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Strategy

Moscow and the INF Violations: How to Respond?

Posted on June 12, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/12/2015
The Russians are breaking out of the INF treaty at a time when the Second Nuclear Age is unfolding.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Moscow and INF: Why Is Russia Cheating?

Posted on June 9, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/09/2015
The Russians are pursuing a nuclear doctrine and modernization plan that suggests both its military and political use.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

ISIL as the 21st Century Herman the German?

Posted on June 9, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/09/2015
The military forces involved in ISIL is the "most dynamic military amalgam since the time of the French Revolution."
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Italian Defense White Paper: Italy in the Cross Hairs

Posted on June 7, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/07/2015
Italy is priortizing the Mediterranean region and focused on force structures than can operate across the spectrum of warfare in that region.
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Multinational Naval Exercise in the Seas Around Jeju Island

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
Jeju island is on the southern tip of South Korea and 300 miles from the Chinese mainland.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

An Indian Assessment of the Chinese Defense White Paper

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
The new strategy places a more proactive protection of its interests in open waters, thereby enlarging its strategic depth.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Italian Defense, The White Paper, and the Italian Parliament

Posted on June 6, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2015
Recently, the Italian Minister of Defence discussed the new White Paper with the Italian parliamentary committees.
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China’s Nuclear Force Grows Big and Strong

Posted on May 31, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
05/31/2015
China is the only legally recognized nuclear weapons state whose nuclear arsenal is growing in terms of numbers, diversity, and capabilities.
Posted in Strategy, What's New
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