National Security & Defense

The Biden Administration’s Fact-Free Frenzy to Restart the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Robert Joseph April 23, 2021

National-security policy should be based on facts, not emotionally laden talking points, especially when the talking points bear little resemblance to reality.

National Security & Defense

New Directions in Arms Control

By Robert Joseph & Eric Edelman April 29, 2019

Any future treaty must limit all Russian and Chinese nuclear forces.

World

In His Summit with Kim, Trump Should Apply the Lessons from Libya

By Robert Joseph April 30, 2018

If we are going to have any success in future negotiations, we must learn from past failures and past successes.

National Security & Defense

On North Korea, U.S. Must Respond with an Eye to the Future

By Robert Joseph September 5, 2017

On North Korea, the U.S. needs to take military measures that stop short of war, keeping an eye on the long term.

National Security & Defense

The U.S. Must Rethink Its Approach to North Korea before It’s Too Late

By Robert Joseph August 9, 2017

The threat from North Korea’s nuclear program grows daily. America should adopt a comprehensive strategy.

National Security & Defense

The North Korean Nuclear Threat, and How to Address It

By Robert Joseph July 3, 2017

The nuclear threat from North Korea continues to deepen, and countermeasures must be undertaken on numerous fronts.

National Security & Defense

The Real Significance of That Russian Nuclear Torpedo

By Robert Joseph, Franklin Miller & Keith B. Payne December 10, 2015

We cannot discount Putin’s sabre-rattling as mere theater. There are four steps we can and must take to deter a nuclear war.

National Security & Defense

The Iran Deal: A Mortal Blow to Nonproliferation

By Robert Joseph August 7, 2015

The Iran nuclear deal would negate U.S. gains going back to the Carter administration.

National Security & Defense

Here’s the Difference Between How Obama and Reagan Handled Nuke Negotiations

By Robert Joseph & Eric Edelman April 3, 2015

President Obama’s new national-security strategy places the highest priority on what he considers the urgent need to move forward with the so-called Prague agenda — derived from his 2009 address ...

Politics & Policy

After You, Mr. Putin

By Robert Joseph, Eric Edelman & Rebeccah Heinrichs March 4, 2015

Less than three years after President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and others mocked Mitt Romney for calling Russia the greatest geostrategic threat facing the United States, U.S. and NATO leaders have ...