Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development
Kai
Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia: Will it Work?
A basic assumption of nuclear deterrence is that through mutually assured destruction, nuclear weapons prevent war. But do the characteristics that made deterrence successful during the Cold War, apply to South Asia? In the first of a two part series, Kai evaluates how nuclear deterrence may play in the enduring Indo-Pak theater.
Quo Vadis Cuba?
What does Raul Castro’s ascension to Cuba’s presidency mean for change on the island?
Legitimizing Non-State Combatants: The FARC Case
The FARC are not legitimate combatants, as Hugo Chávez would have us believe, but rather a terrorist organization.
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