The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism is Real
Book abstract: Featuring paired pro/con pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism encourages students to actively grapple with the central debates and questions surrounding the s
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Mr. Xi Goes to Moscow
In this piece, Nick Burns discusses the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow as his choice first trip overseas as president, and what message it sends to the world.
The Arab Revolutions and American Policy
This book is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2012 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of top national security experts.
Beyond Political Islam
Book abstract: This book is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2012 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of top national security experts.
Iran: A Bomb or Be Bombed?
Book abstract: This volume evaluates the various drivers and outcomes of the Arab revolutions, all of which continue to bear an ever-greater influence on the formulation of American strategy in the Mi
'Star Wars' Today: What Would Reagan Do?
President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system capable of intercepting and destroy
The Financial Legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan: How Wartime Spending Decisions Will Constrain Future National Security Budgets
The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, taken together, will be the most expensive wars in US history – totaling somewhere between $4 to $6 trillion.
Was the Iraq War Worth Its Cost to the U.S.?
Ten years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Americans, Iraqis and others are asking whether the past decade of U.S.
The Iraq War at Ten
April marks the tenth anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by the United States and its partners.
Syria is Melting Away
The answer in Syria, of course, is not so simple, writes Nicholas Burns. "The United States is exhausted and risk-averse after Iraq and Afghanistan.
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