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Moscow Experts See Growing Chinese Challenge to Russian Arms Sales

Posted on July 6, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/06/2012
A Russian look at the evolving Chinese challenge in global arm sales.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged PRC, PRC Arms Exports, PRC military, Russia

Trilateral Nuclear Complexities: Tunnels, Warheads and Other Challenges

Posted on July 5, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/05/2012
A Russian look at the Chinese nuclear modernization effort.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Emergence of a New European Map: France, the U.S. and the Future of Europe

Posted on July 4, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/04/2012
The impact of the Euro crisis is having global consequences beyond Europe itself.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, Europe, Hudson Institute

The Air Tanker Contribution to Gulf Security

Posted on July 3, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/03/2012
The potential role of the UAE and Saudi tankers as part of their operational envelope.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Shaping Redundant Response U.S. Military Space Capabilities

Posted on July 1, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/01/2012
The entire C5ISR enterprise built into a honeycomb is the correct response and approach to shaping the attack and defense global reach enterprise.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged Chinese Space, Chinese space threat, F-35, Space News, The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

The F-35: The Impact of a Global Fleet

Posted on July 1, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/01/2012
Rather than taking a platform centric perspective, thinking about the F-35 as a global fleet provides significant understanding of the capabilities inherent in the system.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Evolving UAE Perspectives on Gulf Security

Posted on June 29, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/29/2012
How do the UAE leaders perceive threats in the region?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged GCC, Iran, Oman, UAE

The Japanese Buy Their First F-35s: Building Blocks for a Global Fleet

Posted on June 29, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/29/2012
The Japanese announce their purchase of initial F-35s.
Posted in The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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