Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: How Useful are Nuclear Summits?

04/15/2012
By Richard Weitz One of the useful innovations of the Obama administration was to convene meetings of senior national leaders to focus their attention on what both the Bush and Obama administrations have called the number one threat to U.S. security -- the possibility that terrorists will use acquire and…

Obama’s Defense Budget Priorities and Choices Partially Revealed

02/08/2012
By Dr. Richard Weitz 2/01/2012 - On January 26, the Pentagon released its “Defense Budget Priorities and Choices” document. This 15-page brochure, along with the budget briefings provided by Senior DoD officials that day and subsequently, provided some information on how the new Defense Strategic Guidance will affect the Department’s…

Afghanistan: Whose War is This Anyway?

11/28/2010
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the Air Force War and politics in Afghanistan: a tough balancing act credit photo: www.csmonitor.com 11/28/2010 - As our casualties mount and our allies begin to look for the sidelines, we are receiving seriously mixed messages about our so-called war that is "breaking…