30 Nov 2009
• Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed To Get Bin Laden And Why It Matters Today Committee On Foreign Relations - United States Senate 30 Nov 2009 -- "This report by the Committee majority staff is part of our continuing examination of the conflict in Afghanistan. When we went to war less than a month after the attacks of September 11, the objective was to destroy Al Qaeda and kill or capture its leader, Osama bin Laden, and other senior figures in the terrorist group and the Taliban, which had hosted them. Today, more than eight years later, we find ourselves fighting an increasingly lethal insurgency in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan that is led by many of those same extremists. Our inability to finish the job in late 2001 has contributed to a conflict today that endangers not just our troops and those of our allies, but the stability of a volatile and vital region. This report relies on new and existing information to explore the consequences of the failure to eliminate bin Laden and other extremist leaders in the hope that we can learn from the mistakes of the past"
• DoD News: DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 2009 DoD 10 Nov 2009
• Islamic Republic, more profound than US thinks IRI Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan 04 Nov 2009 -- Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei Tuesday called the American government a truly arrogant government in the world.
• DoD News: 41st U.S.-RoK Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique DoD 23 Oct 2009 -- The following is the text of a joint communique issued in Seoul, Korea, on Oct. 22, 2009
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Bill Carr From the Pentagon DoD 13 Oct 2009 -- Presenter: Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Bill Carr
• DoD News: DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2009 DoD 13 Oct 2009
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2009 [PDF]
• Transcript: DoD Background Briefing with Senior Defense Officials at the DoD Briefing Room, The Pentagon, Arlington, Va. DoD 25 Sep 2009 -- Presenter: Senior Defense Officials
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn, Under Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley DoD 24 Sep 2009 -- Presenter: Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ashton B. Carter, and Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Michael B. Donley
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secrretary Gates and Gen. Cartwright from the Pentagon DoD 17 Sep 2009 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Missile Defense Policy The White House 17 Sep 2009
• Remarks by the President on Strengthening Missile Defense in Europe The White House 17 Sep 2009
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 2009 10 Sep 2009
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2009 DoD 10 Aug 2009
• The significance of the F-22 vote Council for a Livable World 21 Jul 2009 -- The Senate voted to approve an amendment to eliminate the $1.75 billion the Senate Armed Services Committee added for the F-22 aircraft.
• Army Partially Terminates Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle DoD 20 Jul 2009 -- The Department of the Army announced today that it will partially terminate the Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) development effort under the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Brigade Combat Team (BCT) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract with the Boeing Company
• Speech: Economic Club of Chicago 16 Jul 2009 -- As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chicago, IL, Thursday, July 16, 2009
• Combating terrorism, we have no choice People's Daily 18 Dec 2003
• "East Turkistan" Terrorist Forces Cannot Get Away With Impunity Information Office of the State Council 21 Jan 2002
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 2009 DoD 10 Jul 2009
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2009 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 2009 DoD 10 Jun 2009
• Remarks by the President at Cairo University, 6-04-09 The White House 04 Jun 2009
• United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 18 May 2009
• Protecting Our Security and Our Values The White House 21 May 2009 -- Remarks of President Barack Obama at the National Archives Museum
• Former Vice President Cheney - Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute 21 May 2009
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 2009 DoD 11 May 2009
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Robert Hale and Vice Adm. Steve Stanley from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. DoD 07 May 2009 -- Presenter: Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale and Director, Force Structure and Resources, Joint Staff Vice Adm. Steve Stanley
• DI-1812-1544-09 Worldwide: New 2009-H1N1 Influenza Virus Poses Potential Threat to U.S. Forces . Defense Intelligence Agency. 1 May 2009 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2009 DoD 10 Apr 2009
• DoD News Briefing With Secretary Gates From The Pentagon DoD 06 Apr 2009 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2009 [PDF]
• Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2009 . Office of the Secretary of Defense, 24 March 2009
• MEMORANDUM FOR DANIEL J. BRYANT, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Re: Swift Justice Authorization Act 08 Apr 2002, Released 02 Mar 2009 [ PDF Version 5.94MB ]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 2009 DoD 10 Mar 2009
• Memorandum for Daniel J. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs - Re: Applicability of 18 U.S C. § 4001(a) to Military Detention of United States Citizens 27 Jun 2002, Released 2 Mar 2009 [ PDF Version 3.84MB ]
• Memorandum for William J. Haynes, II, General Counsel, Department of Defense - Re: The President's power as Commander in Chief to transfer captured terrorists to the control and custody of foreign nations 13 Mar 2002, Released 02 Mar 2009 [ PDF Version 10.1MB ]
• MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES - Re: October 23, 2001 OLC Opinion Addressing the Domestic Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities October 6, 2008 [ PDF Version ]
• MEMORANDUM TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THROUGH THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL - SUBJECT: DETERMINATION OF ENEMY BELLIGERENCY AND MILITARY DETENTION 08 Jun 2002, Released 2 Mar 2009 [ PDF Version ]
• MEMORANDUM FOR ALBERTO R. GONZALES, COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT - RE: Authority for Use of Military Force To Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States October 23, 2001, Released March 2, 2009 [ PDF Version ]
• Remarks of President Barack Obama – Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq The White House 27 Feb 2009
• FY10 Budget Request: Department of Defense Summary Office of Management and Budget Documentation 26 Jan 2009
• Remarks of President Barack Obama -- Address to Joint Session of Congress The White House 24 Feb 2009
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 2009 DoD 10 Feb 2009
• President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address The White House 20 Jan 2009
• President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation The White House 15 Jan 2009
• MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES - Re: Status of Certain OLC Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 15 Jan 2009 -- The purpose of this memorandum is to confirm that certain propositions stated in several opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel in 2001-2003 respecting the allocation of authorities between the President and Congress in matters of war and national security do not reflect the current views of this Office. We have previously withdrawn or superseded a number of opinions that depended upon one or more of these propositions. For reasons discussed herein, today we explain why these propositions are not consistent with the current views of OLC, and we advise that caution should be exercised before relying in other respects on the remaining opinions identified below [ PDF Version ]
