by George Vişan, November 1, 2016 The 12 multi-role aircraft acquired lately by Romania represent a huge leap forward in terms of capability for the Romanian Air Force. This brief discusses the political, policy and practical motivations, benefits and risks, as well as the ups and downs of a drawn out acquisition process. Despite a…
by Eugenia Gusilov, December 17, 2015 The second most profound effect of Crimea’s annexation (after violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity) was a brutal blow to Ukrainian ambitions for energy independence. In 2013, things looked promising for Ukraine: it joined the Energy Community, it updated its Energy Strategy up to 2030, it committed to implement the…
by Armand Gosu and Octavian Manea, September 11, 2015 No one can escape the lie manufacturing machinery in the Kremlin: Obama’s decisions are falsified by the Russian press, and Kerry’s speeches, when they are not mangled, are completely made up. The British Parliament is misquoted. Sometimes the lies have a measure of restraint, but most…
by GEORGE VIȘAN and OCTAVIAN MANEA, July 14, 2015 The landscape of defense technology is changing. Traditional advantages can no longer be taken for granted. Assumptions made in a unipolar security environment, when power projection was highly permissive, no longer hold and need to be reviewed. The first part of this brief looks at anti-access and…
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