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Obama and Israel Analysis: The Audience War: US Rhetoric and the Iranian Nuclear Programme 29 Mar 2012 by Andrea Berger
Obama's declaratory policy on Iran involves a fine balancing act that is designed for multiple audiences: a recalcitrant Iranian regime, a domestic population about to go to the polls, and a jittery Middle Eastern region led by Israel. Though this strategy has thus far been successful, it carries notable risks for the Administration in the midst of a continuing standoff with Iran. Iran Middle East and North Africa Israel United States Americas
Putin 2012 thumbnail Analysis: Putin's Presidential Return: Implications for Russian Foreign Policy and Missile Defence 27 Mar 2012
President-elect Putin has been ushered into power on a promise of furthering Russia's hard-nosed attitude towards the West. Central to Putin's stance is continued Russian reticence towards NATO's plans for Ballistic Missile Defence. A stand-off ensues where Russian insistence on guarantees will be hard to meet. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Russia Europe United States Americas NATO International Institutions
US DoD Analysis: New US Defence Strategy: Why Obama is Abandoning America's Commitment to Fight Two Major Wars 9 Jan 2012 by Dr Lisa Aronsson
President 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
US DoD Analysis: New US Defence Strategy: Implications for the United States Air Force 9 Jan 2012 by Elizabeth Quintana
President 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
Prescott_cyber_thumbnail RUSI Journal: War by Analogy: US Cyberspace Strategy and International Humanitarian Law 9 Dec 2011
A new legal and policy framework, consistent with international humanitarian law, must be defined for operations in cyberspace Cyber Technology United States Americas
Foley_IC Reform RUSI Newsbrief: Planning Permission: US Intelligence Community Reform, 2001-11 23 Nov 2011
In the wake of 9/11, the US Intelligence Community came under unprecedented pressure to reform, yet this process has failed to understand and correct some of its most fundamental weaknesses. Terrorism The decade after 9/11 United States Americas
Sutyagin_History Repeating RUSI Newsbrief: Iskander, Pershing II and Missile Defences: History Repeating 23 Nov 2011 by Dr Igor Sutyagin
Russia continues to oppose the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence, despite the proposed deployment having shifted to southeast Europe, highlighting the continuation of misperceptions, paranoia and propaganda hysteria in Moscow. NATO International Institutions Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Russia Europe United States Americas
Khan_Aid and Losses RUSI Newsbrief: US Aid, Pakistani Losses and the War on Terror 23 Nov 2011
US economic and military aid to Pakistan has long been tied to its strategic objectives in the region, offering no ‘special treatment’ and leaving Pakistan’s economic situation increasingly unsustainable. The decade after 9/11 Terrorism The War on Terror Pakistan Central and South Asia United States Americas
Clinton Aronsson thumbnail RUSI Newsbrief: Ushering in Change: Secretary Clinton's State Department 28 Sep 2011 by Dr Lisa Aronsson
As Secretary of State, Clinton has reinvigorated her department and regained a lot of the authority that was lost to the military in the past decade. With the State Department now on a level footing, Clinton is quietly integrating development and human rights into Obama's realist agenda United States Americas
Pakistan flag Analysis: A very special relationship: the US-Pakistan alliance darkens 26 Sep 2011 by Shashank Joshi
America's top military officer has accused Pakistan of helping to bomb a US embassy. US-Pakistan relations are about to enter a much darker phase. Indo-Pakistan Conflict Terrorism The Pakistan Nexus United States Americas Pakistan Central and South Asia
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