(posted at 2:01 GMT 4 June 2010) One of the great things about writing for the Wonk is that people tell you things, including what’s inside what has been called here the “Big Odd Box” in Burma. Last January, I was invited to join a group of experts in Oslo, Norway, to review a ton …
Burma Allegations Coming
by | 2010-06-03 | 6 Comments
The first press stories are beginning to appear based on some information that the Democratic Voice of Burma that suggests Burma may have a nuclear weapons program, beginning with Senator Jim Webb’s decision to postpone a scheduled trip to Myanmar. The DVB will air a documentary tomorrow that includes the participation of several of our …
Why Iran Sanctions, Diplomacy Are Hard
by | 2010-06-02 | 23 Comments
My latest column in the Bulletin is all about Iran sanctions: what they’re good for and why they’re so hard to get (not necessarily in that order). Go on, go read it; I’ll bet you’ll never guess what Roswell Gilpatric & Co. have to do with the story. But to make a long story short, …
Nightmare Scenarios for the NPT
by | 2010-06-02 | 35 Comments
Any conference that requires consensus, with almost two hundred potential vetoes, has two most-likely outcomes: a lowest common denominator success or an ugly mess. The 2005 NPT Review Conference was an ugly mess. The 2010 Rev Con was a lowest common denominator success. It still had its regrettable aspects — some of which were highlighted …
