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Policy Dynamics

Prime Minister Modi’s Asian Engagement: India’s Pacific Diplomacy

Posted on September 11, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/11/2014
In this piece, India Strategic looks at the new Prime Minister of India and his Pacific initiatives. It comes at a time when the expansionist outlook of China contrasts with the fading footprint of the US.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Christians in the Middle East: Washington Conference Looks at Minority Under Seige

Posted on September 10, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/10/2014
A conference is being held in Washington DC focusing on ways to help Christians under attack from ISIS and other forces in the Middle East.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Supplying Kurdish Fighters: An Overview

Posted on September 9, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/09/2014
In this piece, Second Line of Defense looks at the supply of arms to the Kurds. Iraq 2014 is not Iraq 2003. An ironic aspect of the COIN strategy pursued in Iraq is that the US Army has become the unwitting supply master for the Isis.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Putin Phoenix: NATO in Play

Posted on September 7, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/07/2014
Although not attending, Putin is a key player in the NATO summit.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Future of Indian Air Power: An Interview With Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

Posted on September 7, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/07/2014
In this interview with the COS of the Indian Air Force, the COS focuses on the evolution of the Indian Air Force.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Japanese-Indian Summit: Another Building Block in Pacific Defense

Posted on September 6, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/06/2014
Already, the PRC has driven the two greatest maritime powers of the 20th Century into a closer relationship. And now the PRC is working hard to bring India and Japan into a closer working relationship as well.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Germany and the Kurds: Supplying Arms as Part of Evolving German Foreign Policy?

Posted on September 3, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/03/2014
In this piece, Second Line of Defense looks at the recent German decision to arm the Kurds. Is this an exceptional action by Germany or part of a broader evolution of German global defense and security policy? The events in Iraq and Syria and Western engagement will provide an answer…
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

NATO is Now on the Clock: Reshaping the Battlespace

Posted on September 3, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
09/03/2014
The Secretary General of NATO has called for the rapid formation of a spearhead force. Any failure to form this force rapidly will only be a victory for Putin in his Information War against the Alliance and its credibility.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New
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