Below are several comments I left at multiple websites including the Atlantic Council and Atlantic Community. They are the beginnings of what I think a new American posture in the Middle East may need to look like. Indeed, with the coming likelihood of an Iranian nuclear capacity along with the [...]
This ran in the Asia Times for awhile, I am republishing it here as it reinforces multiple themes I frequently comment on.
Beyond the Great Illusion
by Greg R. Lawson
Is the world careening to a new world disorder? There are numerous analysts who think that this view is anachronistic and merely [...]
"Translation: China will not cooperate in placing sanctions on Iran;" [...]
This piece from the National Interest written by former UN weapons inspector David Kay posits an interesting idea: namely that the U.S. should refocus the debate on Iran's nuclear program. Rather than focus on the threat it poses to the US or Israel (or even proliferation in general), the US [...]
After reading a couple of articles, I am beginning to believe that the potential for U.S. air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities is now a much larger possibility than I did before. Greater than 50% chance.
First, Stratfor with another good analysis outlines surprising leaks that indicate Russian scientists may [...]
I have already blogged on this, but now that it is official, I have to articulate why I think the Obama Administration's capitulation on missile defense in Poland and the Czech Republic is extremely poor policy. In fact, I wrote an op-ed that got picked up at the [...]
"Though familiar with the main corpus of his work, I am by no means a “Straussian” and am not sure I can comment" [...]
I recently blogged on a piece from Newsweek that dovetailed with material I had posted previosuly regarding how nuclear weapons may, paradoxically, keep the world safer from conventional warfare. This, of course, raises serious questions about the conventional wisdom of the need for arms control treaties, disarmament, etc.
A good piece on the race to lock up access to Turkmenistan's large (4th largest in the world) natural gas supplies. Turkmenistan is a particularly interesting nation that suffered under the rule of an extremely peculiar leader, Sapuramat Niyazov (or Turkmenbashi). After he passed away at the end of [...]
An interesting take from Australia on the outcome of the recent Japanese election where the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) just destroyed the long time ruling LDP party.
It is imperative to note that the LDP had ruled Japan for practically all of its post-World War II history, [...]
I responded to a post by the Postmodern Conservative's James Poulos over at the New Atlanticist regarding George Will's recent column that essentially called on America to head out of Afghanistan.
This is obviously a huge issue for Obama as this has now become "his war." That said, I do think [...]
"In the ancient world, Judea and Samaria belonged to what was then= a sovereign Jewish state, a state from" [...]
“I believe that conservatism does have a" [...]
Niall Ferguson is always a provocative writer and his latest Newsweek column is no different. After coining the phrase “Chimerica” to depict the symbiotic relationship between the US and China ( China buys US debt in order to allow Americans to spend more and buy Chinese exports, thus keeping [...]
There is no doubt in my mind that the thrust of this Wall Street Journal op-ed is correct.
Even if one questions how long it will take to create an effective missile defense shield, one should ask themselves whether it is a good idea to leave ourselves vulnerable should [...]
Former Vice President Cheney may well be reviled in many corners of elite opinion, but with his statement regarding the decision by the Attorney General to investigate the CIA for its “enhanced interrogation” methods hits the nail on the head.
It is extremely easy now, nearly eight years after 9/11 [...]
Ran across an interesting piece at e-IR concerning the concept of the “Responsibility to Protect.” This is a newer concept in International Relations theory that overturns the core idea of the Westphalian state system- namely “stay out of states’ internal affairs.”
Here are my comments to the article,
““Since the events [...]
Richard Haas, the President of the venerable Council on Foreign Relations, has a good piece on being realistic about climate change.
In large measure, on this issue, I largely agree with Haas. I am not one who believes “Global Warming” is a complete charade intended to bilk honest, well meaning [...]
I think it is almost indisputable that Charles Krauthammer has become the most cogent and coherent critic of President Obama's agenda. He does this, not by hyperventilating and sounding like a black helicopter obsessed fanatic, but by using reasoned arguments that cut very much to the core of the arguments [...]
