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Policy Dynamics

The Latest Second Line of Defense Publicaton: Air Mobility and Mission Success

Posted on October 9, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/09/2012
The latest Second Line of Defense publication examines the evolving role of air mobility.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Air Mobilty

Remembering Afghanistan: Entering the 12th Year of the War

Posted on October 9, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/09/2012
We are now entering the twelfth year of U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan War, with the United States suffering its 2,000th military death earlier this month.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

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

The United States and the CTBT: The Prospects

Posted on October 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
10/08/2012
What are the prospects for the CTBT in the United States?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged CTBT, nuclear weapons

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

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

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
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