From Democratiya, a review of War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict by Michael Byers and Of War and Law by David Kennedy. A review of An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History by Roger Spiller. A review of The Eye of Command by Kimberly Kagan. A review of Making War to Keep Peace by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick. A review of Where War Lives by Paul Watson. The first chapter from While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers by William G. Howell and Jon C. Pevehouse. A review of In the Common Defense : National Security Law for Perilous Times by James E. Baker. A review of The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration by Jack L. Goldsmith (and more and more and an excerpt and an excerpt).
Ashton B. Carter (Harvard), Michael M. May and William J. Perry (Stanford): The Day After: Action Following a Nuclear Blast in a U.S. City. A review of Annihilation From Within: The Ultimate Threat to Nations by Fred Charles Ikle. Why have some states sought nuclear weapons whereas others have shunned them? The introduction to Nuclear Logics: Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East by Etel Solingen. An interview with Harry Helms, author of Top Secret Tourism: Your Travel Guide to Germ Warfare Laboratories, Clandestine Aircraft Bases and Other Places in the United States You’re Not Supposed to Know About. From Der Spiegel, an interview with Mohamed ElBaradei: "We are moving rapidly towards an abyss". A review of Doomsday Men: The Real Dr. Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon by P.D. Smith. A review of Incendiary Circumstances: A Chronicle of the Turmoil of Our Times by Amitav Ghosh.
From GQ, Donald Rumsfeld, the much maligned former secretary of defense, talks about his time in office—and insists he has nothing to apologize for; and Colin Powell was pushed aside in the run-up to war, but as he tells Walter Isaacson, he, too, bears some of the blame. Who disbanded the Iraqi Army? And why was nobody held accountable? From TNR, finally, it all makes sense! An article on the important Iraq reports summarized. What Congress needs to ask Petraeus and Crocker: If we're staying in Iraq, we need to know why. The Real Message? We're Screwed: Forget Petraeus. It's Ambassador Crocker's glum assessment that made an impact. From National Journal, with America distracted in Iraq and deeply divided at home, some experts see the current atmosphere as unusually ripe for strategic surprises.
