The price of putting the fear of the nuclear god in China.
Do We Really Want China Living in Fear of a U.S. Nuclear Attack?
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War & Peace
Flush With Cold War “Victory,” U.S. Still Fails to Understand Russia’s Security Needs
A U.S. return to bilateral hostilities with Russia is a costly diversion from both nations’ security needs in a multilateral world.
Islamic State Sows Seeds of Its Destruction
Inviting blowback and decimating your tax base are not how to build a caliphate.
Trump’s Bad Ideas Aren’t Un-American After All
Many of the GOP front-runner’s worst proposals are playing out already.
The Pentagon’s Twisted Potlatch
The logic of military spending leads countries to effectively destroy their own property and burn down their own villages.
Bureaucracy of Death May Prove Assad’s Downfall
As with other totalitarian regimes, obsessive record-keeping may come back to haunt the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Bad as the Islamic State Is, Assad Is Worse
The violence of the Assad regime in Syria resembles that of another regime which shall remain nameless.
North Korea’s New Rocket Technology Looks Like It’s for Real
Yes, Virginia, North Korea may soon have missiles that could reach the United States.
Let’s Review: Saudi Arabia Is Not Our Friend
Saudi support for the 9/11 hijackers should preclude a relationship between the U.S. and Saudi governments.
The Children’s Crusade
From suicide bombers in the Middle East to drone operators in the United States, youth-on-youth violence has become epidemic.