Three events in the past few weeks combine to give us an unusually clear indication of US security policy in the coming years. Two occurred last week and are obvious;
Fourteen months after the attacks on New York and Washington, what is the state of the war on terror? It is particularly appropriate to ask this now, with so much
Although there were suspicions in United States intelligence circles that North Korea was continuing to develop its nuclear weapons, one of the problems for US agencies was the way in
Colin Powells speech at the beginning of this week, that regime change in Iraq might not be necessary if there is unequivocal evidence of disarmament, is part of a
Although the major focus of security analysts in recent months has been on the US policy towards Iraq and the probability of war within three to four months, some observers
The agreement reached between the UN inspectors and the Iraqis in Vienna this week relates primarily to an Iraqi acceptance of previous agreements dating back four years. These appear to
The British governments dossier on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction says little more than is already available, yet it does make some assertions that have considerable significance for a
Saddam Husseins acceptance of United Nations (UN) weapons inspection and the US reaction to the offer tell us much of the attitudes of both sides and also indicate that
There is no direct connection between the war on terror and the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Al-Qaida is part of a wider coalition of paramilitary groups and individuals
A draft United Nations report has confirmed what had been suspected by a number of analysts, that it was proving very difficult to control the al-Qaida network’s movement
Until the hawkish speech of Vice-President Dick Cheney this week, the strong sentiments expressed since early summer from within the Bush administration in favour of war with Iraq seemed
While there are indications of substantial differences between some of the senior US military and the civilian security establishment in the Bush administration, it is clear that it is the