• DoD December 2008 Recruiting and Retention Results DoD 12 Jan 2009
• Countering Piracy Off the Horn of Africa: Partnership & Action Plan National Security Council December 2008 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2008 [PDF]
• Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management - Phase II: Review of the DoD Nuclear Mission December 2008 -- "Incidents related to the Air Force's mishandling of nuclear weapons and components led to the creation of the Task Force in June 2008 to provide advice on nuclear matters for the Secretary of Defense. (...) In Phase II, the Task Force found that the lack of interest in and attention to the nuclear mission and nuclear deterrence, as discussed in our Phase I report, go well beyond the Air Force. This lack of interest and attention have been widespread throughout DoD and contributed to the decline of attention in the Air Force. This report details policy, organizational, and procedural issues that must be addressed across DoD in order to retain disciplined and effective nuclear forces."
• Conflict must end once and for all, Secretary-General says during emergency Security Council meeting on escalating situation in Gaza, southern Israel UN Security Council 31 Dec 2008
• 'Israeli air strikes represent massive violations of international law' Russia Today 29 Dec 2008 -- Written by Professor Richard Falk, United Nations Special Investigator for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
• Address to Knesset by FM Livni on Gaza operation Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 December 2008
• FM Livni briefs foreign diplomats in Sderot Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 December 2008
• Islamic Revolution Leader issued a statement Sunday on the horrendous tragedy of Gaza bloodbath in the hand of the Zionists The Office of the Supreme Leader, Sayyid Ali Khamenei 28 Dec 2008
• Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry Into The Treatment Of Detainees In U.S. Custody US Senate Armed Services Committee Released 11 Dec 2008 -- "The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody cannot simply be attributed to the actions of "a few bad apples" acting on their own. The fact is that senior officials in the United States government solicited information on how to use aggressive techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees. Those efforts damaged our ability to collect accurate intelligence that could save lives, strengthened the hand of our enemies, and compromised our moral authority. This report is a product of the Committee's inquiry into how those unfortunate results came about."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2008 DoD 10 Dec 2008
• Remarks of President-elect Barack Obama: Announcement of National Security Team 01 Dec 2008
• The Joint Operating Environment (JOE) 2008: Challenges and Implications for the Future Joint Force US Joint Forces Command November 25, 2008
• Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq 2008
• Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq 2008
• 2008 Report To Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission [PDF 3.87 MB]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 2008 DoD 10 Nov 2008
• Defense Imperatives for the New Administration Defense Science Board August 2008, Released November 2008
• Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation President of Russia 05 Nov 2008
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers For Fiscal 2008 US Dept. of Defense 10 Oct 2008
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2008 [PDF]
• President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly The White House 23 Sep 2008
• Meeting on Developing the Armed Forces The Kremlin 11 Sep 2008
• Statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Russian-Ukrainian Relations Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 Sep 2008
• Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management: Phase I: The Air Force's Nuclear Mission 10 Sep 2008 -- "Serious incidents in 2006 (a misshipment to Taiwan of intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] components) and 2007 (an unauthorized weapons transfer) alerted the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Air Force's mishandling of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons-related materiel. (...) In June 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed this Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management to recommend necessary improvements and measures to enhance deterrence and international confidence in the U.S. nuclear deterrent. (...) Secretary Gates asked the Task Force to report on needed Air Force measures in 60 days and Department of Defense measures in 120 days. This report is the first of those two"
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 2008 10 Sep 2008
• President Bush Visits National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program, Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 09 Sep 2008
• Implementation of the Plan of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, August 12, 2008 Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2008
• Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary Regarding Implementation of the Medvedev-Sarkozy Plan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Sep 2008
• Russia won`t accept unipolar world - Medvedev Television Channels Channel One, Rossia, NTV 31 Aug 2008 -- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has outlined five principles guiding his foreign policy in the wake of the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. He said Russia recognises international law but won't accept decisions 'made by one country solely
• Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 26 Aug 2008 -- "Russia has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, mindful of its responsibility for ensuring the survival of their fraternal peoples in the face of aggressive, chauvinistic policy pursued by Tbilisi."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2008 11 Aug 2008
• Transcript: Remarks of Senator Obama in Berlin, Germany Barack Obama 24 Jul 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 2008 10 Jul 2008
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2008 [PDF]
• 2008 National Defense Strategy June 2008
• ON POINT II: Transition to the New Campaign - The United States Army in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM May 2003-January 2005 Combat Studies Institute, US Army Combined Armed Center Released: June 30, 2008
• The French White Paper on defence and national security Presidence de la Republique Francaise Jun 2008
• DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions and Unintended Harm to Civilians Dated June 19 2008, released 09 Jun 2008
• Public Version of the Final Boeing Bid Protest Decision Government Accountability Office B-311344 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 2008 10 Jun 2008
• 2008 Defense Intelligence Strategy May 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 2008 12 May 2008
• Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2008 10 Apr 2008
• BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION NATO 03 Apr 2008
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 2008 10 Mar 2008
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People's Republic of China - 2008 Released 03 Mar 2008
