It feels like a million years ago, but not that long ago I helped Jeffrey with research on the operating history of the Jinkouhe gaseous diffusion plant. We found a few things that never made it into his latest book in as much detail as I might have liked. One of them has to do …
The Michael Ranger Files: Part 3
by | 2016-02-17 | 1 Comment
Andrea Berger over at RUSI has access to 500 pages of court transcripts relating to the prosecution of an arms dealer named Michael Ranger, who was convicted of brokering the sale of MANPADS in violation of arms embargoes on North Korea and Azerbaijan. The transcripts are filled with insights about DPRK arms sales. Andrea was …
The Michael Ranger Files: Part 2
by | 2016-02-16 | No Comments
Andrea Berger over at RUSI has access to 500 pages of court transcripts relating to the prosecution of an arms dealer named Michael Ranger, who was convicted of brokering the sale of MANPADS in violation of arms embargoes on North Korea and Azerbaijan. The transcripts are filled with insights about DPRK arms sales. Andrea was …
Back to Business as Usual in South Asia?
by | 2016-02-15 | 5 Comments
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, hope was in the air. After eight long years of strained relations, the structure of a composite dialogue was revived. Serious exchanges between the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries and National Security Advisers seemed possible. And then – no surprise – extremists based in Pakistan carried …
