America’s Strategic Paralysis
On Thursday morning, for the second time in so many days, North Korea threatened to attack the US territory of Guam with nuclear weapons.
Calculating Nuclear Risk Based on 3 Key Factors
Without a suitable long-term and systematic plan in place for North Korea, a nuclear conflict that is deliberate, unintentional or accidental could sometimes still arise.
The Battle for Trump’s Foreign Policy
The ongoing purge of people loyal to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the National Security Council, the main organization used by the president to develop a national security policy, is part of a power struggle over the future direction of American foreign policy.
Trump Threatens North Korea With “Fire and Fury Like the World Has Never Seen”
The exchanges between North Korea and the US are taking on even more ominous tones as President Donald Trump takes a strong stand against a despotic regime that is responding with threats containing explicit nuclear threats.
Kicking the Iranian Nuclear Deal Down the Road
By certifying compliance, we are enabling the Iranians to proceed at the peril of our own lives, and those of our children and grandchildren.
New US Sanctions Against Iran for Missile Launch; “We Can’t Trust Them”
The US Treasury Department brought sanctions against six Iranian companies on Friday for launching a rocket into orbit in direct contravention to resolutions made by the UN Security Council limiting Iran’s missile program.
Israel’s Possible Paths to Nuclear War
The Middle East nevertheless remains a possible site for future nuclear conflict, and Israel’s strategy for dealing with this prospect warrants close examination.
The North Korean Crisis as Competitive Risk Taking
On increasingly urgent matters concerning North Korean nuclear weapons and corresponding missile development, the US and its pertinent allies should focus not on proliferating ordnance per se, but rather on underlying analytic and intellectual orientations to effective control.
North Korea Violates International Law With Ballistic Missile Tests
North Korea’s atomic and missile programs violate international law and are subject United Nations sanctions.
US National Security: Bombs vs. Intellect in the Absence of “Wise Counsel”
US President Donald Trump’s expressed preferences notwithstanding, core military problems in the Middle East and North Korea are not about ordnance.
