Commentary
by Mark Fitzpatrick
by Bennett Ramberg
by Karl-Heinz Kamp
Service and Dissent
by Philipp Rotmann, David Tohn and Jaron Wharton
The Pentagon’s shift to a counter-insurgency posture was catalysed by junior leaders responding to tactical problems and senior institutional dissidents driving deep, controversial changes in doctrine and culture.
by Hew Strachan
Britain remains ready to use war to pursue its policy goals, but needs to clarify the assumptions behind a befuddled defence agenda and engage the electorate through party political debate.
Storytelling
by Barak Mendelsohn
In distress, al-Qaeda is seeking to use the Palestinian question to improve its image, but is finding there is no easy way to back its promises with action.
by Lincoln Mitchell
Washington’s policy towards Tbilisi needs to draw on evidence and actions rather than competing narratives that lack nuance and lead to decisions that are bad for both countries.
Swords to Ploughshares
by James M. Acton
Reconciling the spread of nuclear power with the abolition of nuclear weapons will require taking non-proliferation much more seriously, including forsaking sensitive nuclear technologies.
by Matthew Longo and Ellen Lust
Insisting that parties lay down their weapons as a precondition to negotiations over peace and democracy is often counterproductive. Armed groups can sometimes play a constructive role.
Plus
by David Calleo
by David White
by Sarah Ludford
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Arms, Arms Control and Technology Bruno Tertrais
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Asia-Pacific Lanxin Xiang
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Russia and Eurasia Oksana Antonenko
