Military science Commentary

Resetting Democracy

Paul J. Saunders | Jul 22, 2010
The only people who can push Russia toward democracy are Russians.

NATO's Cyber Threat

James Joyner | Jul 02, 2010
Article 5 should not apply to cyber attacks.

An American Treaty

Julia Ioffe | Apr 08, 2010
The new arms deal with Russia is a historic achievement—for Obama. The Kremlin couldn’t care less and is focused on a wholly different set of foreign-policy issues.

Good Deal

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 31, 2010
The arms treaty with Russia strengthens America’s security by allowing us to cut back on useless warheads.

Too Little, Too Late

| Oct 15, 2009

Moscow's Freebie

Paul J. Saunders | Sep 17, 2009
Scrapping missile defense is far more than a gesture. We had better get something in return from Russia.

Iran Update: Khamenei on the Way Out?

| Jul 06, 2009

Misreading Tehran

Suzanne Maloney | Jun 26, 2009
America’s Iran watchers blew it. To make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again, we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.

Diplomacy from Defense

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 04, 2009
Robert Gates advocated tying America’s missile-defense plans with Iran’s nuclear progress over a year ago. With his letter to Russia, it looks like President Obama has finally taken Gates’advice.

Can You Handle the Truth?

The Editors | Jul 09, 2008
Missile defense is on the agenda again, this time at the G8. The United States has just signed a deal with the Czechs, to Russian protests. At The Nixon Center, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin explained Moscow’s concerns.

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