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Analysis: India’s procurement of a European Fighter
16 Jan 2012 by Avnish PatelIndia is setting its sights on a new medium range combat aircraft from Europe. The competition to sell new aircraft to India is part of an increased engagement by European defence manufacturers in Asia, set against the backdrop of an economic downturn and shifting regional geopolitics.
Aerospace Technology Defence Policy Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Review India Central and South Asia
Analysis: The Dawn Of A Civil Nuclear Age In The Gulf
11 Jan 2012 Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear energy programme has created deep tensions and fear across the Middle East and the West. Despite this, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, countries in the Gulf are now embarking on radical nuclear energy programmes with greater cooperation from the West.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: Iran and the West: Playing a Zero-Sum Game
11 Jan 2012 by Shashank JoshiThe killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran may well be the latest in a line of skirmishes between Iran and its American-led adversaries. Both sides are playing a zero-game, and neither coercive actions nor more negotiations are likely to bring a durable settlement.
Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Iran Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: Not Welcome Here: The Resurgence Of Far-Right Wing Extremism In Europe
9 Jan 2012 by Valentina SoriaThe recent spate of extremist murders across Europe may indicate a growing European malaise where xenophobia and anti-minority hatred is becoming acceptable. Yet events in Britain, where two men have been convicted for an era-defining racist murder, could herald a change in attitudes and be an example for the rest of Europe.
European Union International Institutions Terrorism Tackling Extremism Europe
Analysis: New US Defence Strategy: Why Obama is Abandoning America's Commitment to Fight Two Major Wars
9 Jan 2012 by Dr Lisa AronssonPresident Obama's new defence strategy purportedly removes the United States historic commitment to fight two major theatre wars simultaneously. Despite the strategic and financial rationale, he will have to sell this departure in strategy to the American public.
US Defence Policy Defence Policy United States Americas
Analysis: New US Defence Strategy: Implications for the United States Air Force
9 Jan 2012 by Elizabeth QuintanaPresident Obama's new defence strategy with its reorientation towards the Pacific is good news for airpower and the US Air Force. Despite proposed budget cuts, there will be a continued reliance on strategic air assets.
Technology Aerospace US Defence Policy Defence Policy United States Americas
Analysis: Tackling Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
6 Jan 2012 Lizz Pearson speaks with analyst Dominick Donald who recently wrote in the RUSI Journal analysing the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia.
Horn of Africa Africa Maritime Forces
Analysis: Why has the Taliban opened an office in Qatar?
4 Jan 2012 by David RobertsThe Taliban’s establishment of an office in Doha suggests a progression towards the transition long sought after by the United States. The choice of Qatar further cements the Gulf state’s ambition to be a diplomatic powerhouse.
Middle East and North Africa The Gulf Region Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: Somalia's 2012 Agenda
3 Jan 2012 by Anna RaderSomalia has until August to complete political reform, inaugurate a new constitution and hold national elections before the end of the transitional period. It must also capitalise on the Kenyan incursion to rout Al-Shabaab and establish security in this enduring weak state, making 2012 a make-or-break year for Somalia.
Horn of Africa Africa
Analysis: The Dear Leader is dead, will the regime follow?
20 Dec 2011 by Alexander NeillAs North Korea’s leadership transitions, Kim Jong-un will have to contend with a region that is undergoing significant geopolitical change whilst also dealing with possible challenges to his own fledgling regime.
Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy North Korea Pacific
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