Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Holocaust survivor who eventually settled in the United States, where he served on the faculty of the Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Heschel had broad-ranging interests. His understanding of the responsibilities of being a Jew led him join in common cause with Martin Luther King, …
Packing Pistols in Vienna
by | 2013-09-13 | 12 Comments
This little item was prompted by Andreas Persbo, executive director at Vertic, who yesterday afternoon filed a few comments to a post of mine on Facebook at the conclusion of the IAEA’s September Board of Governors meeting here in Vienna. I had retold a bon mot pronounced by an ambassador during the board meeting on Wednesday, referring …
Yongbyon 5MWe Restart
by | 2013-09-11 | 10 Comments
Yep, the Norks are firing up the ol’ gas-graphite reactor at Yongbyon just like they said they would in April. With Yongbyon breeding plutonium and twice as much floor space at the enrichment facility, the North Koreans are probably happy to keep talking. Here are the initial stories from Kyodo and AP, as well as …
Minding Assad’s Red Line
by | 2013-09-10 | 13 Comments
Now that I’ve had my say on the Obama’s administration’s opportunity to defuse the Syria crisis, let’s consider the other side of the coin. What if doesn’t work? What if the United States, France, and whoever else comes along in the process end up resorting to force? What follows is an essay by Aaron Stein, a research …