• Opinion: Interrogation Experts Call for Senate to require Adherence to Army Field Manual 13 Feb 2008
• 43 Retired Generals and Admirals to U.S. Senate: Require Single Standard for Interrogations 12 Feb 2008 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces, we write to express our strong support for Section 327 of the Conference Report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 2082. Section 327 would require intelligence agents of the U.S. government to adhere to the standards of prisoner treatment and interrogation contained in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Collector Operations (the Army Field Manual)."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 2008 11 Feb 2008
• President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address The White House 28 Jan 2008
• Full Text of the Democratic Response to the State of the Union by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius The Democratic Party 28 Jan 2008
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 2007 10 Jan 2008
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 2007 10 Dec 2007
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers For October 13 Nov 2007
• A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower Released Oct. 2007 -- "This strategy stresses an approach that integrates seapower with other elements of national power, as well as those of our friends and allies. It describes how seapower will be applied around the world to protect our way of life, as we join with other like-minded nations to protect and sustain the global, inter-connected system through which we prosper."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for FY 2007 10 Oct 2007
• President Bush Addresses The United Nations General Assembly The White House 25 Sep 2007
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 2007 10 Sep 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 2007 10 Aug 2007
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom The White House 30 Jul 2007
• Report No. D-2007-107: Procurement Policy for Armored Vehicles Department of Defense Office of Inspector General 27 Jun 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 10 Jul 2007
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for May 11 Jun 2007
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People's Republic of China - 2007 Released 25 May 2007 -- "China’s rapid rise as a regional political and economic power with global aspirations is an important element of today’s strategic environment – one that has significant implications for the region and the world. The United States welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China, and it encourages China to participate as a responsible international stakeholder by taking on a greater share of responsibility for the health and success of the global system. However, much uncertainty surrounds the future course China’s leaders will set for their country, including in the area of China’s expanding military power and how that power might be used."
• President Bush Names Lieutenant General Douglas Lute as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan The White House 16 May 2007
• Commanding General David H. Petraeus' Letter about Values Multi-National Forces - Iraq 10 May 2007 -- "Our values and the laws governing warfare teach us to respect human dignity, maintain our integrity, and do what is right. Adherence to our values distinguishes us from our enemy. This fight depends on securing the population, which must understand that we - not our enemies - occupy the moral high ground." [ PDF Version ]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 10 May 2007
• President Bush Rejects Artificial Deadline, Vetoes Iraq War Supplemental The White House 01 May 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 10 Apr 2007
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 12 Mar 2007
• U.S. Secretary of Defense and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Release Joint Statement 23 Feb 2007 -- United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang Soo issued a joint statement summarizing their visit today in Washington, D.C.
• DoD Recruiting And Retention Numbers For January 12 Feb 2007
• Transcript: President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address The White House 23 Jan 2007
• Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb To the President's State of the Union Address Office of Sen. Webb 23 Jan 2007
• Transcript: DoD Press Briefing on New Military Commissions Rules 18 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy General Counsel Dan Dell'Orto and Legal Advisor Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway, Office of Military Commisions
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 11 Jan 2007
• Secretary Gates Recommends End Strength Increases 11 Jan 2007 -- Today the Secretary of Defense announced he has recommended to the President a permanent increase to the end strength of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2006 [PDF]
• Farewell Message From Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld AFPS 14 Dec 2006
• Current Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan: Testimony by General Michael V. Hayden , Director, Central Intelligence Agency before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 15 Nov 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 09 Nov 2006
• Remarks by the President at Nomination of Dr. Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense The White House 08 Nov 2006
• Press Conference by the President The White House 08 Nov 2006 -- "The election has changed many things in Washington, but it has not changed my fundamental responsibility, and that is to protect the American people from attack. As the Commander-in-Chief, I take these responsibilities seriously. And so does the man who served this nation honorably for almost six years as our Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. Now, after a series of thoughtful conversations, Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that the timing is right for new leadership at the Pentagon"
• The 38th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique 20 Oct 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for FY 2006 10 Oct 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2006 [PDF]
• President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly The White House 19 Sep 2006
• United States Army Military Readiness Offfices of Reps. Murtha and Obey 13 Sep 2006 -- "The U.S. Army's preparedness for war has eroded to levels not witnessed by our country in decades. As deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan continue unabated, there is a very real prospect that Army readiness will continue to erode, undermining its ability to meet the theater commanders' needs and foreclosing any option for the U.S. to respond to conflicts elsewhere around the globe"
• Expressing the Sense of Congress that the President should immediately replace the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld Offfice of Representative John Murtha 13 Sep 2006 -- Mr. Murtha introduced the following resolution
• Letter to Sen. Warner and Sen. Levin on Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions by retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense 12 Sep 2006 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense, we write to express our profound concern about a key provision of S. 3861, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, introduced last week at the behest of the President. We believe that the language that would redefine Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions as equivalent to the standards contained in the Detainee Treatment Act violates the core principles of the Geneva Conventions and poses a grave threat to American service-members, now and in future wars."
