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Context is our bimonthly newsletter, available only on subscription. Context is a geopolitical and geo-economic view of major advanced technology weapons systems. We regularly publish extracts of the publication to give a taste of its content.

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To The Point, Context n°44 (March-April 2001) - The JSF in Extremis 03/01/2001

UK signed in extremis, four days before the end of the Clinton Administration, a Memorendum onf Understanding for participation in the US JSF Program. In this To The Point column, we made an analysis of this action and hypothesis on its prospect. (suite...)

Analysis, Context n°43 (Jan.-Feb. 2001) - Is NATO a ''Relic of History''? 01/01/2001

On 5 December, US Secretary of Defense Cohen indicated his country's concern over the European ESDP defense Initiative. Where does the European Security and Defense Policy come from. Is NATO threatened∫ (suite...)

Analysis, Context n°42 (November-December 2000) - The Battle of the 4% 30/10/2000

Voices are being raised to demand radical increases in the DoD budget. These demands are not unfounded. The prospect of a far-reaching debate is taking shape. (suite...)

To the Point, Context n°42 (November-December 2000) - Europe in the Making 30/10/2000

* European Parallels (Replacement of F-16 in the Netherlands and order for 60 Eurofighters in Greece). * From Order to Disorder (The two Situations compared). * There Is Europe - And Then There's Europe (A critical view of the Greek Situation). * (suite...)

To The Point, Context n°36 (Novembre-Décembre 1999) - The Transatlantic Enigma 01/11/1999

* The Norwegian Morass (F-16, JSF and Norway). * The British Dilemma (Typhoon in Norway). * A Partner That's Out of Control (American bureaucratic intransigeance and Transatlantic Relations). (suite...)

Analysis, Context n°35 (September-October 1999) - The Surprises of Integration 01/09/1999

The Kosovo War highlighted a rather anomalous situation: NATO (the US) ended up in the same situation as that which the Warsaw Pact was reviled for not that long ago. (suite...)

Analysis, Context n°34 (July-August 1999) - The NATO Standard Crisis 01/07/1999

Since the inception of the Alliance in 1949, what is called the ''NATO Standard'' has been a guarantee of quality. Operation Allied Forces has delivered a severe blow to the NATO Standard. NATO's capabilities are no longer beyond question. (suite...)