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Sep 28, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – September 28, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The 15th round of TTIP negotiations will occur in New York, New York between October 3-7. Please follow this link for more details regarding the agenda.

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Defense Industrialist

Sep 27, 2016

Beyond the MAD-ness of the Airbus-Boeing rivalry

By James Hasik

In the long run, military requirements and funding may matter more than trade disputes. In a 574-page report last week, the World Trade Organization ruled that the European Union and several of its member states had failed to adjust their behavior on their subsidies to Airbus, after its last mammoth ruling on their subsidies to […]

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Defense Industrialist

Sep 26, 2016

Applying an investor’s mindset to military aid

By James Hasik

Restricting US military aid may affect more than Israeli industry and the IDF. As has been widely reported, the United States and Israeli governments have come to a new ten-year understanding of how the former will subsidize the latter’s military spending. The new amount that the Obama Administration promises to submit annually to the US […]

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Sep 22, 2016

Global risks 2035: the search for a new normal

By Mathew J. Burrows

What will the world be like in 2035? The forecast seems dire. In the four years since Global Trends 2030 was published, the biggest change in the world is the increased risk of major conflict.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

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Sep 21, 2016

The United States Must Be the World’s Policeman

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal

Barely had I been seated before Vladimir Putin told me that NATO—the organization that I then headed—no longer had any purpose and should be disbanded.

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Trade in Action

Sep 21, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – September 21, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has formally announced the 15th round of TTIP negotiations will occur in New York, New York between October 3-7. Please follow this link for more details regarding the agenda.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Defense Industrialist

Sep 21, 2016

My strike fighter for a cooling line

By James Hasik

Lockheed Martin’s recent quality problem reminds us how challenging massively multinational development and production programs can be. Almost a squadron’s worth of Joint Strike Fighters, Courtney Albon wrote for Inside Defense, “may not fly for months.” As Colin Clark wrote for Breaking Defense, the US Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Air Force have suspended […]

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Russian nuclear attack submarine Severodvinsk

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Sep 20, 2016

The Growing Russian Threat in the North Atlantic

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Defense One

Russia could hinder US reinforcements headed to Europe in the event of a major war, warned the recently retired Supreme Allied Commander, Gen. Philip Breedlove….

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Estonian Scout with a Carl Gustav anti tank gun. May 11, 2015

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Sep 19, 2016

New NATO Forces to Be Deployed in Baltic Region by May 2017

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The new allied deterrent force for the Baltic region will be in place by May 2017, with some units arriving earlier, the head of the Western alliance’s military committee said Sunday….

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In the News

Sep 16, 2016

LeBaron Quoted by KUNA on the US Bill Allowing Families to Sue Foreign Governments

By Richard LeBaron

Read the full article here.

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