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ISSUES & TRENDS

US and Pakistan: On an Accelerating Downward Slide?

Posted on December 16, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/16/2011
Relations between Pakistan and the United States could deteriorate significantly in the year ahead. And with what consequences for the Afghan engagement?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, Pakistan, US-Pakistan

A Danish Perspective on the Challenge of Arctic Security

Posted on December 15, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/15/2011
The Arctic is clearly an area in which presence assets, both surface and airborne, need to be networked to provide for maritime safety, security and search and rescue capabilities.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, Uncategorized, What's New | Tagged Admiral Nils Wang, arctic, Arctic Council, Royal Danish Defence College

The ABM Treaty: Dead But Not Forgotten

Posted on December 15, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/15/2011
Ten years ago this week, the United States gave the Russian Federation formal notice that Washington would withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New | Tagged ABM Treaty, President Bush, Russia

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

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
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