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2nd MAW Forward: The Role of Airpower in the Afghan Operation

Posted on April 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/16/2012
General Walters, recently returned from Afghanistan, discusses the role of airpower in Afghan ops.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged 2nd MAW, 2nd MAW Forward, Afghanistan, General Walters, USMC

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: How Useful are Nuclear Summits?

Posted on April 15, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/15/2012
But how might these meetings really be much more effective in dealing with the threat of preventing nuclear terrorism?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Nuclear Summits, Nuclear Terrorism, President Obama

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism – The Quest for Realistic Policy Tools?

Posted on April 15, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/15/2012
How are we doing in preventing nuclear terrorism?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, FMCT, Nuclear Terrorism

China: Hard Landing and Turbulent Political Transition?

Posted on April 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/13/2012
What will be the implications of a PRC hard economic landing?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged China, Dr. Harald Malmgren, PRC

How to build a Nike perspective for rebuilding the post-Afghanistan US military?

Posted on April 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/13/2012
The Nike perspective – Just Do It – is the appropriate perspective to re-building the US military after Afghanistan.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Bold Alligator 2012: 8 Images of Change

Posted on April 12, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/12/2012
Bold Alligator 2012 was a shift towards a new paradigm.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged BAC1-11, Bold Alligator 2012, Mistral, Osprey

The Tail Waging the Dog: Or How Logistics Support to Afghanistan Gets Harder

Posted on April 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/11/2012
Without the transit routes through and the cooperation of Kazakhstan, U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan cannot succeed.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged AFghanistan Northern Supply Route, Kazakhstan, Richard Weitz

Another North Korean Missile Launch: How to Prepare for Realistic Strategic Deterrence?

Posted on April 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/11/2012
What is the difference between a test and a strike when dealing with such a secretive regime?
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Aegis, F-35, Japan, Japanese F-15s, North Korea
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