248 influential figures from 50 countries, including China, Russia, and the US, warn that nuclear arms control cannot fall victim to geopolitical competition
Carl Mirra A careful evaluation of recent history illustrates that the claim that US and NATO expansion threatens Moscow’s existence is an exaggeration. That Russia would inflate fears of NATO to pursue its global aspirations is understandable. What is less comprehensible is the degree to which influential Western thinkers, particularly on the anti-imperial US left, have promoted this narrative.
The dependability of alliances is what the U.S. requires to combatterrorist threats, and will be key to a successful strategy inIraq. Unswerving alliance support also will provide justificationfor the effort in Iraq in answer to charges of unilateralist U.S.foreign policy.