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Iraq’s Bilateral Ties with the GCC Members

Posted on August 21, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/21/2012
Iraq has had a slow path back to working with GCC states.    
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Bahrain, GCC, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE

The Indian Defense Market: Changing Dynamics

Posted on August 19, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/19/2012
The US, the Russians and the Indian defense market.
Posted in Featured Article, Policy Dynamics, What's New

Taking a Counter Intelligence Look at the Light Attack Aircraft Competition

Posted on August 19, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/19/2012
Is it time to take a hard look at the counter-intelligence aspects of the LAA competition?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Hawker Beechcraft

An Update on Maintenance Training on the F-35

Posted on August 19, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/19/2012
Maintenance training is a key part of the roll out of the F-35.
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force

Charles Adler on Canada and the F-35

Posted on August 18, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/18/2012
This video looks at Canada and the F-35.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force | Tagged F-35

Iraq and Saudi Arabia: The Politics of Frustration

Posted on August 18, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/18/2012
Shiite actors in Iraq are treated as Iranian proxies by Saudi Arabia.    
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged GCC, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

“Dynamic Defense” and the Japanese Defense White Paper 2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2012
The latest White Paper lays out Japanese official thinking about the future
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Japan, Pacific Strategy

China and the Arctic: An Element of an Evolving Global Strategy

Posted on August 15, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
08/15/2012
A Chinese look at the Arctic.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged arctic, China, SIPRI
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