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A more sober approach to the Russian ‘reset’
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| Articles - August 27, 2013 |
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Today, the U.S. and Moscow share few common interests
The fate of controversial National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden,
who was recently granted asylum by the Kremlin, is of little
importance. His case, however, shines a revealing spotlight on the true
state of U.S.-Russian relations, and on the sorry state of American
policy toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia. |
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The Kremlin's Iran Problem
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| Articles - June 18, 2012 |
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On Monday and Tuesday, all eyes will be
on Russia as it hosts the third round in the troubled international
negotiations now under way between Iran and the West over the former's
nuclear program.
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 253
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| Bulletins - February 24, 2012 |
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| Israel
Tests its Arrow Anti-Missile System; Turkmenistan's President "Wins"
Another Term; Canadians Helping Qaddafi's Son to Mexico?; Blackouts in
Gaza |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1729
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| Bulletins - May 20, 2011 |
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Skype, Gmail get a reprieve... for now;
Clipping Sechin's (and Putin's) wings |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1694
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| Bulletins - October 6, 2010 |
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A pipeline to China on the horizon;
For FSB target, some long-delayed justice |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 260
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| Bulletins - August 25, 2010 |
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| Pakistan
plays a triple game...; As the U.S. scales back pressure on Islamabad;
AQ takes a backseat in Afghanistan; Pentagon report touches on
China-India conflict |
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How to Fix U.S.-India Ties
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| Articles - August 20, 2010 |
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| Perhaps
unsurprisingly, the U.S.-India partnership is losing momentum under
President Barack Obama’s stewardship. Fortifying the alliance was bound
to be a secondary priority for any administration faced with a
recession, a flagging war effort in Afghanistan, political stalemate in
Iraq, stalled Middle East peace efforts, defiant pariah regimes in Iran
and North Korea, and strategic tensions with China. Still, allowing the
partnership to falter appears to have come easier to a president who
never quite displayed George W. Bush’s zeal for the Indian-American
relationship. To be sure, problems also exist on the Indian side. New
Delhi has itself fallen into a form of post-honeymoon malaise, as the
phase of grand political gestures gives way to tough technical
negotiations. However, rather than mitigate the downside of this
difficult period, the Obama administration is pursuing an agenda that
further complicates it and, in doing so, risks some of the tremendous
gains made in U.S.-India relations over the past decade. |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 226
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| Bulletins - August 20, 2010 |
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| Israel and Lebanon clash at the border; Arming the Saudis; Terror title shifts to South Asia; IMU leader Yuldashev dead |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 843
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| Bulletins - August 19, 2010 |
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| New missile bases expand China's reach; Chinese media censorship "increasingly tight" |
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Playing with Fire in Pakistan
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| Articles - July 30, 2010 |
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| That a Pakistani-born U.S. national was
responsible for the latest attempted terrorist attack on U.S. soil
should come as little surprise. Pakistan has stood, almost unchallenged,
at the epicenter of global terrorism for the post-9/11 era. Individuals
or groups based in Pakistan have been involved in the majority of
planned attacks on Western nations since 2001 and the country has played
a critical role in the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Finally, nuclear-armed Pakistan maintains a network of Islamist militant
groups focused on targeting India and is now host to a ferocious
Islamist insurrection of its own; an insurgency that is now more deadly
than those in either Iraq or Afghanistan. In short, no discussion of
counterterrorism is complete without an examination of Pakistan and its
role in Western terror attacks, the Afghan War, and its own attempts to
combat domestic terrorism. |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 258
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| Bulletins - July 22, 2010 |
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| New U.S. base in northern Afghanistan?; Pak
cracks down on Punjabi Taliban, sort of; India considers beefing up
border presence even more; Headley tells India ISI involved in Mumbai |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1681
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| Bulletins - July 22, 2010 |
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Back in the USSR;
Umarov: public enemy number one |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 224
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| Bulletins - July 15, 2010 |
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| Iraq
seeks info on Iran nuke sites; Turkey beats back PKK, with U.S. help;
AQAP tries its hand at western media, targets Yemen gov.; Tajikistan's
lonely airbase |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 836
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| Bulletins - July 9, 2010 |
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| Obama accuses China of "willfull blindness" on Cheonan sinking; A first: China admits North started Korean War |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 255
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| Bulletins - May 28, 2010 |
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| So
close, but so far away; Controversial nuke deal for Pak-China; Water
disputes rise to the top of the Indo-Pak agenda; Drone math |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 826
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| Bulletins - May 24, 2010 |
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China endures wave of attacks on schoolchildren; South Korea fingers north in ship sinking, irked China hosts Kim
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 222
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| Bulletins - May 21, 2010 |
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| Another
step forward for Nabucco; North Korea arms bound for more than Iran?;
Turkey deal on Iran sanctions -- breakthrough or delay tactic?; Turkmen
leader endorses new party; Political gridlock in Baghdad |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 825
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| Bulletins - May 19, 2010 |
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| China bolsters presence along Sino-Burmese border; Taiwan military games simulate Chinese invasion |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 254
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| Bulletins - May 10, 2010 |
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| Pak draws down troops from Kashmir; Maoist
protests paralyze Nepal; India and Pak eye navy upgrades; India and
China bring water issues into the open |
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Mountain to climb -- China's complex relationship with India
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| Articles - May 7, 2010 |
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The
latest issue to raise heckles [in India] has been cyberespionage. In
January, India’s National Security Advisor MK Naryanan directly blamed
China for multiple hacking attacks, and the chairman of India’s Cyber
Law and IT Act Committee warned that same month that China had “raised a
cyber army of about 300,000 people and their only job is to intrude
upon the secured networks of other countries.” In April, a study by US
and Canadian researchers claimed that a Chinese ‘shadow network’ had
copied secret files of India’s defence ministry, potentially
compromising some of India’s advanced weapons systems.
