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Spain Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Spain |
10/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| Spanish and French police captured 35-year old Mikel de Garikoitz Asiazu in November, initially describing him as a leader of the commando unit of ETA, the Basque separatist group, but later saying |
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Italy Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Italy |
10/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| Sicilian police said they had seized EUR700mn (US$884mn) worth of assets from a businessman accused of being a ‘banker’ to a fugitive Cosa Nostra underworld boss. Prosecutor Roberto Scarpinato said |
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Central Asia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Asia |
05/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| Russia’s military action in the Georgian region of South Ossetia has been popular in Russia. Otherwise, within the region, it has demonstrated Russia’s determination to exercise a ‘strong’ foreign |
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Russia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Russia |
05/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| As the financial crisis in Russia deepened in October 2008, the government was particularly proactive in developing policy mechanisms to shore up the economy and domestic capital markets. Thus far, |
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Colombia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Colombia |
05/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| The early November 2008 resignation of General Mario Montoya, head of the Colombian armed forces, does not appear to signify the end of President Álvaro Uribe’s campaign to clean up the army’s image. |
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Croatia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Croatia |
04/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| Croatia is certainly closing in on EU membership, having opened 21 of the 35 pre-accession negotiating chapters and closed three of them. The government has indicated that it is hoping to close |
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Iran Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Iran |
04/03/09 |
£250.00 |
| The two-fold underlying fundamental tension between Iran, on the one hand, and the US and key UN Security Council members on the other, over Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme, combined with its |
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United Arab Emirates Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
United Arab Emirates |
27/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Although the UAE has established an enviable reputation for stability in the Middle East, it nonetheless scores fairly poorly in our long-term political risk ratings (64.3 out of a possible 100.0, |
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Saudi Arabia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Saudi Arabia |
26/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The three months to the end of December brought several themes to the fore. One is the slight decrease in domestic terrorist activity in the face of the continued, systematic bolstering of security |
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South Africa Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
South Africa |
26/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| On the political front, the early removal of South African President Thabo Mbeki has significantly raised the country's political risk profile, with potentially negative implications for longer-term |
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Brazil Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Brazil |
25/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Brazil has embarked on a major programme to upgrade its armed forces, planning to buy and build equipment to defend offshore oil riches and a porous border in the Amazon jungle. Brazilian President |
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The Soldier Modernisation Market 2009-2019 |
Market Report |
Global |
23/02/09 |
£1,499.00 |
| Soldier modernisation applications generated a total $440 million in sales worldwide during 2008 This new visiongain defence report - The Soldier Modernisation Market 2009-2019 - examines current |
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Taiwan Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Taiwan |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| There were further developments in the already rapid development of economic links between Taiwan and mainland China in Q408, which had both geopolitical and domestic implications.
December saw |
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Thailand Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Thailand |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Ostensibly, the two principal defence-related issues faced by Thailand remain the on-going sectarian strife in the south of the country, and the continuing border dispute with Cambodia. However, |
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Pakistan Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Pakistan |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008 rocked South Asia and have sparked fears of regional instability and a flare up of tensions between India and Pakistan. The only terrorist captured |
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Philippines Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Philippines |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The three months to the end of December bought several defence sector themes to the fore in the Philippines. The most important one was an escalation of the conflict between the Moro Islamic |
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Indonesia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Indonesia |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| While Indonesia’s internal security situation remains complex, it appears that the fundamental problems in Indonesia are economic, rather than political or religious. Nevertheless, the three months |
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South Korea Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
South Korea |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| We foresee a troubled parliamentary period ahead as President Lee Myung-bak and the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) come under fire both from the centre liberal opposition Democratic Party (DP) and |
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India Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
India |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Our previous report’s comment that ‘security issues in India continue to be overshadowed by the deterioration of the political and internal security situation in Pakistan,’ could not have been more |
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Vietnam Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Vietnam |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Vietnam’s large – and famously battle-tested – army, strategic location and dynamic economy mean that it has the capacity to be a major regional player in terms of security and defence production. |
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Malaysia Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Malaysia |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The three months to the end of December bought several themes to the fore in the Malaysian defence sector. One was the announcement by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on October 8 that he will |
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Singapore Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Singapore |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| Singapore has consistently had one of the largest defence budgets in the Asia Pacific region. Given its small population base, the Singaporeans have focused on maintaining their spending on |
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Japan Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Japan |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| On December 3 2008, Japan joined around 100 other countries (notable exceptions being the US, China and Russia) in signing a ground-breaking treaty banning stockpiling and use of cluster bombs. |
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Romania Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Romania |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The recent Romanian parliamentary elections, held on November 30 2008, were fiercely contested by the two opposition parties, the Democrat Liberal Party (PD-L) and the Social Democrat party (PSD).
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Syria Defence and Security Report Q1 2009 |
Market Report |
Syria |
12/02/09 |
£250.00 |
| The three months to the end of December 2008 brought several issues relevant to the Syrian defence industry to the fore. One was the Turkish-mediated peace talks with Israel to secure a settlement |