Richard Weitz is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute.
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Richard Weitz
Commentaries by Richard Weitz
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Nuclear Disarmament’s Asian Pivot
WASHINGTON, DC – In 2009, US President Barack Obama pledged to seek a world without nuclear weapons. But, while he delivered on his promise …
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The NATO Global Hub
WASHINGTON, DC – What should an alliance do when its leading member and dominant pillar decides to shift its focus to the other side of the …
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Stabilizing the Stans
WASHINGTON, DC – Recent violence in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, following civil strife in Kyrgyzstan in 2010, has intensified international c…
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Where are Latin America’s Terrorists?
WASHINGTON, DC – The Colombian army’s killing of Alfonso Cano, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), will not eliminate…
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Getting to “Yes” on Missile Defense
WASHINGTON, DC – The recent visit by Dmitry Rogozin, Special Envoy of the Russian President for Missile-Defense Cooperation with NATO, to th…
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Talking to the Taliban
WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama administration has affirmed that, while it will not participate directly, it supports the idea of peace negotiati…
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Obama’s Policy of Nuclear Balance
WASHINGTON, DC – Perhaps never in history have nuclear security, non-proliferation, and arms control received the prominence that they will …
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The Politics of Cosmic Catastrophe
WASHINGTON, DC – One weighty decision that the world will need to make in 2010 is whether to support an idea raised by Anatoly Perminov, the…
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Success in Afghanistan Needs China and Russia
NEW YORK – Preoccupation with Afghanistan’s disputed presidential election is understandable. Ending the country’s violence will require a g…
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Business as Usual with Russia?
BERLIN – Despite continuing tensions over Russia’s invasion of Georgia this August, the European Union will reopen talks with Russia on a ne…
Nuclear Disarmament’s Asian Pivot
sujeet kumar: This article raises the issue of making nuclear disarmament more inclusive by including China with Russia and India. However we must not miss out the other nuclear state. Pakistan, Iran, Israel and In…
The NATO Global Hub
André Rebentisch: NATO stands for North Atlantic, not Pacific. Eastern Europe and Middle East still provide ground for concern. In the Far East we can expect the US to be drawn into complicated struggles which no one f…