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Policy Dynamics

A Whole New Twist on “Buy America”

Posted on July 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/16/2012
SLD was first to forecast that the Chinese would try to buy Hawker Beechcraft.
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged China, Hawker Beechcraft, super tucano

Central Asian Terrorists in Operation

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
Richard Weisz takes a look at recent Central Asian terrorist activity.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Iraq Oil Problems and Possibilities

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
While the GCC considers significantly reducing the price of oil as a pressure on Iran and Russia, what are the Iraqis up to? French, Russian, and especially Chinese companies seem prepared to tolerate high risks in order to gain access to some of Iraq’s most lucrative oil contracts. Chinese firms…
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Iraq, Oil Industry, PRC, Russia

Military Intervention in Syria? A French Perspective

Posted on July 14, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/14/2012
What would a military intervention in Syria look like?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged syria

An “Act of War”? The Law of Naval Mining

Posted on July 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/12/2012
Dr. Scott Truver looks at whether naval mining is an act of war.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Law of Naval Mining, Mining, USMC, USN

The East China Sea Dynamic

Posted on July 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2012
With inland resources depleting at a brisk clip, a surging number of countries have turned to the ocean.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Policy Dynamics, Security

Turkey, Syria and the Future of NATO

Posted on July 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2012
What role will Turkey play in the Syrian crisis?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged NATO, syria, Turkey

The Few, the Proud: The American Defenders

Posted on July 10, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/10/2012
Secretary Wynne looks at the challenges of pushing modernization of U.S. forces further down the road.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New | Tagged F-35. Secretary Wynne, Michael Wynne
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