Security Commentary

Vigilantes Against Mexico's Cartels

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 11, 2013
People are taking their security into their own hands, a very worrisome sign.

Big Hurdles Ahead for Arms Control

Steven Pifer | Apr 09, 2013
Obama will have trouble fully realizing the goals he set in Prague four years ago.

Assad the Survivor

Daniel R. DePetris | Apr 09, 2013
A strategic shift shows Syria's president may be as clever as he is brutal.

Deterrence Will Not Bring Korean Peace

Leon V. Sigal | Apr 08, 2013
Sustained diplomacy and political rebalancing may not succeed, but they are preferable to more escalation.

Hagel's Three Questions

James Joyner | Apr 05, 2013
The secretary of defense devised an excellent framework, but will the rest of the administration bite?

Don't Call the U.S. Bluff, Mr. Kim

Zachary Keck | Apr 05, 2013
The American public would readily back nuclear retaliation for a North Korean nuclear attack.

Turkey Gives Politics a Chance

Kemal Kirisci | Apr 04, 2013
Ankara's work with the Kurds and the Israelis suggests a Middle East where talking is an option.

A Cyber-Survivable Military

Vincent Manzo | Apr 03, 2013
Making U.S. forces resilient against a cyber first strike would lead to more effective deterrence.

Syria, Israel, and the Trust Problem

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 01, 2013
Peace is unlikely in either place as long as parties feel it will be perilous.

Don't Give Up on the U.S.-Russian Reset

Ivan Kurilla
Cory Welt
| Mar 29, 2013
Russia's people don't share the Kremlin's anger.

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