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 08 Sep 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 10 Aug 2006
• Press Conference by the President The White House 08 Nov 2006 -- "The election has changed many things in Washington, but it has not changed my fundamental responsibility, and that is to protect the American people from attack. As the Commander-in-Chief, I take these responsibilities seriously. And so does the man who served this nation honorably for almost six years as our Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. Now, after a series of thoughtful conversations, Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that the timing is right for new leadership at the Pentagon"
• Secretary-General's briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East United Nations Secretary-General - Office of the Spokesman 20 Jul 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for June 10 Jul 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Number for May 09 Jun 2006
• ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS: Military Power of the People's Republic of China - 2006 Released May 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 10 May 2006
• United States-Japan Roadmap for Realignment Implementation 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• Joint Statement By Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary Of Defense Rumsfeld, Japanese Minister Of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Japanese Minister Of State For Defense Fukushiro Nukaga 01 May 2006 [PDF]
• President Bush Expresses Full Support, Appreciation for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld The White House 14 Apr 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 10 Apr 2006
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2006 [PDF]
• National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 13 Feb 2006, released 22 Mar 2006 [PDF 1.65MB]
• The U.S. Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Strategic Vision US Air Force Released 22 Mar 2006 [PDF]
• President George W. Bush's National Security Strategy - March 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 10 Mar 2006
• Situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay United Nations Comission on Human Rights 16 Feb 2006 -- The present joint report is submitted by five holders of mandates of special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights who have been jointly following the situation of detainees held at theUnited States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay since June 2004.
• Quadrennial Defense Review Report Released 06 Feb 2006 -- The Report of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review represents a snapshot in time of the Department's strategy for defense of the Nation and the capabilities needed to effectively execute that defense. In the pages that follow, the Department's senior leadership sets out where the Department is and where it needs to go in fulfilling our responsibilities to the American people.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for January 10 Feb 2006
• The US Military: Under Strain and at Risk The Leaders' National Security Advisory Group January 2006 -- In the current debate over Iraq, there is an elephant in the room that few are willing to acknowledge. While the U.S. military has performed superbly in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, our ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive and potentially long-term effects on the force.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for December 10 Jan 2006
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for November 12 Dec 2005
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for October 10 Nov 2005
• The 37th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique 21 Oct 2005 -- "The 37th Republic of Korea-United States Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul on October 21, 2005. ROK Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang Ung and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign affairs officials." [PDF]
• Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1595 (2005) Detlev Mehlis, Commissioner UNIIIC, UN International Independent Investigation Commission 19 Oct 2005 -- "The Security Council, by its resolution 1595 of 7 April 2005, decided to establish an international independent investigation Commission based in Lebanon to assist the Lebanese authorities in their investigation of all aspects of the terrorist attack which took place on 14 February 2005 in Beirut that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and others, including to help identify its perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and accomplices"
• CNO Guidance for 2006: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era Released 14 Oct 2005 -- "It is with my firm belief in our ability to meet these challenges that I have crafted my Guidance for 2006. Rooted in the framework of Sea Power 21, this document articulates our vision, reiterates our mission, establishes the guiding principles that will underpin our actions and restates my top three priorities (supporting each with specific objectives, desired effects and tasking)"
• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 13 Oct 2005 -- "This is the second report in the series; the previous report was issued on July 22, 2005." [PDF 382 KB]
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for September 11 Oct 2005
• Letter by Retired Military Leaders to Senator John McCain 03 Oct 2005 -- "We strongly support your proposed amendments to the Defense Department Authorization bill concerning detainee policy, including requiring all interrogations of detainees in DOD custody to conform to the U.S. Army's Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation (FM 34-52), and prohibiting the use of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by any U.S. government agency."
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2005 [PDF]
• The United Nations To-Day And To-Morrow 1945.
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for August 12 Sep 2005
• DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for July 10 Aug 2005
• U.S.: Pentagon Poised to Resume Production of Antipersonnel Mines Human Rights Watch 02 Aug 2005 -- The Bush administration appears poised to resume the production of antipersonnel mines, Human Rights Watch said today in a new briefing paper.
