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Security Assistance After September 11
Post-9/11 Economic Windfalls for Arms Manufacturers
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U.S.-Iraq: On the War Path
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The Space Industry: Supporting U.S. Supremacy
Responding to North Korea’s Surprises
The Future of U.S.-South Korean Security Relations
In its crudest form, geopolitics is a zero-sum game. The United States recognizes mainland China and breaks official ties with Taiwan; Washington leans toward Karachi and away from New Delhi. A gain along one axis is offset by a loss along a second. But diplomacy is usually too complex an amalgam of relationships to evaluate so starkly on a balance sheet, and there are often opportunities for simultaneous improvements between mutually antagonistic countries. Take, for example, the surprising improvement in U.S. relations with both China and Taiwan over the past three years. Alas, the flip side to win-win diplomacy is lose-lose diplomacy. Since 2000, when U.S. relations with both halves of the Korean Peninsula seemed to be on the upswing, Washington has managed to unravel its incipient relationship with Pyongyang while tangling its ties with Seoul.
An “Affirmative Measure” to Help Prevent the Commission of War Crimes by the Bush Administration
How to Bring the Troops Home and Internationalize the Peace
"There is an old military doctrine called the First Rule of Holes: If you find yourself stuck in one, stop digging."
Will the Bush Administration’s Actions Move Aceh Toward Peace or a Continued Descent Into Destruction?
Aceh, so long isolated from international view by the Indonesian government and military, is now–tragically–at the center of world attention. Members of the U.S. Congress and their staff, UN officials, journalists, and humanitarian aid workers have arrived on the scene after years of blocked access. These shifts offer the Bush administration and other actors an unprecedented opportunity for peace-building and enhancement of human security and stability in a region dominated by violent conflict for decades.