Taxpayers Are Getting Nuked
If the nuclear industry is a solid investment, then it should be able to receive the backing of Wall Street.
Nuking Taxpayers
Obama offers $8 billion in loan guarantees to the nuclear power industry.
The Top 10 Reasons We Don’t Need More Nukes
Solar, wind, and geothermal power, combined with energy efficiency, can overcome our reliance on fossil fuels, provide energy security, and mitigate the climate crisis.
Nuclear Recycling Fails the Test
The debate over nuclear power is heating up, along with the planet. Can nuclear fuel recycling be part of the mix? Not a chance.
Taking the Wind Out of the Perfect Geopolitical Storm: Iran and the Crisis over Non-proliferation
A one-stop shop for understanding the current crisis over Iran’s nuclear ambitions: the international players, the fuel cycle and major proposals for regulating it, and a policy to steer us to “calmer waters.”
Reducing the Hazards from Stored Spent Power-Reactor Fuel in the United States
This 2003 report underscored the dangers posed by the practice of storing spent fuel on-site at nuclear power plants in the United States. It remains relevant today as Japanese engineers struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan.
What About The Spent Fuel?
Until recently, concerns about attacks on nuclear power plants focused mainly on the vulnerability of reactors. Spent fuel ponds may be even more difficult to safeguard.
Hamid Karzai Moves From Lightweight To Heavyweight In Afghan Politics
Without a trial, the memory of the Khmer Rouge horror will remain an open wound in the psyche of Khmer society.
American Public Diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim World: A Strategic Communication Analysis
To reach its public diplomacy goals, the U.S. will need to master the tools of intercultural and public communication.
The Bush Administration & the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate
Whether or not the shaky cease-fire in effect since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States holds, the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace remain dim.
Addressing the Demand Dimensions of Small Arms Abuse: Problems and Opportunities
The violence associated with small arms abuse is linked to criminality and can be best addressed by controlling the trade in illicit arms
Bonn and Genoa: A Tale of Two Cities and Two Movements
Genoa and Bonn, taken together, portray the Janus face of globalization.
The Failure of U.S. Policy Toward Iraq and Proposed Alternatives
Current U.S.-UN Iraq policy has failed. A change to a more humane and practical policy by the U.S. would quickly be accepted by the UN Security Council as a whole.
CIA: The Need for Reform
Reprimands in the Ames case prompted a mass exodus of bitter senior managers, who had refused to accept the need for punishing those who ignored the fact that a Soviet spy had contaminated the agency at the highest levels
The Gulf War: 8 Myths
Washington’s misguided policies toward Iraq but have warped the overall thrust of U.S. foreign and military policy for the past decade.