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Bruce G. Blair

Bruce G. Blair is the president of the World Security Institute, a nonprofit organization that he founded in 2000 to promote independent research and journalism on global affairs.

4 April 2008

Features

CDI's Stohl Reviews CRS Annual Report on Arms Transfers

5 January 2009

CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl has released her annual review of the Congressional Research Service's report on arms transfers. Read More

The Case for EU Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo

5 December 2008

WSI Brussels Director Mark Burgess argues for a more active role of the EU member states' militaries in the recent crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a commentary published in Foreign Policy in Focus. Read More

November/December 2008 Defense Monitor

4 December 2008

This issue of the Center for Defense Information's The Defense Monitor includes analysis with regards to reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons stockpiles on a worldwide scale, a closer-look at the Air Force's Joint Strike Fighter F-35 aircraft, an overview of the the U.S. defense budget and suggestions for reform, an analysis of potential implications of U.S. missile defense policy on the U.S.-Russian cooperation in space related to the International Space Station, and an informative article on the halt of the Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) program. Read More

China Security Autumn 2008: Beyond Bush

2 December 2008

In this China Security Autumn 2008 issue, leading China experts, writers and thinkers take a look back at United States-China relations during the Bush administration, explore what is ahead with President-elect Obama for the United States and China and analyze China's role as the United States' largest creditor. Read More

Arab Insight Fall 2008: Memo to the Next American President

22 October 2008

November's landmark election holds the potential to signify a turning point in the dynamic relationship between the United States and the Arab world. Read More

September/October 2008 Defense Monitor

6 October 2008

This issue of the Center for Defense Information's The Defense Monitor includes analysis of the $174 billion increase in the Navy-Marine Corps "base" budget, the relevance of information warfare and cyber-terrrorism to nuclear weapons security and the current challenges faced by NATO. Read More