International
7 November 2025
The meaning of Donald Trump’s pledge to restart nuclear testing still isn’t clear. But Vladimir Putin this week threatened “appropriate retaliatory steps”
International
22 February 2023
Will the West’s delicate balancing act accidentally trigger a chain reaction?
International
23 August 2021
If the past is any guide, failure in Afghanistan won’t end Washington’s military activism
International
1 February 2021
A modified version of the old normal might be the best the new president can deliver
International
13 March 2020
Did a fifty-year-old treaty really increase the possibility of nuclear war?
International
6 February 2019
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem set on undoing the historic achievement of their 1980s predecessors
International
5 February 2018
What does the latest Nuclear Posture Review tell us about America’s likely actions?
International
9 March 2017
Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies
International
28 November 2016
Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal?
International
5 April 2013
Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy
National affairs
23 November 2011
The debate over uranium exports to India has ignored the most important argument of all, writes Andy Butfoy
National affairs
8 April 2010
The world has nine more steps to take if we’re serious about nuclear disarmament, writes Andy Butfoy
International
25 September 2009
The cold war still hangs over efforts to reduce the world’s nuclear arsenal, writes Andy Butfoy
International
17 April 2009
Don’t expect a revolution in US foreign policy, writes Andy Butfoy