Weapons of Mass Destruction

Attention is concentrated on the risk that the war launched by Russia against Ukraine could escalate to a nuclear exchange. That risk exists but appears to be relatively low. There…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, accompanied by nuclear threats to deter intervention by NATO states, is unlikely to spark a broad wave of nuclear proliferation. However, growing concerns among political leaders…

U.S. President Joe Biden proposed strategic stability talks with China in November. If held, the discussions will be an important step toward possible nuclear risk reduction. But as the United…

China is modernizing and expanding its nuclear arsenal, consistent with President Xi Jinping’s desire to build Chinese wealth and power. To understand China’s strategy — and how to counter it…

Beijing is making a major investment in hypersonic missiles.  China’s military leadership see this technology as an important element of its regional warfighting strategy and possibly its strategic deterrent.   China…

President-elect Biden and his foreign policy team have been mulling over US policy toward Iran for the past few months, and they will continue to do so. While much has…

Both the United States and North Korea were quick to declare victory following the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore held on June 12, 2018. The next day, President Donald Trump…

The following is the first of a two-part series. Today, the United States finds itself facing two near-peer competitors in Russia and China. Both are asserting their power and exhibiting…

The following is the second of a two-part series. Reinventing Extended Deterrence Many European politicians find conceptual luggage from the Cold War era both awkward and inappropriate in the evolving…

The following is the first of a two-part series. Introduction Russia is anchored to Europe by so many vital ties that all other frontiers in its vast geography are of…