 IA FORUM ARTICLES |
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| Bombing Iran's Nuclear Enrichment Facilities |
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| A skeptical look at intervention scenarios to thwart the Iranian nuclear program. By Marvin Baker Schaffer (07/30/2012) |
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| The Return of Dr. Strangelove: How austerity makes us stop worrying and love the bomb…and cyber war |
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| What does the future hold for effective deterrence policy? By Jan Kallberg and Adam Lowther. (07/25/2012) |
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| Analysis of US intentions to shelve ballistic missile defense including reaction from, and implications for, Europe and Russian Federation. By Elizabeth Zolotukhina. (03/28/2010) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with American University Prof. Peter Kuznick about U.S. nuclear policy and his work at the Nuclear Studies Institute. By Valentine Pasquesoone. (IA-Forum, 02/07/2009) |
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| Author analyzes impact of Georgian War on efforts to combat biological, chemical, and nuclear smuggling in the South Causasus. By Elizabeth Zolotukhina. (01/20/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Meir Javedanfar, co-author of “The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and The State of Iran, ” about the implications of a nuclear-armed Iran. (IA-Forum, 05/27/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Laura Holgate, vice president for Russia/New Independent States (NIS) Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, about nonproliferation and Russia's nuclear weapons. By Jason Miks (05/26/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Kennette Benedict, executive director and publisher of the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,' about the Doomsday Clock and the biggest threats facing humanity. By Jason Miks (05/03/2008) |
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| International Affairs Forum speaks with Professor Wu Xinbo about issues regarding China and Asia. By Stefan Daniels. (IA-Forum, 03/23/2007) |
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| International Affairs Forum discusses nuclear proliferation in Iran with Hossein Aryan, defense analyst and part time lecturer at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. By Vanessa Kortekaas. (IA-Forum, 3/13/2007) |
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| IA Forum speaks to Meir Javedanfar,
Middle East analyst and co-author of the upcoming book 'The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran' about the country's nuclear program. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 2/09/2007) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Richard Weitz |
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| IA-Forum discusses security issues with Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of Program Management at the Hudson Institute, and author of 'Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation: Practical Measures'. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 1/14/2007) |
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| The Chinese Dilemma |
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| Author discusses China pursuit of vertical nuclear proliferation. By Mehmut Gunduz. (12/12/2006) |
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| International Affairs Forum Interview: Brad Glosserman |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Mr. Brad Glosserman about Asian issues including North Korea. Mr. Glosserman is executive director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Pacific Forum in Honolulu and a contributing editor to The Japan Times. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 7/16/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Ilan Berman |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Ilan Berman (Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council) about Iran and his latest book, Tehran Rising. (IA-Forum, 3/20/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Dr. James J. Pryzstup |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Dr. James J. Przystup, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of National Strategic Studies at the National Defense about Korea. By Steve Kochheiser. (IA-Forum, 7/22/2005) |
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| EDITORIALS |
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| How did Iran's nuclear policy evolve and what is the policy outlook for the 2013 elections? By Anne-Laure Barbosa. (03/21/2013) |
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| FEATURED ELSEWHERE
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| As a holder of a temporary seat, Brazil can either facilitate or complicate consensus on the UN Security Council. Equally important, Brazil will play a role in ensuring that sanctions against Iran, if passed, get implemented successfully. By Matias Spektor. (Foreign Affairs - 03/04/2010) |
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| The assumption that nuclear weapons are indispensable to keeping the peace is crumbling, says UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. He presents five-point plan to achieve his goal. (Project Syndicate, 08/08/2009) |
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| The article underlines the crucial role of US and Russia in lowering the level of nuclear weapons in the world and the importance of the "Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty." By Brent Scowcroft, Joseph Nye, Nicholas Burns, Strobe Talbott (The Brookings Institution 10/13/2009) |
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| The attack on the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan and the growing feeling of insecurity in the world's second largest Muslim country. By Bruce Riedel (The Brookings Institution 10/13/2009) |
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| The dramatic visit to Pyongyang by former US president Bill Clinton and his return with two American journalists pardoned by Kim Jong-il, provided photo-ops and a joyful reunion. But what are the implications for US-North Korean relations? By: Shaun Waterman (International Relations and Security Network, 8/11/09) |
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| The current conflict in Afghanistan may hold parallels to the Soviet's war in the 1980s, especially with regard to Pakistan's role as a safe haven. However, there are many substantial differences between the two conflicts as Bruce Riedel points out in this informative report. (Brookings, May 2009) |