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 252
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| Bulletins - April 2, 2010 |
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| Nato courting Moscow for Afghan assistance;
Pakistan's constitution gets a makeover; More hardware to Sino-Indian
border; New intel satellite for India; Iran and Pakistan reach deal on
"Peace Pipeline" |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 251
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| Bulletins - March 26, 2010 |
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| LeT in America's sight's; Maoists respond to
Operation Green Hunt; CIA and ISI draw closer; In arms sales, U.S.
doesn't discriminate |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 811
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| Bulletins - March 10, 2010 |
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| ASEAN not happy with China Free Trade Zone; U.S. cyber-attacks traced back to Chinese colleges |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 218
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| Bulletins - March 4, 2010 |
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| YEMEN INCHES TOWARD PEACE; WITH AN EYE ON
IRAN, ISRAELI UNVEILS NEW DRONE; U.S. REAFFIRMS CENTRAL ASIA TIES; AKP
STEPS UP BATTLE AGAINST MILITARY IN TURKEY |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 808
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| Bulletins - February 22, 2010 |
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| HK democrats resign, press for referendum; Chinese GPS rival Beidou gets third satellite |
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Taking Stock Of Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
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| Articles - February 16, 2010 |
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What can the Obama administration do about Iran's drive to develop nuclear weapons?
The president's informal year-end deadline for a diplomatic resolution
to the nuclear impasse with Iran has come and gone. Iran recently
announced that it plans to build 10 nuclear fuel plants and has moved to
enrich uranium to a higher level than necessary for peaceful purposes.
As a result, the center of gravity within Washington policy circles is
moving toward punitive measures against the Islamic Republic in the hope
of curtailing its persistent nuclear ambitions.
Yet in order for the tougher measures it contemplates to be effective,
the White House will need to know a lot more about the Iranian program
than appears to be the case currently. A comprehensive reevaluation of
what we know about Iran's atomic drive -- and what it means -- is in
order. |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 216
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| Bulletins - January 22, 2010 |
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| YEMEN HEADED FOR ECONOMIC DISASTER...; WHILE
WASHINGTON MOVES AGAINST AQAP; COMMISSION UPENDS IRAQI POLITICS; CENTRAL
ASIAN YOUTH SEEK MADRASSAS ABROAD |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 246
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| Bulletins - January 14, 2010 |
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| KARACHI MOVES INTO TALIBAN CROSSHAIRS;
VIOLENCE RETURNS TO KASHMIR; IN NEPAL, MAOISTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE; AFGHAN
INTEL FAILURES EXPOSED |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 244
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| Bulletins - December 12, 2009 |
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LeT alive and kicking; India and Russia come
to terms on aircraft carrier; Nepal inching toward crisis; Quadrilateral
security for Asia... sort of
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 213
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| Bulletins - December 3, 2009 |
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| Riyadh and Tehran take sides in Yemen civil war; Hezbollah has a new military strategy...; ...and a new political one |
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Iran Democracy Monitor - No. 96
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| Bulletins - November 19, 2009 |
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| Iran's
Basijis get younger; IRGC takes control of intelligence...; ...and
plans anti-PSYOP commands; Shoring up Khamenei's supremacy; Thumbing
their nose at gasoline sanctions |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 782
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| Bulletins - September 25, 2009 |
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| Beijing rooting out Triad connections within the party; Unrest still brewing in Xinjiang |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1645
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| Bulletins - September 16, 2009 |
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Russia's version of net-centric warfare;
"Root causes" in the Caucasus |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 208
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| Bulletins - August 16, 2009 |
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| In
Saudi Arabia, near miss by al Qaeda; Sinopec finds a different way to
Iraqi oil; Saudis and Russians near massive arms deal...; as Mideast
takes top spot in arms purchases; Progress for Turkey and Armenia |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 772
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| Bulletins - July 22, 2009 |
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Beijing plans local administration overhaul; India voices more concern over PLA buildup |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1635
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| Bulletins - June 16, 2009 |
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Restarting START;
Second thoughts on Syria? |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 753
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| Bulletins - April 4, 2009 |
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| China accuses U.S. of spying on nuke subs; Beijing constructs journalist "black list" |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 751
