by Brian Kastner | Jan 25, 2013 | Monitor
The Carnegie Endowment recently hosted a panel event with James Acton, Elbridge Colby, Ambassador Steven Pifer, and moderator, Jessica Tuchman Matthews entitled Arms Control 2.0 in Obama 2.0. The panelists discussed next steps for reducing nuclear risks, a topic they...
by Brian Kastner | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
Iran Sanctions, Present and Future The $633 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year of 2013 included tightened sanctions on Iran, primarily targeting the country’s industrial infrastructure, including shipping and shipbuilding industries. Sanctions...
by Aaron Hesse | Dec 17, 2012 | Monitor
North Korea Satellite Launch On Tuesday last week, North Korea successfully launched a satellite into orbit, a day after reports indicated that they would be delaying the launch. Initial indications are that the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve...
by Mary Kaszynski | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
There are a lot of ways you spend $640 billion. You might invest in military capabilities that keep our troops safe in the field. You could expand programs that benefit veterans. You might even put something towards paying off the national debt, which is at $16...
by Mary Kaszynski | Oct 11, 2012 | Monitor
Even in today’s hyper-partisan environment, there’s one thing policymakers on both sides of the aisle agree on: eliminating wasteful defense spending is a crucial part of solving the nation’s fiscal crisis. There’s just one problem: no one knows how big the nuclear...