• Army Unveils Active Component Brigade Combat Team Stationing 27 Jul 2005 -- The Department of the Army announced today the locations for the active component modular brigade combat teams.
• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 21 Jul 2005 -- "The report is divided into two sections (...) The initial section of the report focuses on Stability and Security in Iraq and enumerates goals and progress regarding Iraq's political stability, security environment, and economic progress. The second section of the report, on Security Force Training and Performance, provides indicators of the training and development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), including the forces of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the police and other paramilitary forces of the Ministry of Interior (MOI)." [PDF]
• The Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2005 Office of the Secretary of Defense 19 Jul 2005 -- "The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is modernizing its forces, emphasizing preparations to fight and win short-duration, high-intensity conflicts along China's periphery. (...) We assess that China's ability to project conventional military power beyond its periphery remains limited. This report outlines what we know of China's national and military strategies, progress and trends in its military modernization, and their implications for regional security and stability." [PDF 1.31 MB]
• Unclassified Executive Summary: Army Regulation 15-6: Final Report Investigation into FBI Allegations of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Detention Facility 09 Jun 2005 -- "This AR 15-6 investigation found only three interrogation acts in violation of interrogation techniques authorized by Army Field Manual 34-52 and DoD guidance. (...) The AR 15-6 found no evidence of torture or inhumane treatment at JTF-GTMO." [PDF]
• DoD June 2005 Recruiting and Retention Numbers 11 Jul 2005
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2005 [PDF]
• Final Report: Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, AND OIF Office of the Surgeon General of the Army 13 Apr 2005 -- "On 12 November 2004, The Army Surgeon General, LTG Kevin C. Kiley, directed the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, MG Lester Martinez-Lopez, to lead a multidisciplinary Functional Assessment Team (the Team) to assess detainee medical operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)." [ PDF 7.85 MB ]
• DOD May 2005 Recruiting/Retention Numbers
• Management Accountability Review of the Boeing KC-767A Tanker Program Report No. OIG-2004-171 May 13, 2005 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Senior officials of the Air Force acquisition community and the Office of the Secretary of Defense were focused on supporting a decision to lease tanker aircraft from Boeing rather than developing objective acquisition information that would have questioned, as a matter of procedure, whether such a decision was appropriate. [PDF 4.34MB]
• HOOD COMPLETES KORAN INQUIRY SOUTHCOM 03 Jun 2005 -- Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, completed his inquiry into the validity of allegations of Koran mishandling by U.S. personnel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday.
• Enclosure 1: Description of Incidents [PDF]
• Enclosure 2: Excerpts from JTF Guantanamo, Standard Operating Procedures [PDF]
• US Department of Defense 2005 BRAC Recommendations List May 2005 [PDF]
• Transcript: Announces BRAC Recommendations 13 May 2005 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Michael Wynne; Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Philip Grone; Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. George Taylor ; Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody ; Vice Admiral Evan Chanik, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director, National Guard Bureau Gen. Steven Blum; and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Robert F. Willard
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2005 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2004 [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2004 [PDF]
• AR 15-6 Investigation of the Abu Ghraib Prison and 205th Military Intelligence Brigade by LTG Anthony R. Jones and MG George R. Fay US Army 23 Aug 2004 [PDF 920 Kb]
• Transcript: Special Defense Department Briefing on Results of Investigation of Military Intelligence Activities at Abu Ghraib Prison Facility 25 Aug 2004 -- General Paul Kern, Appointing Authority for The Investigation; Lieutenant General Anthony Jones, Lead Investigator; Major General George Fay, Investigating Officer
• Transcript: Background Briefing on Investigations on Abu Ghraib 25 Aug 2004 -- Senior Army Official
• Independent Panel to Review DoD Detention Operations August 2004 [PDF 5.71 Mb]
• Transcript: Press Conference with Members of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations 24 Aug 2004 -- Former Secretary Of Defense Harold Brown; Former U.S. Representative Tillie Fowler (R-Fl); General Charles A. Horner, Usaf (Retired); Former Secretary Of Defense James R. Schlesinger
• Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack Volume 1: Executive Report 2004 US House Armed Services Committee 22 Jul 2004 [PDF 577 KB]
• Military Operations: Fiscal Year 2004 Costs for the Global War on Terrorism Will Exceed Supplemental, Requiring DOD to Shift Funds from Other Uses (GAO-04-915) July 21, 2004 [PDF 299 Kb]
• Detainee Operations Inspection Department of the Army: The Inspector General 21 Jul 2004
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2004 [PDF 607 Kb]
• DoD Provides Details on Interrogation Process 23 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense today released documents related to the development of interrogation procedures at Guantanamo. These documents are made available to demonstrate that the actions of the U. S. Defense Department are bound by law and guided by American values.
