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. …
The Green Zone: an ACW Movie Review
by | 2010-03-21 | 24 Comments
“ ‘Where did this intel come from? Did we get it from the UN?’ ‘No, it’s been vetted by the US Government.’ ” Or words to that effect, I don’t have a transcript for the movie The Green Zone. I’m just your humble ACW movie reviewer. I’m not sure what the connotation of that bit …
