A War on Terror: Why India Made Its Big Kashmir Move One-Year Ago Today; How Great-Power Politics Will Be Used in an Asymmetric Era

A War on Terror: Why India Made Its Big Kashmir Move One-Year Ago Today Thursday Newsletter August 6th, 2020 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. A War on Terror: Why India Made Its Big Kashmir Move One-Year Ago Today by Michael Rubin India’s actions did not arise from a vacuum. Prior to India’s decision to change Kashmir’s status, Pakistan-based terrorists regularly crossed into Kashmir and India more broadly to attack both security and government officials and ordinary civilians. [Read it here.]( How Great-Power Politics Will Be Used in an Asymmetric Era by Christopher England The increasing deployment of nonconventional instruments of power is how revisionist states now seek to tilt the global balance in their favor. Nonconventional measures consume resources and impair rational policy formation on a greater scale than ever before. Thus, this is the era of attrition without fighting. [Read it here.]( Donald Trump Is Turning His Back On America’s European Allies By Taking Troops Out of Germany by Ashley Burrell By removing U.S. troops from Germany and walking away from U.S. responsibilities, Trump has bankrupted the United States’ credibility and reliability, providing ample fodder for Russia’s alternative narrative. [Read it here.]( North Korea Has Likely Been Able to Miniaturize Nuclear Weapons for Years by Daniel R. DePetris If you think this sounds bone-chilling, think again--as its old news. Consider the reality: North Korea conducted its first underground nuclear test in October 2006 and has ordered five more in the years since. Why does the news media keep getting so shocked when the achieve bigger and more dangerous atomic milestones. [Read it here.]( Did Mike Pompeo Mislead Congress About Syria’s Oil? by Matthew Petti The Kurds are claiming they never signed a contract with an American company. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2020 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.