Takeouts: president’s ‘new START’ to nuclear non-proliferation, uprising in Kyrgyzstan
NUCLEAR TAKEOUT: In Prague today, President Obama signs a treaty signaling a “New START” for the nuclear non-proliferation era. Is this a groundbreaking event or a mere photo op? Larry Korb, who served as the assistant secretary of defense under the Reagan Administration, offers us his informed analysis.
KYRGYZSTAN: A popular uprising in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has boiled over into a coup. Alexander Cooley, political scientist at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, explains.
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