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Rodnie J. Allison: India is finding increased leverage in the procurement of weapons systems from Western (specifically European) countries. This development could help deepen cooperation between India and the West. Case in point: India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
For many, the final details of India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition are of little significance. For those of us without a stake in Dassault Aviation, or the Eurofighter consortium, the real thrust of the deal lies in the expansion of strategic industrial and defense cooperation between India and the West.
In the realm of indigenous defense technologies, there is a considerable gap between what India's domestic industry ...More
Asle Toje: It now seems clear that the economic crisis that started in 2008 is both deeper and more lasting than first thought. While leaders threat about the crisis bursting into the real economy, this specter is manageable compared with the dangers we will face if the economic crisis turns into a full-blown systemic crisis.
The journalist Robert D. Kaplan was among the first to realize that the financial crisis would have political consequences. A poorer US will not be able to maintain its technological edge, nor keep its defensive strength relative to emerging powers. Kaplan believes this will "not necessarily lead to a security dilemma for the US, but it will lead to a multipolar world, and the end of American dominance." Those who will feel it are those who ...More
Albert Buyé Grau: This dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Brazil’s foreign policy changed during the period between 1990 and 2010 because of the country’s adoption of a consensual hegemonic strategy in South America. This was pursued in order to become a global power.
This MSc dissertation provides an extended discussion of the concept of hegemony using Destradi's "forms of hegemonic strategy". This theory is then utilised as a guiding framework for the analysis of Brazil's foreign policy. I expose the three main changes in the country‟s foreign policy (foreign economic policy, presidentialization and the articulation of a South American region) and then tie them to specific cases that ...More
Policy Workshop Competition: We are excited to announce our newest policy workshop! We want you to tell us your ideas for promoting NATO values, building partnerships, and engaging members in the Smart Defense initiative. Winners receive a cash prize and a trip to Berlin to present their ideas to policymakers!
Atlantic-community.org invites students and young professionals to contribute their policy ideas on key issues of the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago in our new policy workshop, “Your Ideas, Your NATO”. We want to feature ideas from young people in all NATO Member and Partner countries on how the Alliance can build a sense of community, reach out to new partners in North Africa and the Middle East, and encourage participation in NATO’s Smart ...More
Ashley Diane Herzovi: The United Nations should repurpose the Trusteeship Council to oversee states with long-term issues of self-governance due to conflict that are thus unable to provide basic human necessities to their constituents. This action would allow the UN to contribute to long-term governance solutions.
There are debilitating limits to the current system of peacekeeping as defined by Chapter VII of the United Nations (UN) Charter. Chapter VII allows the UN to identify threats to international peace, and to take action (both forceful and non-forceful) to alleviate those threats. However, it approaches threats to international peace and security as short-term, discrete issues. It seeks to immediately remedy the security problems in a member ...More
Mathew Shearman: Alongside the launch of the “Your Ideas Your NATO” competition we are previewing the NATO Chicago Summit in May. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Chicago agenda will be focused on Afghanistan, smart defense, developing partnerships, and strengthening common NATO values.
In preparation for the Chicago NATO summit this May, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has released NATO's first ever annual general report. The report is both an assessment of NATO's achievements in 2011, which he described as "one of the busiest years" ever for the organization, as well as a document setting up the Chicago summit agenda.
Afghanistan remains a long term NATO priority and with the deadline for withdrawal set to ...More
Jack Abraham Yves Bicker: The diplomatic turmoils surrounding domestic politics in Hungary are a chance for EU institutions to define their effectiveness at a moment of significant flux. They also confirm that a potentially consolidated EU could be a strong and valued partner in a continuing transatlantic alliance.
"We called for a real commitment to the independence of the judiciary, a free press, and governmental transparency, because it's important not only for Hungarians... but... that we continue to exemplify democratic values and freedoms... for the benefit of our own people and for the transatlantic alliance, but also as examples for those who are struggling to define their own democracies now in the Middle East and North Africa."
Hillary Clinton ...More
Keri Elise Majikes: The US can eliminate Iran’s incentives for developing nuclear technology without becoming militarily involved by creating an economic agreement that establishes Iran as a leader in renewable energy. Such an agreement would be less expensive than a military operation against Iran.
The United States and the majority of the international community are increasingly concerned about the possibility of a nuclear Iran for a number of reasons. First, Iran has proven itself an ally of terrorists and could pass nuclear technology to them. Second, Iran has declared itself the primary enemy of Israel, a country that is strategically important to the delicate political balance in the Middle East. Finally, a nuclear Iran would cause ...More
Editorial Team: We want to know what issues you believe will be the most important this year. As well as an op-ed competition in the coming months, we will also be launching theme weeks on a number of key developing issues. So please take a look at the following briefs and express your views by voting and sharing your thoughts in the comments box below.
From the Arab revolutions to the turmoil in the Eurozone, the transatlantic partnership was presented with serious challenges throughout 2011. As we start another year, still dealing with the consequences of the last, President Obama has just unveiled a new defense policy that pivots the United States towards Asia. It looks like 2012 could be an even more turbulent year for the Atlantic allies.
Here at ...More
Marno de Boer: Pakistan’s foreign policy is driven by two security concerns that need to be addressed before it will be on board with any lasting solution for peace in Afghanistan. The US must establish a regional treaty that deals with both Afghanistan’s relations with India and Pakistan’s fear of Pashtun nationalism.
As the US-led ISAF coalition is winding down its engagement in Afghanistan, relations with the crucial regional player Pakistan have hit rock bottom. Last December Defense Secretary Panetta was the latest American official to state the obvious truth that the US must improve its relationship with Pakistan to win the war in Afghanistan. But this will not happen as long as Washington continues to emphasize the use of financial aid as a carrot, or thinks that ...More
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