For decades, nuclear arms control negotiations moved slowly and generated little in the way of real disarmament. The first breakthrough was the
October 13, 1996
Policy Paper
Sharing the Burdens of Global Security
Five years is too long for the United States to search in vain for its post-Cold-War bearings. But don’t count on the
August 14, 1996
Policy Paper
Proliferation in Northeast Asia
The shadow of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) still hangs over Northeast Asia half a decade after the end of the Cold
July 13, 1996
Policy Paper
Atomic Bombast: Nuclear Weapon Decisionmaking in Sweden 1945-1972
Since the invention of the atomic bomb, the world has faced the threat that these weapons might spread to more and more
April 15, 1996
Policy Paper
Nuclear Illusions: Argentina and Brazil
Latin America’s two leading nations have devoted considerable resources to nuclear development. Both have achieved significant progress toward independent mastery of the
December 14, 1995
Policy Paper
Confidence-Building Measures in South Asia
The end of the Cold War has ushered the world into an era of mixed blessings. Conflicts in Somalia, Cambodia and the
The region of the newly independent states (NIS) that emerged from the Soviet Union presents a major challenge to traditional notions of peacekeeping. Perhaps
The Politics of Nuclear Renunciation: The Cases of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine
The division of the Soviet Union’s nuclear arsenal in late 1991 among four independent republics inspired deeply troubling visions of unchecked nuclear
April 13, 1995
Policy Paper
Iranian National Security Policies under the Islamic Republic: New Defense Thinking and Growing Military Capabilities
Since the end of the Iran-Iraq War, and particularly sincethe defeat oflraq in the Gulf War, Western observers have periodically gestured with
July 16, 1994
Policy Paper
Turkey’s Political and Security Interests and Policies in the New Geostrategic Environment of the Expanded Middle East
The phasing out of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union have changed the geopolitical environment around Turkey radically.
July 1, 1994
Policy Paper
Easing the Indo-Pakistani Dialogue on Kashmir: Confidence-Building Measures for the Siachen Glacier, Sir Creek and the Wular Barrage Disputes
Anyone who follows the course of events on the India-Pakistan subcontinent will be struck by its utter immunity to the winds of
