A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
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Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 1 Read More
An annual parliamentary report on the state of the Bundeswehr indicates that the ongoing struggles of Germany’s armed forces show little sign of reversal in the near future. Despite a …
Germany’s Military Readiness Woes Continue Read More
Mozambican authorities have arrested three suspected members of an insurgency in northern Mozambique.
Mozambique Arrests Suspected Militants Read More
The U.S. government released its latest National Intelligence Strategy this week. A message from the Director of National Intelligence: As the Director of National Intelligence, I am fortunate to lead …
U.S. National Intelligence Strategy 2019 Released Read More The Trump administration is leveling a weighty demand at South Korea in order to exact more funding for the basing of American troops on South Korean soil. The administration is …
Trump Administration Demands South Korea Pay $1 Billion for Stationing of Troops Read More The Egyptian Army conducted an operation against militants in the Sinai Peninsula, killing dozens, the military announced on Tuesday.
Egyptian Military Conducts Sinai Operation Read More The U.S. affirmed the bulk of its ongoing missile defense plans with the release of the first Missile Defense Review since 2010. President Donald Trump spoke from the Pentagon, warning …
Space-Based Sensors and Directed Energy Highlighted in U.S. Missile Defense Review Read More Iran and Azerbaijan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation. During a visit to Baku on January 17, 2019, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, …
Iran, Azerbaijan Ink MoU on Defense Cooperation Read More by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. Over the past two decades, the international market for wheeled armored vehicles has witnessed tremendous expansion in demand, as well as a coinciding …
Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part II Read More by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. The adoption by the Belarusian armed forces in early 2017 of the Cayman armored reconnaissance vehicle, which had recently entered serial production, represents …
Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part I Read More