I/’ve just returned from the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, only to learn of an event of major geopolitical importance: the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has signed the CTBT. I will, of course, closely follow the ratification process in the National Assembly. This was the top headline on the CTBTO website for five …
From OJ to A Bian
by | 2004-03-28 | No Comments
Chen Shui-bian dispersed the crowds that had camped out near the presidential palace by agreeing to an independent panel to investigate the election eve assasination attempt (The 1000 riot police didn/’t hurt, either). Taiwan/’s CTI Cable News is reporting that “renowned forensic expert Henry Lee, who worked on the O.J. Simpson case in the United …
China Warns of Intervention in Taiwan
by | 2004-03-27 | No Comments
A spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Friday that China “will not sit back and look on unconcerned should the post-election situation in Taiwan get out of control, leading to social turmoil, endangering the lives and property of Taiwan compatriots and affecting stability across the Taiwan Straits.” This is really …
Russian Defense Minister Ivanov and the Ideology of the Nuclear Posture Review
by | 2004-03-27 | No Comments
“If NATO remains a military alliance with an offensive military doctrine, Russia will have to adequately revise its military planning and principles regarding the development of its armed forces, including its nuclear forces,” warned Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov recently. Although the press coverage links the statement to US plans to develop low yield nuclear …