• CALL Newsletter No. 04-13: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) CAAT II Initial Impressions Report (IIR) Center For Army Lessons Learned May 2004 [ PDF Version 5.47 Mb
• FY04 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PRC MILITARY POWER 29 May 2004 -- Between 2003 and 2004, DoD has identified improvements in China's military capabilities in a significant number of areas. [PDF 507 Kb]
• On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom Center for Army Lessons Learned 26 May 2004 -- "On Point is a study of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) as soon after the fact as feasible. The Army leadership chartered this effort in a message to the major commands on 30 April 2003. In his guidance, Army Chief of Staff General Eric K. Shinseki directed "a quick, thorough review that looks at the US Army's performance, assesses the role it played in the joint and coalition team, and captures the strategic, operational, and tactical lessons that should be disseminated and applied in future fights.""
• SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS FOR H.R. 4200: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE [PDF 328 Kb]
• REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) ON THE TREATMENT BY THE COALITION FORCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND OTHER PROTECTED PERSONS BY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS IN IRAQ DURING ARREST, INTERNMENT AND INTERROGATION Feruary 2004 -- "In Its "Report an the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and other protected persons in Iraq", the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) draws the attention of the Coalition Forces (hereafter called "the CF") to a number of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. These violations have been documented and sometimes observed while visiting prisoners of war, civilian internees and other protected persons by the Geneva Conventions (hereafter called persons deprived of their liberty when their status is not specifically mentioned) in Iraq between March and November 2003."
• BG Karpinski Rebuttal to AR 15-6 Investigation of the 800s' Military Police Brigade 1 April 2004 -- "Request that the findings and recommendations of the subject investigation relating to BG Janis L. Karpinski be set aside and no additional adverse action taken. The 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade (Bde) under the command of BG Karpinski successfully accomplished every mission assigned despite being under-strength and under-resourced."
• TAGUBA REPORT - HEARING ARTICLE 15-6 INVESTIGATION OF THE 800th MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE On 19 January 2004, Lieutenant General (LTG) Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7) requested that the Commander, US Central Command, appoint an Investigating Officer (IO) in the grade of Major General (MG) or above to investigate the conduct of operations within the 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2004 [PDF]
• A-10 Friendly Fire Investigation Report CENTCOM 29 Mar 2004
• Army's Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) Report Department of the Army March 2004 -- The Department of the Army announced today the results of the Army's Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT). At the request of the commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-7, U.S. Central Command, the Army surgeon general established and dispatched the Mental Health Advisory Team to assess and provide recommendations on Operation Iraqi Freedom-related mental health services, soldier access to those services in theater and after evacuation, and effective suicide prevention measures for Soldiers in active combat.
• Transcript: "Protecting Our Military Families in Times of War" Kerry for President Campaign 17 Mar 2004 -- "We are still bogged down in Iraq - and the Administration stubbornly holds to failed policies that drive potential allies away. (...) We were misled about weapons of mass destruction. We are misled now when the costs of Iraq are not even counted in the President's budget. But having gone to war, we have a responsibility to keep and a national interest to achieve in a stable and peaceful Iraq. (...) At the heart of that force must be a fully prepared, fully equipped, fully staffed, state-of-the-art military ready to face any adversary, anywhere. Four "
• Transcript: Remarks by the Vice President at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum The White House 17 Mar 2004 -- " We must build and maintain military strength capable of operating in different theaters of action with decisive force. We must not only have that power, but be willing to use it when required to defend our freedom and our security. (...) Against this kind of determined, organized, ruthless enemy, America requires a new strategy - not merely to prosecute a series of crimes, but to fight and win a global campaign against the terror network. (...) The United States will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country."
• FY2003 Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation [19 MB PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country December 31, 2003 [PDF 1.51 Mb]
• Bounding the Global War on Terrorism by Jeffrey Record US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute December 2003 - Dr. Jeffrey Record examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently defi ned and conducted: (1) the administration's postulation of the terrorist threat, (2) the scope and feasibility of U.S. war aims, and (3) the war's political, fi scal, and military sustainability. He fi nds that the war on terrorism-as opposed to the campaign against al-Qaeda-lacks strategic clarity, embraces unrealistic objectives, and may not be sustainable over the long haul. He calls for down-sizing the scope of the war on terrorism to reflect concrete U.S. security interests and the limits of American military power [PDF 372 Kb]
• Fort Irwin National Training Center Trip Report United States Marine Corps, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 December 2003 - To collect U.S. Army lessons learned from Iraq and obtain tactics, techniques, and procedures for organizing and protecting convoys, detecting and neutralizing IEDs, organizing and defending Forward Operating Bases (FOB)/Forward Arming & Refueling Points (FARP), and defending against mortar, rocket, and suicide bombers (human and VBIED). A by-product of the visit was an opportunity to observe an Army unit (1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Div) training to deploy to Iraq. Training observed; foot patrols in simulated urban terrain, convoys, cordon and search operations, a Special Ops Task Force raid on a suspected WMD site and a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) rescue of a compromised Special Ops Task Force, crowd control, political rally security, and election registration oversight and security. [MSWord 146 Kb]
• 1st Infantry Division Soldier's Handbook To Iraq 1st Infantry Division November 2003 -- "During your deployment to Iraq as a member of the Big Red One team, you should be aware of the unique customs and courtesies of the Iraqi people. This guide provides the basic information on Iraq's culture by offering you an overview of the country, its people and their language, as well as their lifestyle and beliefs." [PDF 3.66 Mb]
• Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Lessons Learned 1st Marine Division May 2003 [269 KB DOC]
• Brief on 1 MARDIV Observations 1st Marine Division May 2003 [29 KB DOC]
• Operation Iraqi Freedom PEO Soldier Lessons Learned US Army 1.6 MB DOC 15 May 2003 -- The following is a gathering of lessons learned on items of equipment either within the PEO Soldier domain or closely related to current or planned PEO programs. I gathered these lessons while serving as the PEO Soldier Liaison to the ASA(ALT)-SWA Operations Cell. I accompanied a team from the Science and Technology community conducting a similar mission for GEN Kern, Commander, AMC, and MG Doesburg, Commander, RDECOM, consisting of Mr. Bill Andrews, MAJ Rob Johnston and SFC Sam Newland.
