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ISSUES & TRENDS

Misplaced Blame: The Politicization of Counterfeit Electronics

Posted on December 14, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/14/2011
After more than a decade of neglect, counterfeit electronics has become a high profile issue, thanks to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s investigation of counterfeit electronic parts in military weapons systems.
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011., Counterfeit electronics

Happy Birthday Nunn-Lugar! Another Case of Second Line of Defense In Action

Posted on December 13, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/13/2011
Will the Russian government prove willing and able to maintain security upgrades at Russian WMD sites that previously were sustained by US and other foreign funding?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Nunn-Lugar, Russia, Second Line of Defense

Strategy for the Arctic, 2011-2020

Posted on December 13, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/13/2011
Denmark has published a well-thought out strategy for the decade ahead in the Arctic.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged arctic, Denmark, strategy

Empowering an Arctic Strategy

Posted on December 13, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/13/2011
By shaping a 10-year plan for convergent procurement, common concepts of operations could be shaped by the 4 NATO partners.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged arctic, Denmark and Arctic Strategy, strategy

Russia Doubles Down on Assad

Posted on December 12, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/12/2011
The Syrian dynamic is a major fault line for 2012. Russia is a key player on how that fault line is managed. Russian analysts believe that, whereas sanctions against Iran can help avert war, in Syria they would simply be a prelude to foreign military intervention, in the same way…
Posted in Featured Article, Policy Dynamics, Security | Tagged Russia, sanctions, syria

Russia-US Relations: Hypotheses and Recommendations

Posted on December 12, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/12/2011
As we approach the elections seasons in Russia and the United States, we should bear in mind the key hypotheses and recommendations that have appeared in Second Line of Defense coverage of this issue during the past year.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

Bold Alligator 2012: Charting the Future

Posted on December 12, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/12/2011
In early 2012, the USN-USMC team will have the largest Amphibious exercise in many years. This is also the first major Amphibious exercise since the restructuring the of the ARG under the strike group concept. And the exercise will involve the large deck carrier in a support role to the…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Evolution of Maritime Robotic Systems

Posted on December 9, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/09/2011
In this interview with General Heinz of iRobot, the evolution of maritime robotics is highlighted as a key part of 21st century maritime forces.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged General Heinz, iRobot, maritime, robots
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