Arms Control

Friday, April 4, 2014 - 09:14

The main security and political alliances in the region held high-level meetings this week to prepare for NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, while NATO-Russian cooperation on Afghan security operations felt the consequences of the crisis in Crimea.

Friday, April 4, 2014 - 09:08
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the shipments stopped on March 20. He said authorities informed Kaag’s mission that the halt of shipments was due to the deteriorating security situation in Latakia province, where the chemicals are put on ships in the port of Latakia.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 09:02
But it seems they may be losing out in the giveaway to their neighbors to the south: Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:56
The Pakistani armed forces have already been supplied with 22 MRAPs — 20 MaxxPro’s along with two “haulers” to move them if damaged — under a now-canceled State Department program known as the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:36
Syria is charging in a letter to the United Nations that opposition groups are planning a toxic gas attack in a rebel-held area near Damascus so they can then blame it on government security forces.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
Se confirmo la intencion de ampliar el numero de estos buques, siendo seis unidades la cifra que desea alcanzar la Armada de Colombia.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 15:16

As such, it is still unclear how much Afghanistan’s neighbors can benefit from the United States’ Excess Defense Articles program. 

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 00:00
El Ejercito de Tierra de Estados Unidos esta convirtiendo su flota de helicopteros (...) esto supone que existe un excedente de CH-47D de 80 aeronaves que su fabricante, Boeing, ha ofrecido al mercado internacional.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:17
Most recently, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad issued a release noting that final determinations of EDA have yet to be made, and that if approved, EDA "is likely to be sourced from U.S. stock outside Afghanistan."
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:14
The Raytheon executive said the US export approval should help open the way for further Paveway IV orders and mentioned Oman as one potential customer.

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