Using India to Keep China at Bay
The U.S.-India nuclear deal does nothing to contain the spread of nuclear technology. But, as Tim Beal argues, thats not the containment Washington has in mind.
Bush at the UN: Annotated
At the UN, George W. Bush praised democracy and diplomacy in the Middle East. Stephen Zunes gives you the real story.
Negotiating Space with North Korea
Even though North Korea’s long-range missile turned out to be a dud, Pyongyang has nevertheless achieved its aim by getting the world’s attention.
The Regional Implications of the U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement
As the U.S. Senate begins debating the new nuclear agreement with India, far too little attention is being paid to the regional security implications of the deal.
Controlling the Bomb
Nuclear proliferation can at best only be slowed down through a process of sanctions and double standards. The use of force shall serve to make other states believe that if only they had the bomb they would be safe. This way leads to catastrophe. The alternative, non-proliferation by cooperation and consent, cannot succeed as long as the United States is insistent on retaining and improving its nuclear arsenal and allowing its allies to have these weapons.
Targeting Teheran
With the U.S. military under siege in Iraq, and polls running heavily against the White House’s Middle East version of Vietnam, are military strike plans on Iran just bluster and so much talk?
Addressing the Nuclear Proliferation Challenge: Cooperation is Not Capitulation
The director of the Arms Control Association debates a Fellow of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy on the way out of the current crisis in nuclear arms control.
Getting Real(istic) About Nonproliferation
Does the current crisis over the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran mean that the nuclear nonproliferation regime should be strengthened and reformed, or scrapped? Here is an argument for scrapping it.
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.”
When “Scores” Count
September turned out to be a tragic escalation over preceding months in the multinational reach and catastrophic scale of exclusively human violence.
The Dragon & the Chrysanthemum
If you want to understand the antagonism between Beijing and Tokyo, you have to start in Washington and, in particular, Washington State.
Breaking the NPT (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty) Stalemate: Japan Could Help
Today’s NPT stalemate involves both security and economic concerns.
A Story of Leaders, Partners, and Clients
The U.S.-China-India triangle.
Feeding the Nuclear Fire
The costs of the Indian-U.S. nuclear deal to India.
Atoms for Peace? — Maybe the N. Koreans Aren’t so Crazy
U.S. and North Korean negotiators have met at least 10 times, what’s next?