Covid-19 is resulting in significantly increased expenditure by the US Federal Government, and the DoD is anticipating this will eventually lead to cuts in defence. One area which will not be the subject of major cuts is Arctic expenditure.

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With the Covid-19 crisis impacting all industries and sectors to varying degrees, the fallout from the crisis is providing a scapegoat for a number of issues in the defence industry. Turkish procurement of S-400 systems from Russia put Turkey in the firing line for US CAATSA sanctions. The procurement timeline called for April 2020 activation …

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As an economy that relies on tourism and the free movement of people for a substantial part of national revenue, Thailand has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, Thailand has announced budget cuts for the current 2020 Financial Year (FY) package and the suspension of selected defense projects until FY 2021.

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The outbreak of COVID-19 in South Korea has induced economic downturn according to a statement on the current economic situation released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in April. Industrial production fell by 3.5% since February as did domestic consumption, falling 6.4% in the first quarter of 2020.

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With the Covid-19 crisis impacting the defense industry in a number of ways, the vulnerabilities in the supply chain are being exposed.

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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is not only causing widespread disruption around the globe but also gives to NATO a new raison d’être. The Alliance’s relevance has been readily questioned by member states in recent months, chiefly by US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. But NATO has efficiently provided and coordinated the …

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The Covid-19 pandemic brings a series of challenges to the Australian Government, facing an almost inevitable downturn into recession like most other countries. The Australian GDP is set to contract by 0.5% in 2020 as travel-exposed sectors such as higher education and tourism are severely affected according to GlobalData. The Morrison government will follow stimulus …

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By Chris Hooper and Guy Norris, defence experts at global innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting.

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Full-scale warfare disrupts the whole of a country’s society, economy and politics, but LIWs can also inflict a huge social and economic costs through a protracted series of long-term actions. That cost depends on the power factors each side has available, how effectively each one can tackle the problem, and the nature of each side’s …

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The term low-intensity warfare (LIW) has been around for decades and had a variety of names, including grey zone warfare, measures short of war, and hybrid warfare. LIW covers a wide range of activities among states, from peaceful competition to conflicts below full-scale warfare. LIWs can also include activities by non-state actors which can have …

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