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ISSUES & TRENDS

Azerbaijan and Iran: Cousins in Conflict

Posted on October 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2012
Iranian threats against Azerbaijan have sharply escalated in recent months.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Azerbaijan, Iran

Can Japan Continue to Live in the Nuclear Neighborhood Without Its Own Nuclear Weapons?

Posted on October 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2012
Will the United States and its allies shape a credibility defense strategy in the Pacific to reduce the nuclear threat?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

China, Europe, and the United States: A Different Dynamic

Posted on October 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2012
As the fastest rising power in the international system, China is in a position where neither side of the Atlantic can ignore it.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged China, Europe, PRC

Meeting Tomorrow’s Aerospace Challenges

Posted on October 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/07/2012
The CEO of EADS focuses on the challenge of jump starting the technology revolution underlying aviation development.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Airbus, EADS, Tom Enders

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan’s Strategic Lodestar

Posted on October 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/07/2012
The 2008 Georgia War demonstrated how “frozen conflicts” in the former Soviet Union can abruptly thaw and explode.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh

Nuclear Security Summits under Review: The Obama Administration Perspective

Posted on October 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/07/2012
President Barack Obama declared he would eliminate or secure all dangerous nuclear material within four years in his April 2009 Prague speech.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Nuclear Summits

The Changing Balance of Power in Space

Posted on October 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/06/2012
It is not surprising that the US's position in global space is declining.
Posted in HOME, Policy Dynamics

Azerbaijan and Russia: The Lingering Impact of the Georgian War?

Posted on October 5, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/05/2012
Richard Weitz continues his look at the controversial Russian deal with Azerbaijan with regard to a large radar station on Azerbaijani territory.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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