Tag Archive for: "United States"
Is the CTBT making a comeback?

Recent reports that the Obama administration has begun pursuing US Senate approval for ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty don’t sound entirely credible. It might be that the administration wants to flag the issue …

Semper Paratus—always prepared

The history of science can’t be understood without reference to the history of war—and vice versa. It’s a complex relationship, sometimes celebrated, often contested, and played out in every nation including our own. Projects with …

Getting down to business: Jokowi in the US

It’s been 10 months in the planning, but when Indonesian President Joko Widodo flies to the United States next week the agenda for his 26 October meeting with President Barack Obama will be considerably different …

Cyber stability: why retaliation won’t deter

Nuclear deterrence theory is often seen as the go-to solution to cyber instability. After suffering a sequence of alleged Chinese hacks on its corporations and government departments, the US prepared a suite of potential economic …

Why the PLA is a paper tiger

It’s becoming commonplace to drum up the military threat from China and belittle America’s military capabilities. Much of this commentary reminds me of statements in the mid-1980s that the former Soviet Union was poised to …