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The U.S. Strategy “Deficit”: The Dominance of Political Messaging

Posted on January 1, 2024 | by Robbin Laird
01/01/2024
Richard Weitz reports on the presentation by James Locher at the recent US Army War college strategy conference.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged james Locher, National Security Strategy, Obama administration

US Policy Toward Iran in Obama’s Second Term: In the Jet Wash?

Posted on November 20, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
11/20/2012
The Arab Spring has been replaced by regional confrontation.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Iran, Obama administration

The U.S. Strategic Turn: A European View

Posted on April 1, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/01/2012
General Gaviard looks at the implications of the new Obama strategy for Europe.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged european defense, General Gaviard, NATO, Obama administration

From PBL to U.S. Government Directed Logistics

Posted on February 15, 2010 | by SysAdmin
02/15/2010
The missing ingredient in the Administration’s treatment of “insourcing” and the end of PBL is simply that it will now have to manage the supply chain.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Obama administration, PBL
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