Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- November 15, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speak to members of the press outside "T-2" in the demilitarized zone, north of Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Culle

Clinton And Gates: Why The Senate Should Ratify New START -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert M. Gates, Washington Post

Before this session of Congress ends, we urge senators to approve an arms control treaty that would again allow U.S. inspectors access to Russian strategic sites and reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by both nations to a level not seen since the 1950s.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), signed by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, builds on foundations laid by American leaders from both political parties over the past four decades. It has broad bipartisan backing. Six former secretaries of state, five former secretaries of defense and three former national security advisers have endorsed ratification, along with seven former commanders of U.S. Strategic Command and the entire current U.S. military leadership. They understand that nuclear dangers did not disappear with the Soviet Union and that we have a responsibility - to Americans and our allies - to keep our eyes on the world's other major strategic nuclear arsenal.

Time is running out for this Congress. Here is what's at stake:

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Senate must ratify new START agreement on nuclear arms -- Christian Science Monitor editorial

The Case for a NATO Missile Defense -- Ivo H. Daalder, New York Times

Beijing’s Coastal Real Estate: A History of Chinese Naval Aggression -- Paul Pedrozo, Foreign Affairs

Europe stumbles blindly towards its 1931 moment -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph

Learning From Japan's Mistakes -- Robert Samuelson, Real Clear Politics

Who is France's new foreign minister? -- Joshua Keating, Passport/Foreign Policy

It’s a good thing Obama closed Gitmo so KSM can stay there forever -- Jim Treacher, Daily caller

Merkel Defends Tough Stance on Euro Bailouts -- Spiegel Online

Why globalization isn't working -- Clyde Prestowitz, Foreign Policy

A 'hedge' strategy toward China -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

What We Need to Learn From T.E. Lawrence -- Michael Korda, The Daily Beast

U.S. Marine Corps Combat Action in Sangin -- Herschel Smith, Captain's Journal