DNI has released the July-December 2009 721 Report. I wish they just saved the text as a .pdf, rather than scanning it and converting the images. Update | 2:14 pm And by “late,” I meant “second half of.” It is, as Josh Pollack notes, early by previous standards.
Dysfunctional by Design
by | 2010-03-25 | 9 Comments
Some organizations are purposefully designed to require a high degree of consensus before acting in deference to minority rights. The obvious example is the UN Security Council, where all five permanent members have veto privileges when dealing with threats to international peace and security. Collective security by means of the UN is, as D’Artagnan said, …
Regional Nuclear Weapons Free Zones
by | 2010-03-23 | 1 Comment
I hate posting on top of Josh’s fantastic AQ Khan post. Go read that first. I don’t think I got around to mentioning the article on regional nuclear weapons free zones that I wrote for Janes Intelligence Review (Regional restraint – The uses of nuclear weapons-free zones): Nevertheless, on balance a well-designed NWFZ treaty can …
The Media, Generals, & Passion of AQ Khan
by | 2010-03-23 | 8 Comments
This magazine cover irritated A.Q. Khan. Hey, it could have been worse. (A friendly warning: this is a long post.) [Update | 2153. A few clarifications and elaborations have been added at the end. Look for the numbered notes sprinkled through the text.] To observe something is to influence it, or so we are told. …
