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Microsoft is using its genAI capabilities to support the United States in a "tech Cold War" against China. The collaboration between Microsoft and the US government has already resulted in a powerful genAI company in the Middle East cutting ties with China and aligning with the US. While this may seem like a positive outcome, there are concerns about the close relationship between the US and Microsoft, as well as the potential lack of regulation for genAI. The US is aiming to leverage its technological leadership in AI to attract countries away from Chinese tech, with Microsoft's involvement serving as a model for this strategy. However, the future of AI and tech regulation remains uncertain. [Extracted from the article]

"Jackie" by Dawn Tripp is a fictional account that provides an intimate portrayal of Jackie Kennedy during her courtship and marriage to JFK. The story begins in 1951, when Jackie is a recent graduate of Vassar and aspires to work in magazine publishing. Initially uninterested in Jack Kennedy, she eventually falls for him and they begin dating as he campaigns for the Senate. The book explores the challenges they face, including Jack's infidelities, the death of their child, and the stress of the Cold War. Tripp's novel humanizes Jackie and offers a nuanced depiction of her complex love for her husband. [Extracted from the article]

This article is a review of the book "Zhou Enlai: A Life" by Chen Jian. The book provides a comprehensive biography of Zhou Enlai, a long-serving Chinese premier who played a crucial role in the Chinese Communist Party. The author highlights Zhou's career as a spymaster, diplomat, and premier, emphasizing his relationship with Mao Zedong and his ability to moderate Mao's power. While the book portrays Zhou as a brilliant organizer and statesman, it also acknowledges his involvement in denouncing persecuted comrades, which may affect the reader's perception of him. Overall, the book offers a detailed account of Zhou's life and his contributions to modern China. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a brief history of "The World Is a Ghetto," an album released in 1972 by the American genre-bending band War which ranked top on the Billboard record charts in the U.S.

The article discusses technological developments in electronic-warfare (EW) systems worldwide as of mid-February 2014. According to Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems' Pat Antkowiak, the U.S. and its allies face the anti-access and aerial-denial challenges in the Pacific region. The opinions of Exelis' Mitch Freidman and Jeff Palombo of Northrop Grumman on the developments are also cited.

The article reports that the U.S. defense spending in Fiscal 2005 exceeded $500 billion, more than seven times that of its closest competitor. Trailing in a distant second was China, followed by Russia, France and Japan rounding out the top five big spenders. Militaries are investing in fewer new programs as their Cold War fleets age, and maintenance, repair and overhaul has emerged as a lucrative venture. Another growing marketplace is information technology. Corporations look toward monopolizing on existing assets, by linking sensors and computers already fielded, instead of simply investing in new platforms.

Reports on the declassification of satellite intelligence images taken by the U.S. during the Cold War as of November 2002. Indication of the satellite imaging capability of the U.S. through these images; Detailed views of strategic sites in the former Soviet Union and Vietnam revealed by these images; Systems that produced the satellite images.

The article focuses on the economic development in Africa, particularly in its mining sector. Topics discussed include billion dollar map in coordination of the World Bank for country geo-mapping survey when exploring Africa, the declining of Cold War-era proxy conflicts for the growth of mining and the continued growth of social license surrounding communities and employees.

The article discusses the efforts being made by the U.S. Government to expand human knowledge of the universe through cooperation following the Cold War's end and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It offers information on the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) of spaceflight professionals to be held in October 2014. It reflects on the National Aeronautics & Space Administration's withdrawal from the joint ExoMars series of red planet orbiters and landers.

The article focuses on the effort of charitable trust London Grid for Learning in enhancing the method of teaching history in Great Britain through the use of technology with its TRUSTnet electronic service for educational resources. The development of a range of electronic resources for teaching history, specifically the resource for educating Key Stage 3 and 4 students on the causes and events of the Cold War, is explored.

