Saudi Arms Deal Fortifies US Regional Security Ties
01/08/2012
The recent F-15 sale to Saudi Arabia is considered in the larger context.
China and the North Korean Succession
01/07/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the challenge of North Korean succession and the PRC stake.
Beyond Putinism
12/23/2011
Recent Russian elections have identified several weaknesses in Russia’s political system, but not the means solve them.
Pakistan-US Tensions: In Strategic Decline?
12/22/2011
Is the US-Pakistan relationship in inevitable strategic decline?
Russia’s Arms Sales to India Under Threat
12/19/2011
Russia’s arms sales to India remain the most important element of their bilateral relationship.
A Danish Perspective on the Challenge of Arctic Security
12/15/2011
The Arctic is clearly an area in which presence assets, both surface and airborne, need to be networked to provide for maritime safety, security and search and rescue capabilities.
The ABM Treaty: Dead But Not Forgotten
12/15/2011
Ten years ago this week, the United States gave the Russian Federation formal notice that Washington would withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty.
Russia Doubles Down on Assad
12/12/2011
The Syrian dynamic is a major fault line for 2012. Russia is a key player on how that fault line is managed. Russian analysts believe that, whereas sanctions against Iran can help avert war, in Syria they would simply be a prelude to foreign military intervention, in the same way…