Over the last year or so the Indian communist parties (Marxist and otherwise) have made a valiant attempt to block the US-India nuclear deal. I don’t think the Communists and I agree on why the US-India deal is a Bad Thing but I’ve been cheering their efforts nonetheless. The communist parties hold 59 seats within …
Lame Duckitude
by | 2008-07-05 | 3 Comments
It is interesting watching the maneuvering among various countries as the Bush Administration comes to an end. Indian PM Manmohan Singh decides to make a last push at the US-India nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister indicates that, rather than a freeze-for-freeze, Iran will just chill out. The Polish PM tells Bush to stick his missile …
More on the NORK declaration
by | 2008-07-02 | 21 Comments
I’m back from Wye now. The (fairly awful) photo is of Jeffrey, Wonk alum Jane Vaynman and me. It turns out that Jane and I have the same all-time favourite Foreign Affairs article: the one on monkey sex. In my jet-lagged state I have been trying to catch up on North Korea news. According to …
Von Hippel on Albright
by | 2008-07-02 | 30 Comments
Frank Von Hippel posted a comment in defense of David Albright which emphasizes the most important point — that the most important credential is one’s work. And by that standard, David is invaluable. The comment is buried on the website where the original article was posted. Here is the full text: A Nuclear Expert Who …
