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Civil Society and Arms Control
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
19.12.2012 | no comments
INEGMA opens in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA),…
15.12.2012 | no comments
Powering Lebanon’s grid
By Georges Pierre Sassine – Rolling blackouts have become a symbol of the political crisis affecting the Lebanese government. According to…
27.11.2012 | no comments
What killed Arafat?
By Dr. F. Dalnoki-Veress – The death of the former president of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat on Nov. 11,…
Civilian Nuclear Energy
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
5.2.2013 | no comments
Finance and nuclear energy in the Middle East
By Chen Kane – The decision to pursue a domestic nuclear energy program is typically motivated by a myriad of political,…
4.1.2013 | no comments
Turkey’s energy challenges
By Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero – Turkey has managed to maintain impressive growth rates over the past decade in spite…
19.12.2012 | no comments
INEGMA opens in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA),…
Confidence Building Measures
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
28.2.2013 | 3 comments
Don’t misunderstand Khamenei’s nuclear fatwa
By Ariane Tabatabai – Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reiterated a number of times that the use of nuclear weapons…
3.1.2013 | no comments
The danger of a negotiated peace in Syria
By Bilal Y. Saab and Andrew J. Tabler – In recent weeks, the argument that a decisive Syrian rebel victory would…
19.12.2012 | no comments
INEGMA opens in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA),…
Defense and Military Affairs
8.5.2013 | 5 comments
The Battle over Iron Dome
By Uzi Rubin – Iron Dome, Israel’s short range missile defense system, is the country’s somewhat belated response to the recurring…
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
7.2.2013 | no comments
Identifying enemy target: what was the IAF really after in Syria?
By Egle Murauskaite – On January 30, 2013 at approximately 4:30 GMT (early dawn) four Israeli jets conducted a strike in…
3.1.2013 | no comments
The danger of a negotiated peace in Syria
By Bilal Y. Saab and Andrew J. Tabler – In recent weeks, the argument that a decisive Syrian rebel victory would…
Export Controls
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
22.3.2013 | no comments
Judgment at Luxembourg: will Iran forgo a negotiated outcome?
By Javier Serrat – At the March meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors (BoG), the five permanent…
19.12.2012 | no comments
INEGMA opens in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA),…
4.12.2012 | no comments
Obama’s Syria red line
By Bilal Y. Saab – Syria’s military has once again moved its chemical weapons. Last time this happened, worries that chemical…
Interviews
19.2.2013 | no comments
Interview with Bruce Hoffman on today’s global terrorism threat
By Bilal Y. Saab – How do we assess the global terrorism threat in today’s world? One can make a case…
30.11.2012 | no comments
Interview with Rex Brynen on military dynamics of Syrian conflict
By Bilal Y. Saab – It is often said that the battlefield is the most honest place on earth. While the…
27.9.2012 | no comments
Interview with Daniel L. Byman on the Syrian spillover
By Bilal Y. Saab – Despite the fact that things are getting worse in Syria, U.S. and Western appetite for military…
17.8.2012 | one comments
Interview with Stephen M. Walt on Iran
By Bilal Y. Saab - I was reading Kerry M. Kartchner’s 1992 book Negotiating START on the plane from Washington to Birmingham, and…
Multilateral Cooperation and Diplomacy
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
22.3.2013 | no comments
Judgment at Luxembourg: will Iran forgo a negotiated outcome?
By Javier Serrat – At the March meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors (BoG), the five permanent…
28.2.2013 | 3 comments
Don’t misunderstand Khamenei’s nuclear fatwa
By Ariane Tabatabai – Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reiterated a number of times that the use of nuclear weapons…
5.2.2013 | no comments
Finance and nuclear energy in the Middle East
By Chen Kane – The decision to pursue a domestic nuclear energy program is typically motivated by a myriad of political,…
Nonproliferation of WMD
23.4.2013 | no comments
Progress report: Conference for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East
By Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova – In October 2011, Finland was designated as the host country for the 2012 Conference, and the…
22.3.2013 | no comments
Judgment at Luxembourg: will Iran forgo a negotiated outcome?
By Javier Serrat – At the March meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors (BoG), the five permanent…
28.2.2013 | 3 comments
Don’t misunderstand Khamenei’s nuclear fatwa
By Ariane Tabatabai – Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reiterated a number of times that the use of nuclear weapons…
7.2.2013 | no comments
Identifying enemy target: what was the IAF really after in Syria?
By Egle Murauskaite – On January 30, 2013 at approximately 4:30 GMT (early dawn) four Israeli jets conducted a strike in…
Science and Technology
8.5.2013 | 5 comments
The Battle over Iron Dome
By Uzi Rubin – Iron Dome, Israel’s short range missile defense system, is the country’s somewhat belated response to the recurring…
5.2.2013 | no comments
Finance and nuclear energy in the Middle East
By Chen Kane – The decision to pursue a domestic nuclear energy program is typically motivated by a myriad of political,…
19.12.2012 | no comments
INEGMA opens in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA),…
15.12.2012 | no comments
Powering Lebanon’s grid
By Georges Pierre Sassine – Rolling blackouts have become a symbol of the political crisis affecting the Lebanese government. According to…
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Mr. Rubin, I would suggest my
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Thank you very much Mr. Rubin.
A pitiful attempt at analysis,
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I guess they need that missile
This is a great post, I think
Interesting article. If I can