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Policy Dynamics

Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Visits Washington: Third US-Kazakh Strategic Partnership Dialogue

Posted on December 11, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
12/11/2014
The Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan recently visited Washington and addressed common security issues.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Return of Economic Nationalism: Shaping the Next Phase of “Globalization” À la Carte

Posted on December 4, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
12/04/2014
Edging towards economic nationalism fits into and fuels a broader global pattern of enhanced tensions.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

India Focuses on Submarine Modernization Programs

Posted on December 3, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
12/03/2014
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin Dhowan expects the first Scorpene submarine to be delivered by Sep 2016.
Posted in Manufacturability, Policy Dynamics, What's New

Saddam Husayn and Islam

Posted on December 2, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
12/02/2014
ISIS is Saddam’s dead hand, thrusting as a fist out of his grave in Tikrit.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The USN Expands Facilities in Africa: Africom Builds Fusion Cells

Posted on November 24, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
11/24/2014
The US military is modernizing its facilities in Djibouti for its regional presence and jump off capabilities in the region.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

ISIL and a Cascading Regional Crisis: A Conversation with Amatzia Baram

Posted on November 23, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
11/23/2014
How does the ISIL crisis affect the dynamics within the Middle East and beyond?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

An Indian View on the Sino-Indian Dynamic

Posted on November 23, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
11/23/2014
Chinese efforts have focused on keeping India away from being part of an anti China alliance.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Scandal at Brazil’s Petrobras: What Kind of Consequences for Brazil’s Political System?

Posted on November 22, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
11/22/2014
The Petrobras scandal is staggering in its implications, and it presents the greatest challenges to the Brazilian political and economic and judicial elite since the end of military rule in the mid-1980's. Dependent on the outcome, it can affect the place in the world of Brazil as well.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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