Is a green energy revolution on the global agenda?
Surviving Climate Change: Towards a Climate Revolution
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China: What Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Have in Common
China’s good relations with states at odds with each other could yield results at the negotiating table soon.
Nuclear Weapons’ Lofty Safety Standards Often Go Unmet
Nuclear war hawks forget to factor human error into their national-security equation.
The New Nicaragua Canal: China Barges In
A proposed canal in Nicaragua, built by China, is a tangible signal that the United States can’t set the terms of the world economy forever.
Burma’s Promise: President Thein Sein’s 11 Commitments to Obama
Democratic and political reforms in Burma have been uneven and halting.
We Forget That Deterrence Doesn’t Need to Be Nuclear
As a principle and practice, deterrence existed long before nuclear weapons.
In a Changing Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia Cling Together
As unrest simmers in the Middle East and the United States edges toward detente with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia are trying to ride out the storm together.
NSA Surveillance’s Cost-Benefit Ratio
Massive data collection by the NSA comes down much heavier on the cost side of the ledger than the benefit.
Obama Administration Actually Doesn’t Want Too Good a Nuclear Deal With Iran
Another Iranian overture spurned.
Mistaking Omniscience for Omnipotence
No one knows what a major state would be like if it radically cut back its intelligence services–but based on the recent American record, it’s hard to imagine we could be anything but better off.