NATO foreign ministers meet, less than six months before the summit in Chicago. They have a full agenda, not least the debates over the management of withdrawal from Afghanistan and discussing lessons from the Libya experience.
Analysis
The Fallout from the British Embassy Attack in Iran
The storming of the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, and the subsequent diplomatic fallout, marks a serious deterioration in the ongoing standoff between Iran and the West and seems sure to set back further diplomatic efforts to address Iran’s nuclear program.
This Week – the Russian bear growls
With parliamentary elections scheduled next Sunday in Russia, the Russian bear is growling. President Dmitry Medvedev struck out last week against the U.S. plans for a missile defense system across Europe, warning that Russia might pull out of the New START treaty, and announcing a series of counter-measures.
This Week – Supercommittee failure looms
It looks as though the U.S. bipartisan supercommittee charged with finding at least .2 trillion in budget cuts over the next decade is about to collapse amid recriminations.
Getting to Zero Update
Nuclear weapons non-proliferation and disarmament developments seemed to be caught in a holding pattern, despite the upswing in news on the Iran and North Korea programs during recent weeks, including the release of the more detailed IAEA report on Iran’s alleged nuclear weaponization efforts.
IAEA Board discusses Iran this week – where now?
The IAEA Board meets this week on November 17 and 18 to accept a report from the Secretary General on Iran and to discuss its reactions. Last week witnessed an escalation in the threat of military action against Iran from the most senior Israeli officials, just prior to the IAEA report said to have detailed irrefutable evidence of warhead research within Iran.
Will Israel strike Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program?
Anne Penketh was interviewed on RT (Russian English language television) on November 7, 2011 about Israeli military threats against Iran prior to the publication of an International Atomic Energy Agency report.
A ‘Game-Changer’ in Iran?
BASIC's executive director Paul Ingram explains that the recent release of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) report containing more details on Iran's alleged nuclear weaponization activities will not be a “game changer”.