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Policy Dynamics

NATO and the Dialogue of the Deaf: Why Will It Be Any Different This Time?

Posted on February 22, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/22/2017
We have a new Administration in Washington demanding increased NATO investments but why will the outcome be any different from the last Administration's efforts?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Beijing, North Korea and the Escalating Threat (Updated)

Posted on February 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/18/2017
Relying on the PRC’s best efforts to constrain DPRK, if they are willing, will not deliver “Peace for our time.”
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Social Turbulence and Promise Lost: The Case of Two Scholars of Brazilian History and the 1960s

Posted on February 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/16/2017
To read today’s press you would think that the coming of Donald Trump is a shock beyond recognition.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Canada, National Defense and Article III of the NATO Treaty: Canada in Default?

Posted on February 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/16/2017
Canada needs to pay regards to Article III if it wants Article V protection.  
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

UK and Italian Defense Cooperation

Posted on February 14, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/14/2017
During a visit to Italy, the UK Minister of Defence focuses on common efforts to secure European borders at sea in the Mediterranean.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Iraq, ISIS, and Shaping a Brighter Future

Posted on February 13, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/13/2017
How can the US navigate the current situation in Iraq to accelerate the destruction of ISIS?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

President Trump Faces First Asian Challenges: The North Korean Missile Launch

Posted on February 12, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/12/2017
North Korea continues progress with regard to its nuclear program.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Prime Minister Trudeau Meets President Trump: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on February 11, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/11/2017
Prime Minister Trudeau faces some significant challenges.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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