The Threat of Russian Nationalism
The rise of the democratic opposition to the Putin regime is being shadowed by the appearance of a more...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Threat of Russian Nationalism
A nation must think before it acts.
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The 2012 Presidential Election Campaign: Toward a Defensible Defense Budget
Although national security has not been a major component of the election campaign so far, it will undoubtedly become...
Contested Terrain: China’s Periphery and International Relations in Asia
“Contested Terrain: China’s Periphery and International Relations in Asia” was the topic of the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s annual...
Israel and Iran: Everyone Is Asking the Wrong Question
On the 19th of February 2012, the New York Times had an interesting article pointing out the logistical and...
Life Begins After 25: Demography and the Societal Timing of the Arab Spring
Much has been written about the circumstances that led Middle East experts to be blindsided by the successful series...
Taiwan’s 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections: Winners, Losers, and Implications
Ma Ying-Jeou and the Kuomintag: A Limited Win The American political phrase, “Don’t change horses in midstream,” does not,...
One Market, One Currency, One People? The Faulty Logic of Europe
PDF Version of bulletin. (3 pages, 72K ) Were the EU a term paper, a lenient professor would likely...
Is the Kim Family Regime Rational and Why Don’t the North Korean People Rebel?
With the death of Kim Jong-il and the ensuing temporary focus on North Korea, I was recently asked some...
Venezuela Heads Deeper into Militant Narcoterrorism
As if the world needed further evidence, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s new political appointments in the early days of...
Risk and Re-Org: Infrastructure Protection in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Executive Summary)
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Governor Tom Corbett announced that the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security (OHS) would be...