• Operations Iraqi Freedom Engineer Lessons Learned [Initial Draft] US Army Engineer School 15 Nov 2003 -- "The enclosed report is the culmination of the US Army Engineer School's effort to collect observations from Operations Iraqi Freedom and provide them to the Total Engineer Force-active, reserve, and civilian. This report is published to provide the reader with observations related to engineer issues that arose during Operation Iraqi Freedom from deployment through the end of Phase III. (..) This report covers four of the five engineer battlefield functions performed by Engineers: Mobility, Survivability, Geospatial, and General Engineering. Also covered are the Battlefield Operating Systems of Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as Engineer Equipment." [MSWord 161 Kb]
• Geneva Model-Accord: Draft Permanent Status Agreement December 2003 -- "The Permanent Status Agreement (hereinafter "this Agreement") ends the era of conflict and ushers in a new era based on peace, cooperation, and good neighborly relations between the Parties."
• Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/13 United Nations 24 Nov 2003 -- A/ES-10/248 - Israel is not in compliance with the Assembly's demand that it "stop and reverse the construction of the wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". [PDF]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country September 30, 2003 [PDF 1.01 Mb]
• Fires in the Close Fight: OIF Lessons Learned US Army, 3rd Infantry Division DIVARTY [1.7 MB PDF]
• Initial Lessons Learned US Army, Air Defense Artillery Quality Assurance Office September 2003 [523 K PPT]
• Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) After Action Report Operation Iraqi Freedom US Army July 2003 [1.03 MB PDF]
• Final Draft: The Constitution of Afghanistan 03 Nov 2003 -- "We the people of Afghanistan (...) Have adopted this constitution in compliance with historical, cultural, and social requirements of the era, through our elected representatives in the Loya Jirga dated / /1382 in the city of Kabul." [MSWord 201 Kb]
• CALL Newsletter: Operation OUTREACH Center for Army Lessons Learned OCT 03, No. 03-27 -- "This newsletter represents the efforts of two teams from the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) that deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of Operation OUTREACH. (...) The team found many items to cover, but mainly focused on intelligence- and fire support-related issues: Intelligence (General), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Operations, Targeting (aspects from both intelligence and fire support), Fire Support, and Random Observations. Following is a compilation of their observations." [PDF 592 Kb]
• Memo by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the Global War on Terrorism 16 Oct 2003 -- "The questions I posed to combatant commanders this week were: Are we winning or losing the Global War on Terror? Is DoD changing fast enough to deal with the new 21st century security environment? Can a big institution change fast enough? Is the USG changing fast enough?" [ PDF Version 111 Kb ]
• President Submits Request for Funding War on Terrorism September 17, 2003
• FY 2004 Supplemental Appropriations September 17, 2003 [totaling $87 billion]
• STRYKER BRIGADES Versus THE REALITY OF WAR Written by Victor O'Reilly for Congressman Jim Saxton, Aug 22, 2003 - The issue raised in this report is whether the US Army should be allowed to field the Stryker, a family of vehicles whose extensive deficiencies are comprehensively laid out in the following pages, but which, for technical, bureaucratic and political reasons, has managed to elude the Department of Defense's Operational Test and Evaluation.
