International relations Commentary

The Defense Exports

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Oct 10, 2010
A new approach bridges the debate over whether America should prepare for counterinsurgencies versus large-scale armed conflicts.

As the Worm Turns

David Kay | Oct 01, 2010
Who's behind the Stuxnet computer worm attacking Iran's nuclear program? The Israelis? The Russians? The Chinese?

North Korea's New Boy-General

Michael J. Green | Sep 29, 2010
Kim Jong Il can sit back, have a cigar and sip his Hennessy. His boy's got his back now.

A Tale of Two Monasteries

Thomas de Waal | Sep 09, 2010
A Christian church service that will either be a breakthrough in relations between Turkey and Armenia, or a disaster for the Turkish liberal elite.

Terror in the Balkans

Gordon N. Bardos | Sep 07, 2010
Forget whatever flavor of the month is making headlines in the Balkans. Guess where the perpetrators of nearly every terrorist plot of the last twenty years got their start?

China the Aggressor?

Michael J. Green | Sep 02, 2010
A look at how China may be thinking about its sphere of influence—and American ambitions.

Bombs of August

David Kay | Aug 19, 2010
Obama has become George W. Bush. By asserting that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable and jockying with the Israelis we are being led by the nose into war. The Israelis are using fear on Iran as a bargaining chip over settlements in Palestine.

Picking on Both Sides of the Aisle

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Aug 17, 2010
It's time for Congress to put the partisan bickering aside and do what's best on the START and trade agreements.

An Israeli Weighs in on the Flotilla

Benny Morris | Aug 11, 2010
A number of recent events have triggered an awful lot of hypocrisy toward Israel.

Don't Rush START

Dimitri K. Simes
Dov S. Zakheim
| Jul 28, 2010
The dialogue between the administration and the Senate on America’s nuclear force is too important to be hurried along.

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