Speaking of Foreign Secretaries… I’ve known for a while that Britain’s current incumbent, David Miliband, personally hosted a small round table on disarmament last month. Most of what I have heard has been on an off-the-record basis so I haven’t said anything here. Now, however, one of the participants has written publicly about it so …
State Won't Clear Nuke Strategy Paper
by | 2008-08-05 | 8 Comments
Apparently, Princess Sparklepony did not and will not sign the follow-on white paper to Maintaining Deterrence in the 21st Century, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the RRW. At least that is what Elaine Grossman reports U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has declined to formally endorse an interagency “white paper” on …
Iran: More Sanctions, Better Diplomacy
by | 2008-08-04 | 8 Comments
So this weekend, Iran rebuffed the P5+1 “freeze-for-freeze” proposal for having meta negotiations (negotiations about negotiations) over the nuclear issue. No surprises there. But what next for the P5+1? I offer some ideas in my latest piece for The Guardian. Check it out.
Anybody Want To Be My Intern?
by | 2008-08-04 | 3 Comments
The Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Program is always looking for interns. You should more or less follow the guidelines here, but email the package to Ms. Katherine Tiedemann tiedemann [at] newamerica.net The most important thing is to have a good attitude. A technical background is a bonus. We can take care of the rest. Perks …
