Whether or not Ayatollah Khameini considers nuclear weapons haram shouldn’t be a determining factor in negotiations with Tehran.
Are Nuclear Weapons Really a “Big Sin” to Iran’s Supreme Leader?
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Negative Nostalgia: Nuclear-Weapons Labs a Throwback to Cold War
Even the Department of Defense has had enough of the Department of Energy’s refusal to downsize its nuclear-weapons laboratories.
Drug-Law Reform Genie Freed From Bottle at Summit of the Americas
The legacy of the Cartagena summit, however, will likely be the beginning of a serious regional debate on international drug control policies.
Iran Errata: Israel “Tunes up” Iran for U.S.
Israel insists that Fordow, Iran’s nuclear-enrichment facility, remain vulnerable to attack.
U.S. Thinking on Afghanistan Is Not Just Magical, But Hallucinatory
The Taliban shut down preliminary talks with Washington, because, according to its spokesman, the Americans were “shaky, erratic and vague.”
Time for the Cut-Off: A Global Day of Action Against Military Spending
The costs of war already far outweigh the benefits, but the way our spending looks, war will be an enduring staple of our economy.
Shaking Up the World Bank?
Lant Pritchett—a professor of the practice of international development at the Harvard Kennedy School—has been leading a campaign against the election of Jim Kim to the World Bank presidency. Although he isn’t the only critic of Kim’s nomination, he is among the most vocal and prominent. Many of his criticisms have been amplified and echoed by other leading development economists like William Easterly at New York University and several people associated with the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
NORK Rocket Failure Affords West an Opportunity to Dial Down Condemnation
The threat of a North Korean ballistic missile attack on the American mainland is even further off than it was several hours ago.
Grand Poobah of R2P Goes All Travis Bickle on FPIF’s Zunes
When foreign minister of Australia, celebrated peace advocate Gareth Evans countenanced Indonesian slaughter in East Timor.
U.S. Only Lightening Grip on Reins of Afghan Night Raids
Whether U.S. or Afghan-led, night raids are still night raids.