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Hans Rühle Hans Rühle headed the Policy Planning Staff of the German Ministry of Defense from 1982-1988 and is a frequent commentator on German and international security issues. Michael Rühle Michael Rühle is Head, Energy Security, in NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division. The views expressed are the authors’ own. We still live in the second […]
Colin S. Gray Colin S. Gray is the European Director and co-founder of the National Institute for Public Policy, and Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies, University of Reading. There is nothing extraordinary about current Russian-American dislike, distrust, and antagonism. What is happening today is not a return to the much unbeloved Cold War of […]
Hans Rühle Hans Rühle headed the Policy Planning Staff of the German Ministry of Defense from 1982-1988 and is a frequent commentator on German and international security issues. Michael Rühle Michael Rühle is Head, Energy Security, in NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division. The views expressed are the authors’ own. According to some recent press […]
Franklin C. Miller Franklin C. Miller is a principal of The Scowcroft Group. He is a retired civil servant, having served 22 years in senior positions in the Department of Defense and four additional years on the National Security Council staff as a special assistant to the President. Miller is a member of the Defense […]
Michael Rühle Michael Rühle is Head, Energy Security, in NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division. The views expressed are his own and do not reflect the views of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In January 2017, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its iconic “Doomsday Clock” from three to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight. Among the […]
Matthew R. Costlow Matthew R. Costlow is an analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy and a PhD student in Political Science at George Mason University. Everyone loves a leader. “Lead by example” says the old cliché. Yet when applied to U.S. nuclear weapons policy, this cliché has proven to be a failure. Then-U.S. […]
Dr. Keith B. Payne Dr. Keith B. Payne is a co-founder of the National Institute for Public Policy, the director of the Graduate School of Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The SW-21 conference sponsors have asked multiple worthy and overarching questions. But given the […]
The Russian Nuclear Weapons Buildup and the Future of the New START Treaty Dr. Mark Schneider Mark B. Schneider is a senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy and a former senior official in the Defense Department. On October 1, 2016 the Department of State released the most recent Russian and U.S. data […]
Franklin C. Miller Franklin C. Miller is a principal of The Scowcroft Group. He is a retired civil servant, having served 22 years in senior positions in the Department of Defense and four additional years on the National Security Council staff as a special assistant to the President. Miller is a member of the Defense […]
Colin S. Gray Colin S. Gray is the European Director and co-founder of the National Institute for Public Policy, and Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies, University of Reading. Scarcely a week has passed recently without new evidence of aggressive Russian opportunism, as best could be characterized by Vladimir Putin’s misbehavior. With its highly reliable ‘Information […]
Franklin C. Miller Franklin C. Miller is a principal of The Scowcroft Group. He is a retired civil servant, having served 22 years in senior positions in the Department of Defense and four additional years on the National Security Council staff as a special assistant to the President. Miller is a member of the Defense […]
Dr. Mark Schneider Mark B. Schneider is a senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy and a former senior official in the Defense Department. There is new evidence of possible Russian violations of the INF and New START Treaties. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is not open with the American people about Russian noncompliance, […]
David J. Trachtenberg David J. Trachtenberg is President and Chief Executive Officer of Shortwaver Consulting, LLC. He is also a senior advisor at Renaissance Strategic Advisors and a Wikistrat analyst. From 2001-2003, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy and was formerly a Professional Staff Member with the House […]
Dr. Keith B. Payne Keith B. Payne is the president of National Institute for Public Policy, head, Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University (Washington area campus) and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The Obama Administration reportedly is seriously considering adopting a “No-First-Use” (NFU) nuclear policy.[1] A prospective NFU policy would be […]
Dr. Mark Schneider Mark B. Schneider is a senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy and a former senior official in the Defense Department. Russia’s 2016 New START data, released by the Department of State, indicate that since New START’s entry into force (EIF) in 2011, Russia has increased its deployed warheads. Russia […]
Dr. Keith B. Payne Keith B. Payne is the president of National Institute for Public Policy, head, Graduate Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University (Washington area campus) and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The prospect for a regional war between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is growing. This reality […]
Kurt Guthe Kurt Guthe is the director of strategic studies of National Institute for Public Policy. Since the end of the Cold War, three overall reviews of the U.S. nuclear posture have been conducted by the executive branch. One was done in 1994 by the Clinton administration, another in 2001 by the Bush administration, and the […]
Dr. Keith B. Payne Keith B. Payne is the president of National Institute for Public Policy, director of the Graduate School of Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The US debate about nuclear forces and policy often descends into arcane details. These details can be […]
Dr. Keith B. Payne Keith B. Payne is the president of National Institute for Public Policy, director of the Graduate School of Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The US debate about nuclear forces and policy often descends into arcane details. These details can be […]
Kathleen C. Bailey Kathleen C. Bailey is a senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and a former assistant director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. In 1999 the U.S. Senate considered whether to give its advice and consent to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The Senate found the treaty flawed and rejected it […]
Keith B. Payne Mark B. Schneider Keith B. Payne is the president of National Institute for Public Policy, director of the Graduate School of Defense and Strategic Studies at Missouri State University and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense. Mark B. Schneider is a senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy and […]