Author Archives: Michael Krepon
1st January, 2013
Nuclear weapons competition
EVERY state possessing nuclear weapons has difficulty answering the question, ‘How much is enough?’ It’s natural to think that more weapons will result in more security because nuclear weapons are so fearsome and because it’s hard to know what hand the competition
EVERY state possessing nuclear weapons has difficulty answering the question, ‘How much is enough?’ It’s natural to think that more weapons will result in more security because nuclear weapons are so fearsome and because it’s hard to know what hand the competition
25th October, 2012
Guns, drones and butter
THERE is no shortage of young talent with restless intellectual energy and entrepreneurial skills in Pakistan. Natural resources are untapped. Despite its economic travails, Pakistan has a middle class that can grow if markets grow.
THERE is no shortage of young talent with restless intellectual energy and entrepreneurial skills in Pakistan. Natural resources are untapped. Despite its economic travails, Pakistan has a middle class that can grow if markets grow.
20th August, 2012
The time is right for ‘rules of the road’ in the cosmos
WASHINGTON, Aug 19: China is at the cusp of its “SALT moment” with the United States. Moscow and Washington were at a similar juncture in 1969, when the strategic arms limitation talks got underway.
WASHINGTON, Aug 19: China is at the cusp of its “SALT moment” with the United States. Moscow and Washington were at a similar juncture in 1969, when the strategic arms limitation talks got underway.
23rd July, 2012
Unwarranted assessments
THE civil-nuclear agreement announced in 2005 by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was declared to be a boon for US-India relations and a grave threat to Pakistan’s national
THE civil-nuclear agreement announced in 2005 by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was declared to be a boon for US-India relations and a grave threat to Pakistan’s national
19th June, 2012
Sideshow becomes the main event
NEGOTIATIONS over the cost of hauling freight from Karachi port to Afghanistan and the wording of a statement of regret or apology over the Salala deaths have become demeaning to everyone involved.
NEGOTIATIONS over the cost of hauling freight from Karachi port to Afghanistan and the wording of a statement of regret or apology over the Salala deaths have become demeaning to everyone involved.
14th May, 2012
Increased trade to spur growth
PAKISTAN and India have not fared well over the past two decades in negotiating confidence-building and nuclear risk-reduction measures.
PAKISTAN and India have not fared well over the past two decades in negotiating confidence-building and nuclear risk-reduction measures.
22nd March, 2012
The big shift in South Asia
SINCE the Cold War ended, no region has experienced more shocks or a more significant reorientation in US foreign policy than South Asia. The big shift was enabled by the demise of the Soviet Union and New Delhi’s
SINCE the Cold War ended, no region has experienced more shocks or a more significant reorientation in US foreign policy than South Asia. The big shift was enabled by the demise of the Soviet Union and New Delhi’s
15th February, 2012
Pakistan and the FMCT
PAKISTAN is blocking the start of negotiations of a global halt to the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons.
PAKISTAN is blocking the start of negotiations of a global halt to the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons.
18th January, 2012
Important personalities
PERSONALITY matters, as personality shapes ambition and policy preference. The personalities that matter most on the subcontinent are India’s prime minister and Pakistan’s chief of army staff.
PERSONALITY matters, as personality shapes ambition and policy preference. The personalities that matter most on the subcontinent are India’s prime minister and Pakistan’s chief of army staff.
18th December, 2011
Pakistan’s patrons
INDIA remains thoroughly non-aligned, even after its civil nuclear deal with Washington. Pakistan, in contrast, needs patrons
INDIA remains thoroughly non-aligned, even after its civil nuclear deal with Washington. Pakistan, in contrast, needs patrons
2nd November, 2011
Arms crawl that wasn`t
ASHLEY Tellis`s comprehensive assessment of India`s nuclear weapon programmes, , was published 10 years ago. Tellis, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, predicted an…
ASHLEY Tellis`s comprehensive assessment of India`s nuclear weapon programmes, , was published 10 years ago. Tellis, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, predicted an…
