A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered a preview of the Pentagon’s FY17 budget request on February 2, but offered relatively few concrete …
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by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry continues to press for new combat aircraft to replace the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-vintage MiG-29 Fulcrum fleet. Defense …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As tensions between Moscow and the West persist nearly two years after Moscow’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, the trend among …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Reports in Serbian media coming in the wake of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin’s visit to Belgrade on January 11-12 …
Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Middle East Analyst, Forecast International. On January 2, Saudi Arabia carried out the execution of 47 people on terrorism charges. Among those executed was Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a …
Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Full implementation of the Open Skies policy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been delayed as two of the …
Read MoreBy Derek Bisaccio, Eurasia Analyst, Forecast International. On December 18, the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) – composed of top players with stakes in the Syrian conflict – will meet …
Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Russia’s intervention into Syria marks a new turn in the nation’s relationship with the Syrian government and the direction of the …
Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As the crisis in Ukraine unfolded in 2014, risk perceptions stirred across the European continent. Defense policy reassessments skewed depending on …
Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The White House and congressional leaders announced a budget deal to increase spending limits for the Department of Defense in FY16 and …
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