The author reflects on the need to modify the doctrine, structure and airframes used for close-air support (CAS) by the U.S. Air Force, due to their ineffectiveness for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. He mentions that the Air Force CIS doctrine is concentrated upon the air support operations center (ASOC), which is co-located with an Army corps headquarters. He adds that the Cas doctrine is still unaltered since the Cold War and the requirements of battling Soviet echelons in Central Europe.

The author discusses the threat posed by a combination of transnational terrorism and criminal gangs to the U.S. border security. He says the growth of international gangs newly freed from state controls was attributable to the collapse of the Cold War. Also cited are the phenomena which have contributed to the increase in international crime and terrorism, including the rebirth of anti-American socialism in South America. He adds that recognizing the extent of the challenge is the first and most important step toward a comprehensive solution.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. to have a clearly defined strategic mission in 2008. It notes that during the Cold War, the U.S. role was to stop the expansion of communism but that role is no longer appropriate when the Cold War ended. The threat of China, the war of terrorism and strength of new coalitions are considered the new areas of focus for the development of the new strategic mission. Four kinds of observations that can affect the content of the mission statement are also described.

The article focuses on the well-defined military requirements of the Cold War. The rapid evolution of naval warfare in this period precipitated changes in radar-operating environments at sea as well. In the early 1970s, it became urgent to detect small-target threats, specifically anti-ship missiles, and naval radars required improved sensitivity to clutter. Efforts were made to increase radar sensitivity by reducing the background-clutter levels, which should be possible using smaller resolution cells, that is, use of more narrow beamwidths and shorter pulse lengths. Relative-range-rate, or Doppler, processing had to be introduced for radars operating over the sea.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Presidential Politics Aside, Technology Cutting A&D Headcount" which appeared in the March 14, 2016 issue of the journal. Topics include the U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stated to be pointing to aerospace Boeing's plans for a 737 jet transport completion, U.S. Aerospace and Defense (A&D) workforce stated to have declined since the Cold War.

This article discusses the implication for the government in Canada of the melting ice in Canadian Arctic. The ice that melts each summer is taking longer and longer to re-freeze every year due to global warming, leaving the waters to Canada's north open to navigation for longer periods every year. Today, about 140 military personnel are permanently stationed in the northern area of the country, with the task of watching over about 4 million square kilometers, including the Northwest Territories. As for technology on hand in the north, the North Warning System, a network of radar systems designed to detect passing aircraft, was set up during the Cold War as a kind of tripwire system to alert North America of Soviet attack, but these radar systems weren't designed for monitoring maritime traffic and are, for the most part, unmanned and automated. INSET: Major Meltdown.

The article discusses the initiative taken by Japanese military policy to defend remote territory and islands. Topics discussed include Japanese procurement programs, the Cold War and 150 Bell 412 aircraft build by Fuji Heavy Industries. Other topics include increase in submarine force by Japanese government and the country's investment in surveillance.

Discusses highlights of a speech given by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower on December 8, 1953 regarding atomic energy. Use of the catch phrase 'Atoms for peace' throughout the speech; Description of the capacity of the U.S. and the Soviet Union to devastate each other's countries using atomic weapons; Vision of an international atomic energy agency.

The article reports on the aspirations laid out by Great Britain for change in the alliance as members prepare for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Bucharest, Romania. London wants to see the summit used to begin to revisit the fundamental tenets of the role of NATO in the post-Cold War environment, the so-called Strategic Concept, agreed at the Washington Summit in 1999. It is also pushing an agenda for the internal reorganization of some NATO structures to reduce bureaucracy and improve and expedite decision-making.

The article reports that White House's plans to scale back funding for aircraft, missile defense and shipbuilding programs that will cause pain for some contractors, but the cuts will be mitigated by a continued uptick in U.S. defense spending. Industry officials say that while defense priorities are shifting to emphasize Army modernization, there's little correlation with the 1990s, when the Pentagon's budget was ratcheted back following the end of the Cold War. General Dynamics' shipbuilding activities also would be hurt by the cuts, but the company is well positioned to capitalize on a boost in Army modernization funding.

