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Triaging NATO: Mr. Bush Goes to Bucharest
3 April 2008
Even during his last NATO summit as U.S. president, George W. Bush has
managed to annoy allies and non-allies alike. In this new commentary, Mark
Burgess, director of the WSI Brussels office, takes a look at the implications
of Bush's (ultimately unsuccessful) call to invite Georgia and Ukraine to work
toward eventual membership, as well as the more pressing problems facing the
Atlantic Alliance. Read More
March/April 2008 Defense Monitor
1 April 2008
This issue of CDI's Defense Monitor examines the new 2009 defense budget, the recent US satellite "shoot down" and prospects for AFRICOM headquarters; and Russian public opinion on eliminating nuclear weapons. Read More
Increases in Cuban Military Spending Reflect Economic Recovery
7 March 2008
Although Cuba has quadrupled its military spending within the past decade,
the percentage of GDP spent on defense has remained relatively stable. As
Research Associate Danielle Barav explains, this increase in spending reflects a
growing economy's renewed ability to repair a sector that had lost most of its
funding and resources during the "special period." Read More
CDI Analysis: Shooting Down USA-193
27 February 2008
The Feb. 20, 2008 shoot-down of the errant spy satellite by the Navy's
ballistic missile defense system has been used by program officials and missile
defense supporters to promote the system's utility. The differences between the
shoot-down of a satellite and the intercept of an attacking missile are so great
that the most lasting effects of this shoot-down will not be on the
technological prowess demonstrated but the political ramifications of the shot. Read More
Silencing Arab Media
29 February 2008
In a commentary that appeared in the International Herald Tribune on Feb.
29, 2008, Mohamed Elmenshawy, editor in chief of WSI publications Taqrir
Washington and Arab Insight, takes a critical look at the Arab League's
new media charter and the threat it poses to press freedoms in the Arab world. Read More
China Security Winter 2008: Taiwan Redux
20 February 2008
Featuring scholars and experts from China, Taiwan and the United States, the
Winter 2008 issue of China Security turns its undivided attention to
Taiwan. The island has drawn much scrutiny recently due to a number of key
events, and this issue seeks to explore both the domestic and international
dynamics of the situation in the Straits. Read More
