Implications of China-Russia Nuclear Modernization
10/20/2011
10/20/2011 The Weitz Report focuses on the Chinese-Russian relationship and its impact on global dynamics.
The Afghan Drug Challenge
12/19/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz and Dmitri Titoff 12/21 /2010 - You ask why narcotics production has grown? Our analysis shows that the fundamental factor is that the introduction of the [foreign] forces provoked resistance. In the beginning, the Taliban resisted and armed conflicts emerged.
The Future of NATO’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons
12/18/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz 12/21/2010 - One of the most important issues that NATO Heads of State addressed at their November 2010 Summit in Lisbon was what to do about the remaining U.S. tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) stationed in Europe under the alliance’s “nuclear-sharing” arrangement.
Kosovo Lessons Recalled
12/13/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz 12/13/2010 - Despite a decade of intense efforts, the December 12, 2010 legislative elections in Kosovo, the first parliamentary ballot in that region since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008, remind us that the international community has yet to cap that longstanding post-conflict stabilization mission…
Iraq 2012: Nuclear Security
10/28/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz 10/29/2010 - Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), faces a major challenge in seeking to prevent further nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. In addition to the longstanding dispute over Iran’s nuclear activities, he has to address Arab concerns about…
Military Diplomacy with China
09/30/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz 09/30/2010 Another theme in this year’s DoD report on the Chinese military is its appeal to China to make its military programs and objectives considerably more transparent by disclosing more data and engaging in more comprehensive military exchanges with the U.S. armed forces. Although acknowledging “modest…
Russia’s New Fifth Generation Fighter
08/17/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz The United States possess the only fifth-generation fighter currently in service, the F-22A Raptor stealth fighter, which entered the U.S. Air Force in 1997. The Russian Federation is hoping to join this exalted category in the next few years, with its new fighter plane, which began…
Iraq 2012: President’s Speech Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
08/17/2010
By Dr. Richard Weitz The President reaffirmed that he would meet his campaign vow to end the U.S. “combat” role in Iraq by the end of this month. For 18 months after that, some 50,000 American soldiers will engage in a transitional mission of training, advising, and equipping Iraqi forces…