Richard Aboulafia

Managing Director, Aerodynamic Advisory

Washington, DC

Summary

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

Articles

By Richard Aboulafia
China’s mandatory technology-transfer policy is having a deleterious effect on its aerospace development strategy.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
l“Trade wars are good and easy to win.” Thus tweeted President Donald Trump in early March. But for the jetliner industry, trade wars are a potentially toxic exogenous shock. Jetliners are uniquely vulnerable to retaliation, particularly from China.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
Increased operational flexibility and greater ability to track targets over larger areas are draws for air forces that have fewer aircraft.
Defense