by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Apr 17, 2015 | Monitor
Today, I had the honor of hosting Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Karim Massimov, and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for a round table discussion on U.S. foreign relations and national security. The American Security Project was an ideal site for the...
by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Mar 11, 2015 | Monitor
No one wants a war with Iran. Just the thought of such a conflagration sends tremors through all of us. But if we have learned anything since 9/11, it is that initiating hostilities is a costly and time consuming business. Should the United States decide to attack...
by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Dec 22, 2014 | Monitor
Les Gelb, ever the wise sage, has hit the nail on the head. It always seems so easy to just send in the 82nd Airborne Division, let them perform their magic for a year or two, then pull them out and think the problem is solved. Never, never that simple. It almost...
by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Dec 11, 2014 | Monitor
Over a year ago I joined the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), which provides the Department with independent insight and advice on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, international security, and related aspects of public...
by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Nov 24, 2014 | Monitor
It is important to support the extension of the Iran talks until July 15. The sides have made tangible progress to date on a range of issues. The P5 +1 are negotiating a political agreement to be completed by March 1, with technical annexes on inspections and other...
