by Paula Humphrey
-USA-

The Obama administration has worked furiously in the past year to leverage new strategies against two primary threats: the illicit production of nuclear weapons, and their potential use by terrorists or “rogue” states. Arriving this week at the Eighth Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the U.S. boasts a historical year of significant changes in the terrorism and nuclear realm. However, also important and less discussed, are the minor policy shifts that may indicate a broader change in U.S. diplomacy overall. One of the more remarkable of these is the decision to reframe the definition of the war on terrorism.

• The bilateral meeting room during the Nuclear Security Summit. The Nuclear Security Summit logo in the background is what prompted Fox News Channel to note a resemblance to the crescent moon appearing on many Muslim Countries’ flags. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department. •