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Jul 25, 2015

Grundman on Mergers and Acquisitions in Defense Industry

By Steve Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on why Lockheed Martin’s planned acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft may be a harbinger of increased mergers and acquisitions activity in the defense industry: 

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Jul 24, 2015

Hasik on Navy Shipbuilder’s Layoffs

By James Hasik

The Wall Street Journal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense James Hasik on the US Navy’s largest shipbuilder announcing it will likely cut at least 1,500 staff over the next 18 months:

Defense Industry
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Defense Industrialist

Jul 24, 2015

What if there had never been a Joint Strike Fighter? (Part 1)

By James Hasik

The US Navy could have spent mad money on drones. This month, the US Marine Corps declared that its first squadron of F-35Bs had reached “initial operating capability”. That’s 21 years after the program first began as the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program, 18 years after the first Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) design contracts […]

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"Out of 36 operations launched by the Alliance since the end of the Cold War, 10 were primarily maritime operations."

NATOSource

Jul 24, 2015

The Naval Alliance: Preparing NATO for a Maritime Century

By Magnus Nordenman, Atlantic Council

In the coming decades, it is likely that the maritime domain will become increasingly congested and competitive.

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Jul 23, 2015

Manning on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Robert A. Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on congressional concerns about the Iranian nuclear deal and the deal’s likely impact on oil markets:

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UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond, June 30, 2015

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Jul 23, 2015

Foreign Minister Raises Problem of ‘Cumbersome’ Decision Making Process in UK and NATO

By Kiran Stacey, Financial Times

Philip Hammond has warned that western powers are at a disadvantage in dealing with Russia because of their “cumbersome” democratic processes.

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Russia

Defense Industrialist

Jul 22, 2015

What’s your face-punched plan?

By James Hasik

Recovery from battlefield surprise requires more than fingers-crossed strategy. Last month, the Pentagon released the 2015 version of its National Military Strategy. As a real Pentagon strategist reminded me, the Pentagon doesn’t really post its real strategy on the Web as a PDF. But even this public relations exercise was disconcerting in its telegraphed inflexibility. The document waxes on about […]

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US Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, July 1, 2015

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Jul 20, 2015

US Army Wants to Position More Tanks, Artillery, and Armored Vehicles in Europe

By Wall Street Journal and Army Times

From Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal:  The head of the Army said on Friday that he was taking steps to offset the continuing reduction of U.S. forces in Europe,

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New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2015

Georgia Needs a Shorter Path for Membership in NATO, not a MAP

By Mamuka Tsereteli

The Warsaw summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has a chance to become another milestone in the history of the organization, if the alliance chooses to take the next step forward towards further enlargement. There are several aspirant countries expecting bold decisions. Georgia is one of them. The Georgian government is taking a […]

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Jul 20, 2015

Stein on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Aaron Stein

Vox interviews Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the intricacies of the Iran nuclear deal, explaining why he believes it will be effective: 

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