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Policy Dynamics

Putin’s Defense Procurement Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/13/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the challenges for President Putin with regard to defense procurement.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Russian defense, Russian defense industries, T-90 tank, Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Rearmament: Can Moscow Afford It?

Posted on March 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/11/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the Putin plan for an expansion of defense spending.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Russian defense, Vladimir Putin

Iraq Today: Failure and Frustration All Round

Posted on March 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/08/2012
A look at Iraq today.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

An Open Letter to General Schwartz on the Light Air Support Aircraft

Posted on March 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/08/2012
We need to support an Afghan transition strategy.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, Brazil, General Schwartz, Light Air Support Aircraft, super tucano, USAF

Continuing Coverage of Brazilian Reactions

Posted on March 8, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/08/2012
Is Brazil bashing a recognizerd political sport in the US?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The USAF and the Afghan Transition: Losing It?

Posted on March 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/07/2012
The Afghan Options: "Leave, Languish or Leverage." Unfortunately, USAF decisions or reducing the options to two: "leave or languish."
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, super tucano, USAF

An Update from Brazil on the Super Tucano “Decision”

Posted on March 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/07/2012
An update on the reaction in Brazil to how the Super Tucano decision has been handled and the outcome to date.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Policy Dynamics | Tagged Brazil, Embraer, super tucano, USAF

Brazil’s Reaction to the USAF “Decision” on the Super Tucano

Posted on March 7, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/07/2012
The Administration has left Boeing swinging in the wind, rather than for the fences.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Boeing, Brazil, Kenneth Maxwell, super tucano
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