Jonathan Dowdall

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Brussles based writer.
3 Hot Issues at NATO Chicago Summit: From Staying in Afghanistan to Cyber Warfare
By Jonathan Dowdall
This weekend, world leaders and defense officials will converge in Chicago for NATO’s bi-annual diplomatic summit. The largest defense meeting of its kind, in attendance are the leaders of three nuclear armed nations, and officials commanding 28…
Drone Use and Development Will Slow Down in Coming Years
By Jonathan Dowdall
The unmanned aerial systems (UAS) — or drones — sector continues to expand rapidly. Forecasters have predicted a boom in the Asian drone market, while the UK and France —  Europe’s largest military spenders —  have announced plans to expand their…
3 Ways Millennials Can Make Better Strategic Defense Policy Choices Than Previous Generations
By Jonathan Dowdall
Recently, I’ve been reading a great deal about what dangers the strategic defense and security environment will hold for us millennials, the next generation of policy leaders. Whether focused on the demands of austerity on U.S military spending, the…
Top Pentagon Official: European Governments to Spend More on Defense, U.S. to Take a Supporting Role
By Jonathan Dowdall
The future of U.S-Europe defense cooperation is taking shape, after a top Pentagon official has confirmed that the U.S will be expecting European militaries to bear more of the defense burden in future. As reported by news outlet DefenceReport in…
Scotland Wants Independence From England, Highlights Growth of Separatist Movements in Europe
By Jonathan Dowdall
Britain is gripped by a new separatist controversy, after leading Scottish ministers declared their intention to hold a public referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in 2014. While the Scottish independence movement is not new, this…
Do Stories Help or Hinder Our Understanding of Foreign Affairs?
By Jonathan Dowdall
The Pentagon’s new “strategic guidance” document attempts to outline the global security environment — a mind-bogglingly difficult task for a 16-page document. So inevitably, the paper relies on some fairly simple “narratives,” or stories, to help…
New U.S. Defense Strategy: War On Terror Not Over, Defense Cuts, and Focus On China
By Jonathan Dowdall
In a much-anticipated speech at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama has formally unveiled “the projected security environment and the key military missions for which the Department of Defense (DoD) must prepare” in the coming decade.  Focus by…
Will New Falklands Dispute With Latin America Lead Britain to War in 2012?
By Jonathan Dowdall
Whilst the rest of the world speculates about the likelihood of a U.S. war with Iran in 2012, in Britain the New Year has been accompanied by some ominous news from their tiny overseas territory of the Falklands Islands. Led by Argentina, who…
The 'Skyrim' Effect: How Video Games Show Sophisticated Treatment of War, Politics
By Jonathan Dowdall
This holiday season, I’ve been taking a vacation from defense and security news, and have joined the millions of people who buy and play video games in ever-increasing numbers. Indeed, on whichever platform you care to indulge the gamers’ itch, 2011…
Is Global Security Really Getting More Complex?
By Jonathan Dowdall
Amongst the defense and security policy community, there are certain stock phrases which occur with startling repetitiveness: the idea that our world is growing "increasingly complex," with "new and emerging security challenges" coming from "diverse…