This article discusses myths and facts concerning the demise of the U.S. defense industrial base. The defense industrial base is excessively consolidated, and the lack of competition is stifling innovation and hurting the warfighter. The largely government-owned ammunition industrial base has averaged roughly 40% capacity utilization since the end of the Cold War. Underutilized facilities cannot compete on a cost basis with healthier rivals. Global sourcing endangers national security and risks the long-term health of the defense industrial base. Simply not true. Certainly the department is committed to acquiring the best for the warfighter — not the best from the American industrial base, not the best from the defense industrial base.

Focuses on the reduction of intercontinental nuclear weapons. Discussion of the Cold War legacy of tactical nuclear arsenals; Dangers posed by Russian nuclear arms and fissile materials; Elimination of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty.

Focuses on revelations of airborne spying missions by the United States during the Cold War. Soviet-bloc fighter pilots' tolerance of spying missions done by crews of modified aircraft; Decision to pack electronic snoopers and photographers into cramped compartments; Description of photographic reconnaissance missions.

The article discusses presentations at the 53rd Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium sponsored by the American Astronautical Society held in March 2015 focused on unveiling the style of secrecy used in the Cold War. It discusses use of commercial communications satellites as space situational awareness sensors as discussed by Richard DalBello of spaceflight firm Virgin Galactic; views of Stephen Volz of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Satellite and Information Services.

The article talks about a debate regarding the need of reinvestment by Great Britain in maritime patrol aircraft raised from a foreign suspected submarine in Scotland. Topics discussed include request from British Defense Ministry for assistance from allied forces, the benefits of Successor program to build a ballistic missile submarines and support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the same. Other topics include the Great Britain Royal Navy surface warships and the Cold War.

The article offers information on Marvin W. Makinen, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago, who was kept in prison in Russia for spying during the Cold War from 1945-1989. It mentions of Makinen's imprisonment as one of the most notorious disappearances of the 20th century.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the articles in previous issues including "Has Prism cracked the plutonium problem," in the August 2012 issue, the global warming potential of wind-generated electricity, and the Warrior armoured vehicle designed to during the height of the Cold War in 1980.

The article presents information on the chemical weapons disposal of the U.S. and its slow process due to the political and operational issues that have led to the shutdowns and postponing of the destruction facilities. The elimination of the chemical weapons stockpile of the cold war era were further delayed due to the high cost by the Pentagon of the U.S. Information on the disposal of arsenal stored at sites of Colorado and Kentucky by the Department of Defense of the U.S. is also presented.

America's post - Cold War hubris bred economic discontent, military quagmires, moral chaos, and Donald Trump's presidency, according to this sharp but unconvincing polemic. [Extracted from the article]

Rosenberg smartly frames this history as a battle between a "musical nationalism" that saw classical music as a projection of national diplomacy and influence, and a "musical universalism" that emphasized its power to unite humanity. Rosenberg's prose can be dry, but classical music aficionados will find much enjoyable lore from a time when the music was at the center of international rivalries. [Extracted from the article]

Cold War Berlin bursts to life in this riveting German bestseller chronicling the fierce rivalry between zoos on either side of the Iron Curtain by journalist Mohnhaupt. The feud raged between "avid animal collector" and veterinarian Heinz-Georg Klos, director of the West Berlin zoo, and his older counterpart in East Berlin's Tierpark, the "passionate zoologist" Heinrich Dathe, who had dreamed of running a zoo since he was a child. "For both men", Mohnhaupt writes, "being a zoo director was more than a nine-to-five job; it was a calling.". [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan is a test on the credibility of the trans-Atlantic alliance. Analysts observe that if Afghanistan risks becoming the alliance's coffin, the interest of the U.S. in developing its own counterinsurgency (COIN) force can seal NATO's fate. It is noted that the U.S. and Europe have shared a procurement priority that provides an opportunity for strategic planning that has eluded NATO since the end of the Cold War.

