Pakistan has been failing for a long time. There have been periods of economic growth, backed up by foreign patrons – mostly the United States and increasingly China — but for the most part, Pakistan’s economy and internal security continue to slide. Successive military and civilian leaders have sidestepped inherited problems or made them worse. …
Note from a Small Organization
by | 2014-05-16 | 3 Comments
Hey, look, the Government of Burma has officially responded to a pair of articles by Catherine Dill and I describing a suspect defense facility near Pauk: Speaking on May 15, U Ye Htut said he strongly objected to report. “But I do not think we need to pay attention to such a small organisation,” said …
Burma’s Suspicious Defense Facility
by | 2014-05-15 | No Comments
What is Burma building in the jungle? In this week’s podcast, Jeffrey and Aaron discuss Jeffrey’s and Catherine Dill’s two recent pieces on Burma’s very large – and very suspicious – facility in Pauk. The conversation begins with a discussion about the facility and then pivots to the Obama administration’s outreach to the Burmese government. …
Crime and Punishment
by | 2014-05-14 | 14 Comments
A dedicated band of anti-arms controllers, led by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle, sought to foil President Ronald Reagan’s pursuit of nuclear arms reduction treaties with Moscow. One tactic was to publish charge sheets of Soviet treaty violations. For example, the Kremlin constructed a large phased array radar …
