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TRC Companies Welcomes Todd Wager as Infrastructure Sector President Share Article TRC Companies, a global firm leading in consulting, engineering and construction management, welcomes Todd Wager as President of Infrastructure. Todd Wager, TRC Infrastructure Sector President “Todd not only brings to TRC extensive experience in infrastructure markets and services but also brings strong technical knowledge and an exceptional commercial skillset,” said Chris Vincze, CEO of TRC. ...

 series on Defense360. President Joseph Biden’s recent announcement that the United States would cut off arms transfers that support the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen is one of his administration’s first major foreign policy decisions. Security cooperation—and particularly foreign military sales (FMS)—has long been a central and sometimes controversial tool of U.S. foreign policy that serves multiple, potentially conflicting, ends. During the Trump administration, the economic ration...

– Sun Tzu While conventional warfare—set-piece battles between large military forces—largely defined twentieth-century conflict between major powers, irregular warfare will likely define international politics over the next year and beyond. Countries like China, Russia, and Iran compete with the United States using irregular methods because conventional and nuclear warfare are far too costly. The tools of irregular warfare are not strategic bombers, main battle tanks, or infantry soldiers...

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Foreign training programs could become a priority in Biden administration, experts say Augusta Saraiva, Medill News Service February 3 A Royal Saudi air force F-15 Strike Eagle pilot adjusts his flight helmet before a training mission Jan. 25, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Senior Airman Brett Clashman/Air Force) As the world witnessed President Joe Biden take his oath of office on Jan. 20, he vowed to “repair our alliances and engage with the world once again” as a “stron...

 series on Defense360. One of the Biden administration’s most contentious war-related decisions will likely be what to do about Afghanistan. The U.S. military has been fighting in Afghanistan for two decades in a war that has persisted nearly continuously since the late 1970s. However, a precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at this point—without an intra-Afghan peace agreement—will likely shift the military balance of power in favor of the Taliban and increase the possibility of ...

Michael Allen Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies LLC; Former Majority Staff Director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Kari Bingen Robert Cardillo John P. Carlin Marcel Lettre Jason Matheny Founding Director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence and Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity John McLaughlin Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, The Johns Hopk...

Danny Russel. This program is complimentary and open to the global community. Please consider making a donation to support our work.   Registration will close on Wednesday, January 13 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. AGENDA 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks – Margaret Conley, Executive Director, Asia Society Northern California Opening Remarks – Lt. Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis 9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Session 1 –  The Global Chessboard: After a year of recriminations and downward s...

Biden nominates Hicks first female deputy secretary of defense By (0) If Kathleen Hicks is confirmed, she would be the first woman to serve as deputy defense secretary. File Photo courtesy of the Biden transition team Dec. 30 (UPI) -- President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday appointed or nominated several officials to the Defense Department and White House staff, including what would potentially be the highest-ranking female Pentagon official in U.S. history. The transition team announced that ...

30 Dec 2020 President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment. “Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Kathleen Hicks as the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Dr. Colin Kahl as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,” the Biden transition team said in a statement. Biden said in a statement: Dr. Kath Hicks and Dr....