The Iran war seen through Asia’s eyes Such has been the intensity of events in the Persian Gulf, and the relentlessness of the media coverage, that the Iran war can feel older than it is. In fact, some of the oil tankers that left the Middle East before the closure of theStrait of Hormuzhave yet […]
Iran is what happens when leaders ignore their spies Intelligence agencies are often blamed when the use of military force has an unexpected or negative outcome.Punditsoftenargueleaders end up in difficult situations because they are not fully informed, orintelligence agencies got it wrong. Of course, analysis is sometimes wrong.Intelligence failuresdo happen and can lead to bad
Quagmire fears surge as Trump weighs ‘final blow’ Iran options TheTrump administrationis reportedly considering several options for a massive escalation of its unlawful war on Iran, heightening fears that US troops – possibly as early as Friday or the weekend – could be hurled into a deadly quagmire with no clear objective, legal rationale or
2016 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar Agenda3:00 p.m. – Welcoming RemarksMichael J. GreenSenior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSISChair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign PolicyGeorgetown University Yoshi NogamiPresident, The Japan Institute of International Affairs 3:15 p.m. – The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Maritime Security in the Asia-Pacific RegionVice Admiral Umio OtsukaPresident, Japan Maritime Self
The FY2017 Defense Budget and Strategic Outlook A Defense360 Half-Day Conference Please join the CSIS International Security Program for a half-dayDefense360conference on the recently released FY2017 defense budget request and strategic priorities. In the first session, Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Dr. Jamie Morin, CAPE Director, and Robert Scher, ASD for Strategy, Plans,
Libya, Iran, and the Limits of Airpower Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER?LOGIN For the last few weeks, U.S. policy in Iran has been following a pattern reminiscent of the war it fought 15 years ago in Libya. That was the last time that the United States conducted
The Bio-Pharma Industry and Society Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center on March 17, from 10:00am – 11:30am, for an exploration of how private bio-pharmaceutical firms can better support the critically important societal goals of improved affordability, access, quality, and innovation. This is a particularly important and timely exchange, given the bio-pharmaceutical industry’s
Nepal’s Fresh Start Begins Now Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER?LOGIN Nepal’s Gen Z protest movement brought down the government last September, but it appeared to score a more lasting victory when the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won the country’s March 5 election in a landslide. The anti-establishment
Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER?LOGIN One month into his war on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump is now scrambling to secure something that was not previously insecure—the Strait of Hormuz—turning it into the central thrust of
The Iran war seen through Asia’s eyes Such has been the intensity of events in the Persian Gulf, and the relentlessness of the media coverage, that the Iran war can feel older than it is. In fact, some of the oil tankers that left the Middle East before the closure of theStrait of Hormuzhave yet
