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December 3, 2007 | Dealing With Iran: Deterrence Is Not Enough

Matt Dupuis: A nuclear-armed Iran could result in regional spillover in the form of nuclear proliferation throughout the Middle East. Negotiations, not deterrence, are the best way to avoid a nuclear free-for-all in the future.

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June 19, 2008 | Brown and Bush are Similarly Fated

For most Europeans, including the British journalist who said that he will “be remembered as a blithering idiot,” Bush’s legacy is the Iraq war. ++ On Bush’s last visit to the UK, however, Brown emphasized the president’s accomplishments and listed the common aims of British and American foreign policy: focusing on Afghanistan, reassessing Iraq, and submitting Iran to stricter sanctions. ++ In

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June 16, 2008 | Inefficient Water Use Will Leave us High and Dry

Rising demand for foodstuffs and the biofuel craze are causing an agricultural crisis requiring a significant increase in productivity. ++ Yet for this to succeed, the reasonable and efficient use of water needs to be urgently implemented: “Water is being wasted and misused because few people are even aware of its worth.” ++ Competitive pricing should be introduced so that municipal water

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May 29, 2008 | US Iran Policy Requires More Flexibility

Iran cannot be prevented from acquiring nuclear power capabilities. ++ The US should therefore favor negotiation with the regime over the current threats and sanctions driven policy which merely provides for hostile relations. ++ Since “a successful approach to Iran has to accommodate its security interests and ours,” strategic deterrence should prove effective. ++ Additionally, cooperation could

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December 7, 2007 | Demolishing the Bush Administration's Myths about the US Nuclear Posture

Jeffrey Lewis of the New America Foundation takes a look behind the Bush administration’s boasting of having cut the size of the nation’s nuclear stockpile, while attempting to modernize the US arsenal.
Thus, despite recent claims, there are still up to 6,000 nuclear weapons, about a third of which are on Cold War alert levels. Instead of keeping nuclear forces to a minimum level, capabilities

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