Escalation Gambit: North Korea’s Perilous Play for Security and Prosperity
The hostile posturing of the North Korean leadership is decipherable if located within the context of its symbiotic national security and economic development goals.
Setting the Scene for Crisis
This week marks the beginning of a three-class-long Crisis Simulation. Through these simulations, students can learn about the complexity of international security and the difficulty of managing crises.
It’s Time for a New Strategy for a New Nuclear Reality
The United States must begin to accept that a new nuclear reality is emerging and, with it, new challenges and opportunities necessitating a policy shift away from targeted discouragement.
Acquiring a Bomb Does Not an Aggressor Make
In yet another example of its limited abilities to impact international outcomes, the UNSC again this week agreed to sanction North Korea in an effort to deter threats of nuclear war.
The 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit: Beyond the Politics of Spectacle
The principled position of the Non-Aligned Movement on non-proliferation could be used productively to contain Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions if this state does indeed have any.
Extend the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Failure of the world’s largest nuclear weapons states to continue bilateral nuclear cooperation will send an unnerving signal to the world community and increase the global risk of nuclear terrorism.
Israel-Iran Nuclear Crisis: A Diplomatic Opportunity
A nuclear-armed Iran could create a military catastrophe for the region, potentially demanding a militarized response from neighbors. However, it is not without opportunity for resolution.
Israel’s Posture of Nuclear Ambiguity
The only strong argument in favor of a declared doctrine has to do with the injection of a measure of certainty into the balance of mutual nuclear deterrence between Israel and Iran.
Pieces of the Persian Puzzle: The Three Layers of Iranian Nuclear Rhetoric
Confusion over Iran’s nuclear ambitions is generated by the apparent inconsistency of the leadership’s political rhetoric, which shapes the country’s approach to foreign policy.
The Geopolitical Challenge of the Non-Aligned: Iran 2012-2015
The Non-Aligned do not seem to agree on the writing of international relations that assign them the role of a passive agent, and it is precisely from that locus of enunciation that they are posing a geopolitical challenge.
