Our Brave New Nuclear World
So now we have a North Korea armed with long-range missiles and thermonuclear weapons. Make no mistake. This is the new normal. Pyongyang will never give them up, and ...
Tags: North Korea, nuclear deterrence, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons
Selling Out the Rohingyas
In the past several weeks, much attention has been devoted to the abject plight of the minority, predominantly Muslim, Rohingya community in Burma’s (Myanmar’s) Rakhine state. They have long ...
Tags: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, refugee crisis, Rohingya
The World May Be Disappointed the Day After the German Election
After last year’s victories for Brexit and Donald Trump, liberals looked to Angela Merkel in Germany for hope. The conservative chancellor was suddenly—and unwillingly—promoted to “leader of the free ...
The Mystery of China’s Naval Strategy
Almost daily, we have news of Chinese military preparations or activities: her new second aircraft carrier, her quantum communications, her ever-increasing power. Serious analysts, however, usually pose a simple ...
Tags: Alfred Thayer Mahan, Chinese Naval Power, People's Liberation Army Navy, sea power
Afghanistan Again: What’s Different This Time
On August 21, President Donald Trump outlined his strategy for U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. While fully admitting his reluctance to increase current levels of support for the Afghan government ...
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan strategy, Taliban, Trump
