Military-Political Articles

How the U.S. and the world can help Iraq

As the Arab Spring drives change across our region, bringing the hope of democracy and reform to millions of Arabs, less attention is being paid to the plight of Iraq and its people. We were the first to transition from dictatorship to democracy, but the outcome in...
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Are Military Pensions Too 'Generous'?

It sounds like a pretty good deal: Retire at age 38 after 20 years of work and get a monthly pension of half your salary for the rest of your life. All you have to do is join the military. As the nation tightens its budget belt, the century-old military retirement...
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What Will Vice President Biden Find in China?

In her latest post, my colleague, Liz Economy, asks:  What will Vice President Biden find in China?  I thought I’d try out my own response to this very direct question: 1.  Biden will find a China whose rise depends on economic growth but whose growth model is no...
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Bahrain Protest

MANAMA, BAHRAIN — 147 Bahraini detainees are set to be released within a matter of hours, the head of the kingdom's independent commission of inquiry told The Washington Times in a phone interview Saturday night. “I confirm that I have been promised that,”...
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Japan's Draft Charter Redefines Military

Nov 23, 2005 |

By Anthony Faiola
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, November 23, 2005

TOKYO, Nov. 22 — The governing Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday released a draft revision of Japan’s pacifist constitution that for the first time since World War II would recognize the country’s armed forces as a fully functioning military.

TOKYO, Nov. 22 — The governing Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday released a draft revision of Japan’s pacifist constitution that for the first time since World War II would recognize the country’s armed forces as a fully functioning military.

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