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Policy Dynamics

Help Us Find C-123 Veterans

Posted on December 5, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/05/2011
Help us find former C-123 pilots to make sure the nation thanks them properly.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Policy Dynamics | Tagged Agent Orange, C-123, Veterans Administration

Russian Intelligence on the Rebound

Posted on December 5, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
12/05/2011
The long-awaited full length feature of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" is opening in the Washington DC area. Richard Weitz reminds us that the competition continues.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged elections, intelligence, Russia, spies

US Joins Russia in Suspending Adherence to Conventional Weapons Treaty

Posted on December 2, 2011 | by SysAdmin
12/02/2011
The United States announced that it would stop sharing data with Russia under the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

Afghan-Pakistan Border Incidents: The Underlying Problem

Posted on November 29, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
11/29/2011
Richard Weitz looks at the seriousness of the Afghan-Pakistan border problem and its impact on the Afghan mission.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, border, NATO, Pakistan, US

The USAF Makes a Decision

Posted on November 27, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
11/27/2011
Ed Timperlake looks at the USAF decision on the Light Air Support contract.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Putin Seeks Arctic Riches

Posted on November 27, 2011 | by SysAdmin
11/27/2011
Richard Weitz looks at the Russian approach to the Arctic, as one of the 5 key members of the Arctic council.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

The USAF Takes a Decision (2)

Posted on November 24, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
11/24/2011
As our colleague Steve Trimble has asked: More than [gulp!] $100 million?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged AT-6, Hawker Beechcraft, USAF

MemoGate Affair Highlights Need to Reform Pakistan’s Security Sector

Posted on November 24, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
11/24/2011
The resignation of the Pakistani ambassador to the US again puts US-Pakistani relations into the spotlight.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Husain Haqqani, Pakistan, Pakistani Ambassador to the US, US-Pakistan
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