US-South Korea joint military exercises – three things you need to know By Steven Borowiec February 6, 2014 Later this month, the US and South Korea will stage annual military exercises around the Korean peninsula. Last year’s war games led to months of high tensions as North Korea vociferously objected to joint drills being held […]

Hillary the Hawk? By Usha Sahay November 4, 2013 In a recent article in these pages, Zane Albayati lambastes Hillary Clinton for her vote in favor of the Iraq war, and for subsequently changing her mind as she sought to win the 2008 primary. While the author is certainly right to argue that “[i]t is […]

Pentagon to further study four possible East Coast missile defense sitest January 31. 2014 By Andrea Shalal-Esa (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it would conduct environmental impact studies for four possible missile defense sites in the eastern United States but stressed it had not yet decided to proceed with construction. Congress, […]

Robert Menendez, Cory Booker undermine Iran accord By Usha Sahay In her Jan. 23 op-ed “N.J. senators a threat to Iran deal,” Rachel Staley argues that Sen. Robert Menendez’s sanctions bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) and 43 Republican senators, undermines ongoing attempts to cap Iran’s nuclear program. For three decades, the United […]

What sank the Senate’s Iran sanctions bill? By Peter Weber January 30, 2014 In mid-January it appeared that a bipartisan Senate bill threatening Iran with new sanctions was a foregone conclusion. Yes, President Obama opposed the legislation and promised to veto it, but supporters of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act strongly hinted that they […]