The Politics of Iran’s Space Program
Understanding the politics of Iran’s technological development should serve as a check on the unwarranted paranoia that Iran’s scientific achievements have generated in the West.
Libya and the Limits to the R2P
Some cheer the “Responsibility to Protect” as a breakthrough in international relations, but the dangers of another western intervention in a Muslim Arab country show the near impossibility of peace keeping in times of war.
Missile Defense: Pie in the Sky
NATO is proposing to adopt missile defense as a new mission even though it doesn’t work, costs lots of money, and angers Russia.
60 Second Expert: Cuba and Congress — Who Will Change First?
Congress considers revising U.S. policy towards Cuba.
A More Expensive Bill for North Korea
Pyongyang is on the verge of conducting another nuclear test. Washington should consider a bigger stick and a bigger carrot.
Ten Years After
A decade after India and Pakistan exploded their nuclear devices, the cloud that still hangs over South Asia is growing darker.