Negotiating a Strong Deal with Iran
In his recent book Nuclear Iran (Harvard University Press, 2014), Jeremy Bernstein notes that centrifuge plants are simpler to conceal than nuclear reactors. Under the terms...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Negotiating a Strong Deal with Iran
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Why Russia Will Escalate
The war in Ukraine will not be settled by negotiations and is likely to see a further escalation of...
A Growing Rift Between Washington and the Gulf States on Yemen
Activity intensified over the past week at the United Nations with respect to the deteriorating situation in Yemen —...
The Lost Dimension: Food Security and the South China Sea Disputes
I. Introduction The rationale for establishment of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the United Nations Convention on the...
With Friends Like These
On September 10, 2014, President Obama laid out American objectives in Iraq. The U.S. would work to “degrade and...
The Seductiveness of Special Ops?
In a prescient article in Foreign Affairs in 1994 entitled “The Mystique of U.S. Air Power,” the historian and...
Bibi the Bridge Burner
As word leaks out that the Obama administration is prepared to agree to a 10 year deal with Iran,...
Defeating Lone-Wolf Terrorism
After the shooting in Copenhagen, police found a recording that made its way to the BBC. The recording tells...
Winning the Struggle Against Anti-Semitism in Europe
Though some in Europe remain in denial, the recent killings of Jews in Copenhagen and Paris epitomize the resurgence of...
The Rise of Alien Warfare
In 2011, the United States launched a new television show in Afghanistan called Sesame Garden. It was an Afghan-themed version...