

Recent developments in international security that narrow the utility of nuclear weapons in deterring war may alter the role nuclear weapons play in the dialogue between the imperatives of war prevention and justness.

The greatest contribution Europe can make to strategic global affairs would be to reaffirm its singular model of a peaceful political, economic, and cultural integration.

The United States should reinvent its policy toward Pakistan to focus on helping the Pakistani population achieve higher living standards and improved governance rather than enabling the country’s security forces.

U.S. policy toward Pakistan may have had the unintended effect of empowering Pakistan’s military and intelligence services at the expense of the country’s political future.

Because the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan means that Washington will be less dependent on Pakistani supply lines, it presents a rare opportunity to reconsider American policies and practices in Pakistan.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan provides Beijing with an opportunity to pause and contemplate conditioning its nuclear cooperation with Pakistan on improvements in nuclear safety and security.

The debate over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is evidence of a growing gulf in trust between Pakistan and the United States. Rebuilding trust may require setting aside the nuclear security debate and working together on building Pakistan’s economy.

Washington should act to end its reliance on the Pakistani security establishment so that it can more effectively promote civilian political and economic development in the country.

It remains to be seen whether a progressive international nuclear order can be built when states differ over which rules should be strengthened and how they should be enforced, and when some rulers reject the norms that others respect.

Amidst the drama of the worst seismic catastrophe in Japan’s recorded history, the Japanese government and its nuclear industry have been struggling to prevent a power reactor core melt accident similar to that which occurred at Three Mile Island in the United States three decades ago.