Perspective | Biden’s CIA pick puts spies back in the service of statecraft
Washington Post· 6 days agoNo CIA director has had that breadth and depth of experience in foreign affairs. In the past,...
The World According to Tony Blinkenin the 1980s
Politico· 7 days agoEvening News segment about the violence perpetrated by the far-right military dictator Roberto d’Aubuisson in El Salvador, Blinken wrote that he “began...
Mike Pompeo Was the Worst Secretary of State in American History
Slate· 3 days agoIt’s an open question whether Donald Trump will go down as the worst president in American history...
How the national security team affects nuclear weapons policy
The Hill· 2 days agoThe individuals nominated to serve in the administration are critical.
President-elect Biden’s pick for CIA director has Carlisle roots
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoIn 1988, the elder Burns was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan to lead the State...
Letters From the January 25/February 1, 2021, Issue
The Nation· 6 days agoNo matter his motivations and sincerity, it would be better if Gates’s $40 billion spent on health care were taken from him as income tax and via a wealth tax. As someone who spent 20 of 30 ...
Accept Reality: North Korea Will Remain a Nuclear State
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. policy toward North Korea always has been one of second-best options. President Donald Trump...
John Bolton's Great Game of Nuclear Chicken
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNational Security Advisor John Bolton is great at wrecking international agreements. If we are to restore the momentum that President Donald Trump built...
Nuclear war could be devastating for the US, even if no one shoots back
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe White House’s 2021 budget calls for US$28.9 billion for the Pentagon for nuclear weapons and a...
A Disquieting Look at the History of Nuclear-War Gaming
National Review via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThough Fred Kaplan’s new book The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War...