Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook
Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later
Chernobyl disaster
Taiwan’s green energy gamble
Excerpt China’s increasing militarism in the Taiwan Strait is no secret. Yet, as Taipei transitions from nuclear to renewable energy sources, it risks inadvertently amplifying its vulnerabilities...
Op-eds
Congress must stop Team Biden from giving Russia a financial lifeline in Iran deal
Washington appears determined to undermine its own economic-sanctions campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — and aid a second dictatorship in the...
Op-eds
No one in the sun- and gas-soaked Middle East needs nuclear power
Wednesday’s decision by the Islamic Republic of Iran to break the restrictions of the Iran nuclear deal is a further reminder that neither Iran, nor for that matter Saudi Arabia, needs nuclear power...
Op-eds
The West Is Downplaying Iran’s Reactor at Its Peril
Last week's feeding of fuel into Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor came as a surprise. For years, Russia dragged its feet and found recurrent excuses to delay the completion of the Bushehr...