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| Finding a way to resume talks on ending the nuclear program may appear to reward Pyongyang’s bad behaviour, but diplomacy is still the least bad option. (Crisis Group, 06/18/2009) |
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| 40th edition of SIPRI Yearbook provides comprehensive data and analysis of military spending, armaments, security, conflicts, non-proliferation and arms control around the world during past year. (SIPRI, June 2009) |
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| John Feffer analyses North Korea's rocket launch and considers prospects for the future. (Foreign Policy in Focus, 4/5/2009) |
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| The breadth and complexity of the security challenges facing the United States abroad often defy solution through the application of military force alone. The Sustainable Security Program at the Center for American Progress over the past year generated a series of analyses to examine alternative approaches to conventional notions of national security. By Reuben Brigety. (The Center for American Pr |
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| Even though Moscow claims to welcome the Obama administration's initiative to engage in direct talks with Iran, it is unlikely to alter its public stance that Iran is neither building a nuclear weapon nor presenting a missile threat. By Stephen Blank (World Politics Review, 02/09 2009). |
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| Secretary of Defense asserts that the U.S. cannot modernize its conventional forces to deal with future near peer threats at the cost of disregarding the capabilities necessary to deal with the type of wars it is currently engaged in. The U.S. must synchronize its military and civilian efforts and build the capacity of allies and partner nations. By Robert Gates (Foreign Affairs, Jan-Feb 2009) |
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| In today's fragile international political climate the structures in place to deal with nuclear non-proliferation have become complacent. An event of the magnitude of the 1968 Non-proliferation Treaty is needed to ensure that the threat from nuclear weapons remains contained (Yale Global Online 10/01/2008) |
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| Report analyses current status of international security, peace and arms control. It also includes important statistics such as world military expenditure, major armed conflicts, arms production and transfers. (SIPRI, 06/09/2008) |
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| Paul Reynolds makes the case that the dispute between Russia and the US over the US missile defence system in Europe and the Russian targeting of missiles on Europe is only one facet of the larger trend of worsening relations between the two countries. (BBC News, 4/6/2007) |
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| The author describes the release of North Korean funds as an important step towards denuclearization. However, the author also notes the dangerous precedent set by this action and the possibility that North Korea could hold out for even more significant concessions in the future. By Howard LaFranchi and Donald Kirk. (Christian Science Monitor, 4/12/2007) |
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| Yossi Mekelberg analyzes the effects of Iran's seeking of nuclear capabilities on the relations between Iran and Israel. He notes that if a diplomatic solution fails, military action will cause more problems in the region for Israel than it would solve; if diplomacy fails, it may be more effective to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and engage in deterrence. (Chatham House, 3/2007) |
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| The author argues that the deal brokered through the six-party talks to begin the denuclearization of North Korea will ultimately be ineffective. In this regard, the deal will not achieve North Korean abandonment of its weapons program, bring benefits to the North Korean population, or prevent other states pursuing nuclear weapons in the future. By John O’Sullivan. (Hudson Institute, 2/20/2007) |
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| Former counselor of the State Department puts the North Korean nuclear agreement in context and explains why it represents a successful test of diplomacy in answer to North Korea's nuclear test. By Philip Zelikow (Washington Post, 2/21/07) |
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| An outline of the North Korean denuclearization agreement, reached at the latest round of six party talks. (The Korea Times, 02/13/2007) |
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| The article provides an overview of responses to the agreement on North Korean denuclearization, reached at the latest round of six party talks. (The Council on Foreign Relations, 02/13/2007) |
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| The author discusses North Korea's options and possible objectives regarding it's weapons program as six party talks resume. By Hyeong Jung Park. (Brooking's Institution, 01/2007) |
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| This distinguished group of authors argues that the process of denuclearization must first start with current nuclear states destroying their stockpiles. Only such measures can prevent the mutually assured destruction of the Cold War. By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn. (The Wall Street Journal, 1/8/2007) |
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| The author discusses the possible Japanese decision to acquire nuclear weapons as a response to the threat from North Korea. The author also explores the potential affects of this choice on domestic, regional, and global environments. By Masahiro Matsumura. (Brookings Institution, 11/10/2006) |
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| The author explains how the recent nuclear test by North Korea compromises Chinese interests and suggests how China should respond. By Jing Huang. (Brookings Institution, 10/13/2006) |
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| The author discusses the implications of the recent North Korean nuclear testing and suggests how the US, China, and international community should respond. By Michael A. Needham. (Heritage Foundation, 10/9/2006) |
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| Author writes that negotiations with Iran must go beyond the nuclear threat to broader issues. By Henry Kissinger. (Washington Post, 7/31/2006) |
