Anyone who studies nuclear weapons policy or nuclear proliferation should check out Brad Thayer’s “What to Read on Nuclear Proliferation” at Foreign Affairs. It identifies several must-reads for academics, students, and policymakers in the nuclear weapons business.
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“Panel Discussion” on Sen. McCain’s Foreign Policy
The Center for American Progress, a neo-Clintonian think tank, recently hosted a “panel discussion” (euphemism) on the foreign policy agenda of Sen. McCain. For those that are familiar with this organization, you won’t be surprised to find out that the panelists were light on substance and heavy rhetoric. The panel essentially argued that Sen. McCain’s foreign policy is myopically focused on Iraq (for which he has no real plan, they claim). You can read Sen. McCain’s strategy here. According to the panelists, Sen. McCain wants the United States to remain in Iraq for 100 years–the insinuation being that Sen. McCain is perfectly fine with conducting a bloody counterinsurgency campaign for a century. The U.S. maintains a military presence in Germany, Japan and South Korea–decades after major combat operations ceased. The U.S. will likely negotiate…