Deciphering Morocco’s military procurement strategy

On May 17, 2011, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) advised congress on a possible foreign military sale (FMS) estimated at about 50 million U.S. dollars to Morocco. In a continuous effort to revamp its air force inventory, Morocco had submitted a military procurement order to the U.S. government for 20 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block [...]

Operation (Thank God) Not Kidney Failure: Osama Bin Laden Dead

Osama Bin Laden is dead… So what! Bin Laden has long ceased to be anything more than a symbolic figure to the hundreds of terrorist groups operating compartmentally throughout the world. Regional terrorist leaders often conducted operations without seeking sanction from Bin Laden. In fact, they have often embraced ideas far too extremist than Bin [...]