AFRICOM hosting Chiefs of Defense conference as US forced from Niger, Chad

AFRICOM hosting Chiefs of Defense conference as US forced from Niger, Chad
AFRICOM hosting Chiefs of Defense conference as US forced from Niger, Chad

“I’m pretty sure that some of the representation from West Africa will bring it up [Russia moving into some African countries] because they all have been affected by Russia’s activities,” AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley said.

SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare

SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare
SOCOM chief sees ‘renaissance’ for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare

“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.

Our Artificial Intelligence ‘Sputnik Moment’ Is Now: Eric Schmidt & Bob Work

Our Artificial Intelligence ‘Sputnik Moment’ Is Now: Eric Schmidt & Bob Work
Our Artificial Intelligence ‘Sputnik Moment’ Is Now: Eric Schmidt & Bob Work

WASHINGTON: When former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work heard the head of Google’s parent company, Eric Schmidt, say this morning that America needs a national strategy for developing Artificial Intelligence, one image sprang to his mind’s eye. “The image that popped into my mind was of Nikita Khrushchev banging his shoe in the UN and…

French Lessons From Mali: Fight Alone, Supply Together

French Lessons From Mali: Fight Alone, Supply Together
French Lessons From Mali: Fight Alone, Supply Together

By Murielle Delaporte French forces appear to have succeeded in Mali. They blunted the mad progress of Islamist forces during Operation Serval for those who don’t know, the serval is a gorgeous, sleek and fast African cat known for grabbing hidden prey from rocks and holes) drove them back to the northern mountains and seem to have broken the…

Mali: France’s Version Of Shock And Awe, Add Allies, Crush AQIM

France has been hailed by the people of Mali for driving al Qaeda-linked thugs from their country. Malians greeted French President Francois Hollande with cheers of Vive la France when he recently visited Timbuktu. But the rebels and al Qaeda are not yet crushed, though they have been forced to cede most inhabited territory. The…