Europas Illusion der Sicherheit Im Grunde mussten sich die Vertreter der europäischen Staaten im Saal des Bundeswehr-Forums im 19. Stock des Verlagshauses Axel Springer nach der Rede John Chipmans, Generaldirektor des...
China's military buildup must be checked The Chinese defense budget has been growing at a double-digit growth rate in recent years, and the 2006 budget for defense was almost a 15-percent increase over the previous year. China's...
Iran Doubles Nuke Enrichment Capacity "Iran more likely slowed down the development program over the summer as part of a diplomatic strategy to persuade the world that it would not be nearing nuclear weapons capability any time...
War, law and American democracy The asymmetric warfare engaged in by modern terrorists renders these classic concerns even more meaningful. The declassified summary of the NIE confirms earlier assessments by the International...
N. Korea Threat Lies in Nuclear Sales A study by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies says North Korea had sold "several hundred" mid-range ballistic missiles "as well as materials, equipment,...
Tremors in the East As in South Korea, Japan too faces a dilemma on the domestic scene. This relates to the logic of Japan's post-imperial nuclear pacifism. Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and authoritative Japanese...
Gulf makes strategic shift in new system From now on, we will protect our national interests, regardless of where America’s interests lie in the region.” Similarly but more diplomatically, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal...
Rogue Nuclear Programs Threaten New Arms Race Many experts worry that North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions could be the catalyst for a new round of regional arms races -- especially given the international community's apparent inability to...
Nuclear-armed East Asia highly unlikely Any such crash programme would require tremendous effort and likely spark serious internal divisions, said Mark Fitzpatrick, a non-proliferation specialist at the London-based International Institute...
Iran: EU Supports Gradual Sanctions Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior nonproliferation expert at the London-based International Institute For Strategic Studies, believes Iran has more to lose than the EU. He says Iran is facing UN Security...
Unique missile baffles diplomats in Egypt Other countries have asked Vashchuk's company to upgrade their S-125 SAM systems. The Military Balance, an annual report published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, says...
EU backs limited sanctions against Iran Mark Fitzpatrick of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said the approach with Tehran would be gentler than with Pyongyang. "A sanctions resolution on Iran will...
North Korea: Possible Impact Of UN Sanctions But China, long a supporter of Marxist North Korea, so far appears unwilling to go along with the plan to search all imports into that country to ensure there are no bomb or missile-related items....
When Outlaws Get The Bomb Indeed, since the end of the cold war in 1991, not all the news on the nuclear front has been bad. South Africa, Ukraine and, more recently, Libya all willingly gave up nuclear weapons or the pursuit...
North Korea, Iran Want Talks With US U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday called on the Americans to drop their opposition to bilateral negotiations with the North. And Patrick M. Cronin, a former official in the Bush...
Losing special friends By Raffaello Pantucci, Research Associate
Measuring diplomatic failure by the kilotonne By Dr Patrick Cronin, Director of Studies
After the bomb By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation
US Fears Export of Technology Thus far, however, U.S. proliferation concerns have centered on Pyongyang's trade in parts for long- and medium-range missiles. By some estimates, North Korea is the world's dominant exporter of...
A tinpot tyrant with a nuke Until now, even those accustomed to Kim Jong-Il's brinkmanship supposed that he might hold back from an action which overnight intensified his isolation. The International Institute of Strategic...