The Potential of European Might
Obstacles to European defense cooperation are numerous and unlikely to be overcome.
Analysis
The New Atlantic Order
Henry Kissinger believes “an international political regulatory system” is imminent.
China Can Help in Pakistan
China can lean on Pakistan to resolve the war in Afghanistan.
Participation — Why Bother?
Participate? Why? You’ve got enough people in your movement that I shouldn’t have to participate. I don’t need to join your group, you guys will do the work for m– A free glossy magazine? Group potlucks? A tote bag with a logo on it? Why didn’t you say so?! I’m in! The above is just […]
Five Hundred Is Not Enough?
As we’ve been recently been informed by the various media, Gordon Brown, the prime minister, has pledged five hundred new (presumably) combat-role servicemen to Operation Herrick — the British mission in Afghanistan. Five hundred would boost the British presence to a total of 9,500 service personnel from all the services including the Royal Air Force […]
India Matters
Barack Obama argues India is “indispensable”.
Will NATO Pitch In?
Where will Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s 5,000 troops come from?
How Disturbed Are You?
No, really, how disturbed are you? Disturbed enough to join a social movement? Maybe help out as a checkbook member? Perhaps you’re disturbed enough to go out and start your own social movement. But wait a second — are you rich? You aren’t. Well, that may cause some difficulties. You see, the heavenly choir sings […]
The Asian Naval Race
Military expansion in East Asia has as much to do with projecting power as it does with prestige.
Republican Party Has Lost Direction
Right-wing populists agitate against Barack Obama but offer little of substance.
Will He Stay Or Will He Go?
Is Obama planning to escalate the war in Afghanistan or wind it down?
Does the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq Invasion Matter?
The role of the United Kingdom in the international arena has been one of much debate over the past three decades, but more particularly since the ending of the Cold War. Summed up neatly by former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, the United Kingdom has been ‘punching above its weight’ internationally effectively, driving international policy at the […]
Is Obama Failing in the Middle East?
Even The New York Times admits the president’s credibility in the Middle East has been diminished.
Medvedev’s New Russia
The new president has revitalized Russian foreign policy but faces familiar challenges at home.
What We Call the News
With information almost instantly available to us, what effect will this conversation have?