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Policy Dynamics

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

Russia Doubles Down on Assad

Posted on December 12, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/12/2011
The Syrian dynamic is a major fault line for 2012. Russia is a key player on how that fault line is managed. Russian analysts believe that, whereas sanctions against Iran can help avert war, in Syria they would simply be a prelude to foreign military intervention, in the same way…
Posted in Featured Article, Policy Dynamics, Security | Tagged Russia, sanctions, syria

Russia-US Relations: Hypotheses and Recommendations

Posted on December 12, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/12/2011
As we approach the elections seasons in Russia and the United States, we should bear in mind the key hypotheses and recommendations that have appeared in Second Line of Defense coverage of this issue during the past year.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

Augmenting the Seabase: 21st Century Efficiencies

Posted on December 9, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/09/2011
In an age of diminishing physical assets – in this case ships – getting more punch for the buck is a key consideration.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Carrier, F-35B, Gator Navy, LHD, LPD, Osprey, USMC, USN, uss wasp

Remembering Pearl Harbor the PRC Way

Posted on December 7, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/07/2011
Inside the Beltway focuses on eliminating 21st Century capability at an interesting time.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Policy Dynamics | Tagged Pearl Harbor, PRC

Winning the Air/Sea Battle

Posted on December 6, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/06/2011
If the F-35 did not exist with it’s world class “Z-axis” 360 umbrella —it would have to be invented.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged F-35. PRC, hypersonic missile, missile defense
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