• Report to Congress, Pursuant to the FY 2000 National Defense Authorization Act: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA July 28, 2003 -- This annual report addresses (1) gaps in knowledge of China's military power; (2) China's grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy; (3) developments in China's military doctrine and force structure, to include developments in advanced technologies that would enhance China's military capabilities; (4) China's relations with the former Soviet Union; and, (5) the security situation in the Taiwan Strait. [PDF 725 Kb]
• An Army Update by General Jack Keane US Army July 23, 2003 [699 kb PPT] -- Slides on Army deployments
• Report to the Congressional Defense Committees on KC-767A Air Refueling Aircraft Multi-Year Lease Pilot Program US Air Force July 10, 2003 -- "This report begins with the operationsl requirement for air refueling and the challenges/risks faced today by our nation's aging air refueling fleet, showing the urgent need to begin recapitalization. Next it discusses a number of alternatives that were analyzed as possible solutions to meet that need. This report then compares the merits of leasing versus buying as acquisition strategies to accelerate the recapitalization effort with the selected platform, the KC-767A. Finally, it details the proposed lease agreement that fields 100 tankers five years faster than the current planned purchase." [PDF 85 Kb]
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country June 30, 2003 [PDF 3.15 Mb]
• Statement from the Prime Minister's Bureau Israel Prime Minister's Bureau 25 May 2003 -- "Based on the 23 May 2003 statement of the United States Government, in which the United States committed to fully and seriously address Israel's comments to the Roadmap during the implementation phase, the Prime Minister announced on 23 May 2003 that Israel has agreed to accept the steps set out in the Roadmap"
• A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Department of State 30 Apr 2003 -- The following is a performance-based and goal-driven roadmap, with clear phases, timelines, target dates, and benchmarks aiming at progress through reciprocal steps by the two parties in the political, security, economic, humanitarian, and institution-building fields, under the auspices of the Quartet [the United States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia]. The destination is a final and comprehensive settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict by 2005, as presented in President Bush's speech of 24 June, and welcomed by the EU, Russia and the UN in the 16 July and 17 September Quartet Ministerial statements.
• Active Duty Military Personnel by Service by Region/Country March 31, 2003 [PDF 1.35 Mb]
• Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance By Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade, with L.A. "Bud" Edney, Fred M. Franks, Charles A. Horner, Jonathan T. Howe, and Keith Brendley NDU Press Book December 1996 -- The purpose of this paper is to explore alternative concepts for structuring mission capability packages (MCPs) around which future U. S. military forces might be configured. (...) The goal of Rapid Dominance will be to destroy or so confound the will to resist that an adversary will have no alternative except to accept our strategic aims and military objectives. To achieve this outcome, Rapid Dominance must control the operational environment and through that dominance, control what the adversary perceives, understands, and knows, as well as control or regulate what is not perceived, understood, or known.
• E-Bomb Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Dr Carlo Kopp
• The Electromagnetic Bomb - a Weapon of Electrical Mass Destruction By Carlo Kopp Aerospace Power Chronicles -- This paper discusses aspects of the technology base, weapon delivery techniques and proposes a doctrinal foundation for the use of such devices in warhead and bomb applications.
• Active Duty Military Personnel Sterngths By Regional Area And By Country DECEMBER 2002 [PDF]
• The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, Submitted to Congress by President George W. Bush, September 2002 The White House
• Beyond the Axis of Evil Washington File 06 May 2002-- In addition to North Korea, Iraq and Iran -- President Bush's "axis of evil," Libya, Syria and Cuba are states that also must be scrutinized for programs of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the State Department's top arms control and nonproliferation official says.
• Bush's West Point Speech 01 June 2002 -- Bush: For much of the last century, America's defense relied on the Cold War doctrines of deterrence and containment. In some cases, those strategies still apply. But new threats also require new thinking. Deterrence -- the promise of massive retaliation against nations -- means nothing against shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or citizens to defend. Containment is not possible when unbalanced dictators with weapons of mass destruction can deliver those weapons on missiles or secretly provide them to terrorist allies.
• President Bush's State of the Union Address 29 Jan. 2002 States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. America will do what is necessary to ensure our nation's security. We'll be deliberate, yet time is not on our side. I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.
• Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China [PDF] This annual report addresses (1) gaps in knowledge of China's military power; (2) China's grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy; (3) developments in China's military doctrine and force structure, to include developments in advanced technologies that would enhance China's military capabilities; (4) China's relations with the former Soviet Union; and, (5) the security situation in the Taiwan Strait.
• Rapid Decisive Operations (RDO) - RDO Whitepaper Version 2.0 USJFCOM J9 Concepts Division (J92) 22 August 2001 - The strategic requirement is to be ready to transition from a relatively peaceful process to intense combat operations rapidly and decisively to achieve the strategic objectives.
• PERFORMANCE MAINTENANCE During Continuous Flight Operations A GUIDE FOR FLIGHT SURGEONS - NAVMED P-6410 - 1 JAN 2000 -- Intermittently since Vietnam up through Desert Storm the Air Force has used both amphetamines and sedatives in selected aircraft for specific missions. USAF pilots during Desert Storm stated that 5 mgs of dextro-amphetamine (Dexedrine) helped maintain alertness without causing other changes in mood or perception.
• A Concept Framework For RAPID DECISIVE OPERATIONS USJFCOM J9 Concepts Division (J92) 22 October 1999 - A joint force commander (JFC) can employ air, land, sea, space, and information-based capabilities in an intense, focused, non-linear campaign to defeat an adversary's strategic and operational centers of gravity.
• Director, Operational Test & Evaluation FY2001 Annual Report DOT&E activity for FY01 involved oversight of 219 programs, including 18 major automated information systems. Oversight activity begins with the early acquisition milestones, continues through approval for full-rate production and, in some instances, during full production until deleted from the DOT&E oversight list
• OPLAN 9518 PROTECTION OF US NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND SUPPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA . This plan provides for USCINCKOREA, when directed, to deploy and conduct military operations in the designated JOA.