In this edition of The National Interest

The March/April issue is now available! Matthew Alexander argues that America's Stone Age interrogation techniques can never convince extremists to give up jihad; David Kay explains why weapons inspections in Iran only delay the inevitable; and Paul R. Pillar and John Nagl debate the soundness of President Obama's Afghanistan strategy - is it a worthless quagmire or the only way to defeat al-Qaeda in the borderlands of Afghanistan-Pakistan?

Think Again: China's Military Drew Thompson, Nixon Center China Director and Starr Fellow, deconstructs the myths surrounding the PLA, arguing that China's military isn't a threat to the United States' interests, yet.

Rumble in the Junta Drew Thompson, Nixon Center Director of China Studies and Starr Fellow, argues that the United States needs to be more engaged in Myanmar to enact change rather than continuing ineffective sanctions.

London breeding Islamic terrorists Robert S. Leiken, Nixon Center Director of National Security and Immigration Programs, describes the rising danger from Muslim terrorists located in the capital of one of America's oldest and closest allies.

The Truth About Prospects for U.S. Jihad In CBS News online, Robert S. Leiken, Nixon Center Director for Immigration and National Security, examines the rise in home-based terrorism. Though America's recent troubles don't compare with Europe's more serious battles with networks of radical Islamic terrorists, Leiken concludes that the U.S. is still vulnerable to other Nidal Hasans who only have to buy a gun to wreak havok on our country.

Help has Strings Attached Paul J. Saunders, Nixon Center Executive Director, argues in The Washington Times that accepting Georgian troops to support U.S. operations in Afghanistan is a mistake - one that could lead Tbilisi to expect American support in its dispute with Russia.

America and China diverge on a shared Korean goal In Financial Times, John Park and Nixon Center Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow Drew Thompson discuss the effects of China’s interdependence with North Korea on U.S.-led efforts to denuclearize it.

Obama's Trip to the Copenhagen Climate Conference Is a Mistake Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director of The Nixon Center and Vaughan C. Turekian, Chief International Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science argue that President Obama's participation in the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen will generate unrealistic expectations for the passing of a meaningful treaty. They suggest emphasizing cooperation among the top twenty economies instead of at the United Nations.

Essential Partnership: The United States and Europe Confront New Energy Challenges Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director of The Nixon Center, published a new monograph on the growing challenge energy poses for U.S. foreign relations. The report distills the content of two U.S.-European dialogue meetings, organized by The Nixon Center that focused on energy, energy security, and climate change. Financial support for this project was provided by the German Marshall Fund.

Afghanistan Experiences On C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Nixon Center President Dimitri K. Simes discussed parallels between Soviet and U.S. experiences in Afghanistan.

Who Controls Russia? In the International Herald Tribune, Paul J. Saunders and Dimitri K. Simes talk about the relationship between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and its implications for the United States.