Commentary -- Iran: Diplomacy and Deterrence /Andrew Parasiliti -- Noteworthy -- Nuclear Options -- The Case for No First Use: An Exchange /Morton H. Halperin, Bruno Tertrais, -- Keith B. Payne, K. Subrahmanyam and Scott D. Sagan -- Rethinking Afghanistan -- Afghanistan: How Much is Enough? /Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson -- Afghan Q&A: Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- Germany's Options in Afghanistan /Timo Noelzel and Thomas Rid -- The Roots of Iran's Election Crisis /Amin Saikal -- Turkey's War at Home /Steven A. Cook -- The New Problem of Arctic Stability /Margaret Blunden -- The Future of European Defence Policy /Pierre-Henri d'Argenson -- Review Essays -- Lincoln's Grim Realism /Eliot A. Cohen -- Turkey, Islam and Europe /Erik Jones -- Australia's Different Defence Policy /Hugh White -- Sino-Russian Myths /Andrew C. Kuchins -- Book Reviews -- Middle East /Steven Simon -- United States /David Calleo -- Politics and International Relations /Pierre Hassner -- South Asia /Teresita C. Schaffer -- War, Conflict and the Military /H.R. McMaster -- Closing Argument -- Mr Obama Goes to Moscow /Oksana Antonenko.