Features

April/May/June 2009 Defense Monitor

4 May 2009

This issue of The Defense Monitor by the Center for Defense Information (CDI) includes an overview and update for the World Security Institute's Global Zero project, an analysis of the reintroduction of the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act by the U.S. Congress, a commentary on "pork" at the Department of Defense, an analysis of the hasty proposal by some commentators to stimulate the economy by increasing the defense budget, and a summary of CDI Senior Analyst Philip Coyle's congressional testimony on the Department of Energy's Complex Transformation Program. Read More



China Security: Special Preview of Spring 2009 Issue

30 April 2009

China Security Special Preview of Vol. 5 No. 2 - Spring 2009

Understanding the Impeccable Incident

The March standoff between the U.S. Navy survey ship Impeccable and Chinese vessels was the latest in a legacy of periodic yet tense maritime encounters between the two countries. Read More

CDI's Coyle and Samson Analyze the Proliferation Security Initiative

18 March 2009

The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is an international effort led by the United States to interdict banned weapons and weapon technology. CDI Senior Advisor Philip Coyle and CDI Senior Analyst Victoria Samson present an overview of the program and take a closer look at its future prospects in a research paper commissioned by the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND).< Read More

Arab Insight Winter 2009: New Chapter of Political Islam

1 March 2009

This issue of Arab Insight focuses on the changing political and sociocultural trends of the Arab world.< Read More

China Security Winter 2009: The PLA Navy Sets Sail

24 February 2009

With China's navy now participating in the United Nations anti-piracy task force in the Gulf of Aden, three authors reflect on the expanding mission of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Read More

January/February 2009 Defense Monitor

19 February 2009

Special Issue: The World At War. Retired U.S. Army Col. Daniel Smith, a senior fellow for the Friends Committee on National Legislation and former CDI director of research, conducts his annual overview of armed conflicts across the globe. Read More