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Pakistan’s nuclear security is the subject of intense speculation. Read what the security experts have to say here.
IN GOOD TIMES, unambiguous signs that the structural pillars of a system are at risk are frequently disregarded or downplayed. The current crisis in the global financial system is an apt occasion on which to pause to consider warning signs of risk to the global nuclear order.
Read the rest of Graham Allison’s essay here.
Pakistan is coming under increasing pressure to crack down on cross border militant attacks. Read about it here.
No matter where you live, the repercussions of a nuclear bomb going off anywhere in the world will affect those least able to help themselves. This is the third part in a continuing series by Network 2020 member George Billard. Based upon Graham Allison’s book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe.
The worst fighting since the mid 1970’s civil war is raging in Beirut as Hezbollah battles with the U.S. backed government. Read about it here.
Network 2020 member George Billard’s continuing series on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism. Based upon Graham Allison’s book of the same name. Watch the whole series here.
Over the past week the government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attempted to assert its authority over Muqtada al-Sadr’s militia in Basra. The military operation Iraq’s second largest and most economically vital city proved a major setback for the central authority. The results portend darker troubles on the horizon. Read CFR’s daily brief here.
Stephen M. Walt opines about the Iraq war. Read about it here.
The war in Iraq grinds on with US casualties surpassing 4,000. Read about it here.
Go here to see a wide array of analysis on the situation in Iraq on the fifth anniversary of the US invasion. Brought to you by The Council On Foreign Relations.
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