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Policy Dynamics

Japan and Global Defense Industrial Cooperation

Posted on September 23, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/23/2012
Richard Weitz continues his analysis of the evolution of Japanese procurement policy.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Japan

“Iran is Not on the Path to Nuclear Arms”: The View from Moscow on Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on September 23, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/23/2012
Moscow is laying down some tough conditions for making further progress in nuclear arms control.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Moscow, Nucear Arms, Russia

The USCG in a “Death Spiral”

Posted on September 22, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2012
Which emergencies does the Administration and the Congress not want the USCG to respond to?
Posted in HOME, Policy Dynamics | Tagged USCG

A Bright Civil Nuclear Future: The View from Moscow

Posted on September 22, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2012
Russia is firmly committed to the growth of civilian nuclear power in the global market.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged nuclear power, Russia

The Japanese Approach to Defense Procurement

Posted on September 20, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/20/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the evolution of Japanese defense procurement strategy.  
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged defense procurement, Japan

The CNN Policy Model: The Middle East in Upheaval

Posted on September 19, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/19/2012
The broader policy problem is that the chaos in the Middle East only will aid Muslim extremists and fundamentalists.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Middle-East

Japan’s Hard Power Assets

Posted on September 17, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/17/2012
Japan is investing in hard power assets as the situation changes in the Pacific.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Japan

Japan and China: On Collision Course?

Posted on September 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
09/13/2012
Chinese ascendency in the Pacific is not just about soft power.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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