Shaukat Qadir, who taught many senior Pakistani generals at the country's National Defence University.

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However, Hamayoun Khan, of the National Defence University in Islamabad, insists that China's interest in Gwadar remains chiefly commercial.

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Phillip Saunders, of the National Defence University in Washington, says the same goes for PLA strategists, who reckon they now have greater power to unsettle America.

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The meritocracy is inexorably turning into a matriarchy, and visibly so on many campuses: the heads of Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Brown and the National Defence University are all women.

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It was conceived at the National Defence University in Washington and involves, in a couple of days, some 800 cruise missiles raining down on Iraq more than twice the number launched during the 40 days of the 1991 Gulf war.

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In Global Times, Li Jian and Li Daguang, professors at the National Defence University, accuse the US government of smearing China to build support for its own cyber-army following US National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon's call on Monday for China to stop hacking attacks on US companies.

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"Despite the success, South Korea can hardly do away with Russia's help, " Li Daguang, a professor at the University of National Defence, concurs.

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