Category Regional

Asia Pacific, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Imran Khan and Kashmir

March 2, 2012

Today, Imran Khan is doing in Pakistan what Barack Obama did in the United States in 2008. Despite his lack of experience in governance, Khan has created quite a buzz, and is vying for the country’s top job.

Europe, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

The Big Chill: Priorities & Realities for a Modern NATO

February 23, 2012

The final installment of a three-part series on NATO by Nic Wondra. See the first and second articles. A different NATO might restore a solidarity lost with the invasion of Iraq. The alliance’s moral credibility and the credible threat of hard power deployment are…

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Europe, Governance & Law, Security & Conflict

Breaking News: Soviet Union Disintegrates

February 2, 2012

Part 2 of 3 in a series on NATO by Nic Wondra It just has not sunk in yet. Somehow, The US’s (and therefore NATO’s) largest concern is the Russian Federation. The upcoming elections will bring a lot of issues…

Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

NATO on the Rocks? Stirred, Not Shaken

February 2, 2012

The first in a three part series by Nic Wondra on NATO and its future role in security

Asia Pacific, Economics, North America, Security & Conflict

Misperceptions, Part III: Defense Cuts, An Alternative to the Sequester

January 31, 2012

My first post noted that the sums being considered for defense cuts, even in the case of the sequester, are actually quite low, particularly when compared to some of the other historical builddowns (post-Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War). The…

Asia Pacific, Economics, North America, Security & Conflict

Misperceptions, Part II: Defense Cuts, Strategic Deficiencies?

January 31, 2012

In the first post of this series I argued that the impact of sequester cuts on Defense’s budget has been overstated. Similarly, in order to bolster arguments for exempting defense from belt buckling (Defense was the only of 13 government…

Asia Pacific, Economics, North America, Security & Conflict

Misperceptions, Part I: The Truth About Defense Cuts, The Sequester

January 30, 2012

The first of a three-part series analyzing defense spending priorities in the United States