This person has a nice photostream with shots of Geneva, including the Maison Tavel. It is that time of year — UNIDIR is talking space, so I am off to Geneva to discuss the finer points of verification. I intend to take up Michael Krepon’s recent challenge “to strengthen norms for responsible space-faring nations – …
Prague Treaty Fact Sheet
by | 2010-03-26 | 27 Comments
Here is the White House Fact Sheet on the terms of the New START Treaty (which we will be calling the Prague Treaty). I’ve got a bunch of meetings all day, but will try to put something up over the weekend: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2010 …
Late 2009 721 Report
by | 2010-03-25 | 6 Comments
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, …
