Monthly briefings on current issues in international defence and security and the military sciences. Issue: Apr 2006, Vol. 26, No. 4
Pre-Emptive War and US Foreign Policy
The 2006 National Security Strategy is a slightly more refined document that makes nods towards allies, but it does not back away at all from pre-emption - it actually further institutionalizes it.
Michael Williams
Iraq in 2006: Will it be Civil War?
While Iraq has taken a step back from the height of the post-Samarra violence, the underlying threat of civil war has not diminished.
Mark Thomas
The US–India Nuclear Deal
America needs a strong India to broaden the world economy, guard a troubled corner, and counter China.
David Fullbrook
Koizumi’s Legacy
Come September, Koizumi, one of the longest governing Japanese Prime Ministers, will step down. What legacy does he leave for his successor?
Donald Dingwall