You might ask “How could it get any worse?” To that query, I reply “Mr. James Kirchick.” First things first, in accusing Eric Alterman and Matt Yglesias of nihilism for the cri
…or, “Is there anything that Bill Kristol says that won’t eventually find its way into Christopher Hitchens Mouth?“ China also maintains territorial claims against India and Vi
There’s a good article in the NYT today about Japan’s increasingly aggressive defense posture. In addition to slight increases in defense spending, the deployment of assets farther away fr
The Financial Times is reporting that Chinese-made weapons are being supplied, through Iran, to insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq. A senior US official recently told the FT that Iran appeared to be p
Ezra writes: You know, I spent my first 21 years on the West Coast, and never once gave a moment’s thought to the possibility that I’d meet my end through a Chinese ICBM. Nor did anyone el
It really does become harder to believe that Islamic fundamentalism is the dire existential threat of the day when it becomes clear that, just a few years ago, the people who cry the loudest about Isl
Monday, the AP reported that Japan’s parliament voted to hold a referendum on Article 9 of its constitution. That provision in the constitution very strictly limits Japanese use of force. Prime
Matt refers to a Richard Bush and Michael O’Hanlon discussion of the potential “rules” for a war between China and the United States over Taiwan. I think that this is a really intere