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| The author writes that by continuing to reject a "grand bargain" with Iran guaranteeing the nation's security and providing diplomatic relations and an end to sanctions in exchange for an end to Iran's nuclear program, the United States will fail to stop the nuclear program. By Flynt Leverett. (New York Times, 6/20/2006) |
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| The Iranian President discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear ambitions. By: Stefan Aust, Gerhard Spörl and Dieter Bednarz. (Der Spiegel, 5/30/2006) |
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| An increase in the number of nuclear armed states may lead to multiple regional cold wars with the ability to cause greater destruction than the first Cold War. By Niall Ferguson, (Los Angles Times, 5/15/2006). |
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| The author rejects the charge by the United States and some other western nations that it is seeking nuclear weapons. By Javad Zarif. (New York Times, 4/6/2006) |
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| The Arab League has called on Arab nations to embrace the peaceful use of nuclear energy.(NY Times, 3/28/06). |
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| Some experts in the United States — mostly outside the administration — have been thinking the unthinkable, or at least the undiscussable: If all other options are worse, could the world learn to live with a nuclear Iran? By David E. Sanger (NY Times, 3/19/06) |
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| Support for Iran's hardline politicians is not unanimous. (3/15/06, Der Spiegel) |
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| Russia and Iran reach an agreement for the provision of enriched uranium from Russian reactors. By Nazil Fathi. (NY Times, 2/27/06) |
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| The author writes that the US and the world community would be able to contain Iran should that country acquire nuclear weapons. By Barry R. Posen. (New York Times, 2/27/2006) |
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| The author writes that peacefully resolving the nuclear crisis over Iran has been made more difficult by the Bush Administration’s rejection of peaceful overtures from Iran over the past five years. By Flynt Leveritt. (New York Times, 1/24/2006) |
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| The authors write that both the US and Iran should not underestimate the other in the escalating conflict over Iran’s nuclear program. By Dariush Zahedi and Omid Memarian. (New York Times, 1/12/2006) |
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| The author points out that the IAEA must remain politically neutral because it provides what no other international body can: reliable, impartial and irreplaceable information about nuclear programs in hard-to-penetrate states. By Michael A. Levi. (Washington Post, 12/10/2005) |
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| This case study examines evolution of the Russian nuclear forces since the fall of the Soviet Union in the context of adjusting the size and role of the nuclear arsenal to the requirements of the post-Cold War security environment and to the realities of the new Russian economic and political system. By Pavel Podvig. (Columbia International Affairs Online, 11/2005). |
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| With all the headlines on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, it’s easy to think that the world is witnessing a boom in the number of nuclear-armed countries. Don’t count on it. Low demand for nukes, coupled with more targeted nonproliferation diplomacy, will ensure that the nuclear club remains small and exclusive. By Jacques E. C. Hymans. (Foreign Policy, November 2005 ) |
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| It would be a welcome surprise if a radical conservative like Iran's new president could cut a nuclear deal, aNew York Times editorial says. (8/3/2005) |
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| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with Jim Lehrer about the North Korea six-party talks, Iraq, and the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. by Jim Lehrer (Online NewsHour, 28 Jul 2005.) |
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| This article provides a background for understanding the relationship between North Korea and China then goes into describing China's important role in North Korea nuclear talks. By Robert Marquand (Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jul 2005.) |
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| Retired General Clark argues that the U.S. must confront terrorism not only through intelligence and special operations, but by also attacking the ideology which promotes terrorism. He also advocates seriously strengthening homeland security initiatives. By Wesley K. Clark (USA Today, 10 Jul 2005.) |
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| The author discusses the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons by Islamic terrorists on the U.S. Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is focused on specifically as a likely source of nuclear materials for such terrorist groups. By Pervez Hoodbhoy (Los Angeles Times, 10 Jul 2005.) |
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| The author provides an extensive examination of U.S. policy regarding nuclear proliferation, especially in consideration to the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran. By William R. Polk (Japan Focus, 06 Jul 2005.) |
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| China successfully flight-tested a long range, submarine based missile, marking what a U.S. official called a significant milestone in China's long range nuclear weapons program. By Bill Gertz (Washington Times, 22/06/2005.) |
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| The author discusses the changing political and strategic dynamic in East Asia. He believes that the U.S. much to gain by reaching a deal with North Korea as the alternative may include greater nuclear proliferation in the region. By Walter Russell Mead (Los Angeles Times, 19/06/2005.) |
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| The Saudi Arabian government signed an agreement with the IAEA that would exempt them from inspections of their small nuclear program as part of the Small Quantities Protocol. By Michael Adler (Washington Times 17/06/2005.) |
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