Explores the reasons behind the assertions concerning the prioritization given by the U.S. Armed Forces to creating military technologies than developing military strategies for its national security. Criticisms against the emerging military doctrine of network-centric warfare; Impact of the Cold War on the efforts of the Armed Force to establish advanced military defense systems; Risks associated with the importance given by the agency to the development of military technologies.

The article discusses artificial satellites which were developed by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for use in military intelligence gathering. The article examines NRO satellites which were developed for use in the Cold War including the Gambit and Hexagon systems, looking at the use of mirror materials, stellar cameras, and panoramic cameras. Bruce Carlson, director of the NRO, looks at the use of digital processors in analyzing data.

The article discusses mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry which could occur due to reductions in defense spending in the U.S. and Europe. During the 1990s the end of the Cold War led to massive A&D consolidation, but the article argues that transactions from 2011 have been smaller and have focused more on filling gaps in target markets, developing technologies, and entering adjacent markets. A strategy for M&A is provided.

The Kyoto Accord is not the only major global initiative without the full-fledged support of the United States. At the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan, which opens in March, the U.S. pavilion is one of the few not receiving government financial backing. Instead, U.S. Pavilion World Expo 2005, a nonprofit group, Is shouldering the task of showcasing American ingenuity. The U.S. once aggressively participated in world's fairs, but government interest has waned since the end of the cold war, and in the late 1990s, U.S. Congress prohibited the use of federal funds for the events.

This article presents information on the book "Cold War Hothouses: Inventing Postwar Culture from Cockpit to Playboy," edited by Beatriz Colomina. When World War II ended and corporations that had been making armaments retooled, the result was Barbie dolls and Tupperware, according to Cold War Hothouses. The overreaching, sometimes glib premise of the book is that the new focus was entirely domestic: bombshelters, window air-conditioners, kitchen appliances, garden products, and drive-in theaters — which rolled living room, bedroom, and kitchen into one.

A White Paper from Japan's Defense Agency (JDA) says the threat of international terrorism or a ballistic missile attack is far greater than a Cold War-style invasion, indicating a rethinking in spending away from the country's traditional defensive stance. In a 1995 White Paper, the JDA acknowledged the end of the Cold War and the need to restructure Japan's forces into a smaller, more efficient power. The paper cites two main threats, international terrorism and North Korea's nuclear weapons program and ballistic missiles.

Reports that the 7405th Support Squadron based in Germany may have conducted the most successful covert operation flown by the United States Air Force during the Cold War. Spying operations called Project Rain Drop; Observation of communist forces from the Berlin corridor; Use of camera-carrying C-97 'Flintstone' aircraft.

Recounts the history of Cold War that began in central Europe in June 1948. Role played by engineers in the Berlin airlift; Obstacles faced by the Operation Vittles or the airlift; Orders received by the US Army in Berlin on July 8, 1948.

Presents excerpts from a recent address by United States Defense Secretary Richard B. Cheney concerning the long-term unfolding of the Soviet revolution. Lists questions illustrating the nature of the difficulty of assessing the Soviet future that face policy makers; Existing treaties; Long-term perspective.

The article reports that chemical weapons experts have identified the nerve agent used in the alleged attempted murder of a former Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, living in Great Britain, where he and his daughter, Yulia, were reportedly poisoned on March 4, 2018. It states that the nerve agent belongs to a family of compounds known as Novichok agents that were developed in a Cold War-era weapons program in the Soviet Union.

The article reports on the increased nuclear threat presented by Russia to the U.S. and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. Topics discussed include the Cold War foe between Russia and NATO allies started since illegal annexation of Crimea, the need for alliance to recognize the threat of nuclear attack by other countries and the potential use of weapons of mass destruction for terrorism, and the need for a communication strategy by NATO.

The article discusses the Department-wide Electronic Warfare (EW) Strategy signed by Ash Carter outgoing Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense handling his position to Jim Mattis. It highlights contribution of the EW Executive Committee (EW EXCOM) towards the EW Strategy in 2015. It also mentions that the DOD made a strategic bet on the EMS with the Second Offset Strategy developed at the end of the Cold War.