JINSAThe Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is as a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan think-tank focusing on the national security interests of the United States. JINSA's aim is three-fold: to ensure a strong and effective U.S. national security policy; to educate American leadership figures on the vital strategic relationship between the United States and Israel; and to strengthening U.S. cooperation with democratic allies, including Taiwan, Jordan, Hungary,...Navy Embarks on Key Submarine Conversion- March 28, 2003 Rather than scrapping submarines that still have decades more service left in them, the U.S. Navy will soon begin transforming four unneeded ballistic missile submarines into multi-mission boats equipped for 21st century warfare.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1957 North Korea Testing the Waters- March 27, 2003 With the March 26 announcement that it is considering withdrawing from the 1953 Korean War cease-fire agreement, Pyongyang continues to follow a course seemingly intended to spark a new war between North Korea and Washington.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1953 The Origin of 'Shock and Awe'- March 23, 2003 Showcased in live, realtime video images, U.S. and British forces have unleashed a devastating, unparalleled warfighting doctrine upon the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. Dubbed 'Shock and Awe,' this doctrine has its origins in a similarly-titled 1996 study, co-authored by Adm. Leon "Bud" Edney, USN (ret.), a member of JINSA's Board of Advisors.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1945 Richard Perle Declares Both War and Saddam's Fall as Inevitable- March 12, 2003 In his March 11, 2003 address to the inaugural meeting of the JINSA Policy Forum, Defense Advisory Board chairman Richard Perle emphasized that President Bush will act to protect the American people regardless of whether members of the UN Security Council agree that he should. Read more about this important talk.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/articles.html/function/view/categoryid/1930/documentid/1932/... MFO Drawdown Looms- March 7, 2003 The future of the Multinational Forces and Observers (MFO) that has monitored Egypt-Israel peace treaty compliance in the Sinai for over 20 years may soon find itself severely weakened after a drawdown imposed by the Pentagon of as many as 43 percent of the U.S. soldiers stationed in the region.http://www.jinsa.org/articles/view.html?documentid=1912 |