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| Bulletins - March 27, 2009 |
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| Sino-U.S. naval spat in the Pacific; Sino-U.S. mil-mil relations still "in a difficult period" |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1613
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| Bulletins - January 20, 2009 |
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Another Latin American ally for Moscow;
Russian counterintelligence works overtime |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1575
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| Bulletins - July 12, 2008 |
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FSB fingered in Litvinenko murder;
Russia joins China to block Zimbabwe sanctions |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1574
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| Bulletins - July 7, 2008 |
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BP feeling the squeeze in Russia;
Face to face: Bush and Medvedev meet |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1573
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| Bulletins - July 4, 2008 |
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In "threats to Britain" poll, Russia nearly tops list;
Medvedev dismisses G8 eviction threat |
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China Reform Monitor - No. 696
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| Bulletins - June 5, 2008 |
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China closes a door to Taipei at the WHO...;
... but leaves one open on earthquake aid |
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1548
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| Bulletins - April 5, 2008 |
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For journalists under fire, asylum in Britain;
Moscow to send three Kilos to Venezuela |
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South Asia Security Monitor - No. 210
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| Bulletins - March 14, 2008 |
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The LTTE's marriages of convenience;
Nuclear dreams in Jakarta |
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Confronting Iran: U.S. Options
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| Policy Papers - November 15, 2007 |
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Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran looms large on the agenda of
policymakers in Washington. Over the past several years, it has become
clear that the Islamic Republic is pursuing a massive, multifaceted
endeavor to acquire a nuclear capability—and that it is making rapid
progress toward this goal, despite pressure from the world community.
Yet Iran’s nuclear program is just part of a larger picture. The Islamic
Republic’s enduring support for terrorism, its growing and pernicious
regional role, and its radical, uncompromising ideology currently also
pose serious challenges to the United States, its allies and American
interests in the greater Middle East.
So far, policymakers in Washington have failed to muster an adequate
response on any of these fronts. As a result, the Islamic Republic has
gained precious time to entrench itself in Iraq, expand its support for
terrorists and bring added permanence to its nuclear effort. The logical
conclusion of the current status quo is a mature Iranian nuclear
capability, continued Coalition casualties in Iraq, and emboldened
terrorist groups across the region. If it hopes to avoid such an
outcome, the United States must harness all the elements of national
power into a strategy that focuses on three concrete goals vis-à-vis
Iran: counterproliferation, counterterrorism, and counterinsurgency.
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Russia Reform Monitor - No. 1507
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| Bulletins - October 24, 2007 |
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Bartering with missile defense;
Continued nostalgia for the Soviet system |
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Eurasia Security Watch - No. 154
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| Bulletins - July 17, 2007 |
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Israel: Zero hour approaches; Curbing the
virtue committee; Web fears in Damascus; Riyahd's duplicitous role;
Al-Qaeda: Back in action...
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Reinvigorating Intelligence
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| Articles - March 15, 2007 |
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Five-and-a-half years after September 11th,
the United States finally appears to have acknowledged the necessity of
effective intelligence to its national security in the 21st century. The
Bush administration, inheritor of a deeply flawed institution at its
inauguration, was forced to confront this reality after a string of
intelligence failures and foreign policy setbacks that culminated in the
Iraq war.
President Bush managed to harness momentum from the disaster of 9/11
to institute the most extensive overhaul of American intelligence in
decades. Yet, in true Washington form, time, attention and effort is not
necessarily an indicator of success. Indeed, the Bush administration’s
victories have been too few and far between, and its agenda for reform
too susceptible to stalling or reversal. Momentum toward transformation
likewise has been tempered by competing political interests and the
inertia of Congress. The resulting track record has been mixed; the task
incomplete. |
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Missile Defense Briefing Report - No. 213
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| Bulletins - December 6, 2006 |
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A straggler in the PSI; Jitters over China's space ambitions; Romania
takes itself off the table; Palestinian missile threat expands...;
...prompting a new focus on technology in Israel; U.S.-Japanese
cooperation gathers momentum |
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