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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In a new Saban Analysis Paper, six Brookings experts analyze the main policy approaches toward Iran. In examining the benefits and drawbacks of the nine options—including engagement, persuasion, airstrikes, and containment—the authors refrain from recommending one policy over the other. Rather, they present the details of the policies in a manner that allows readers to understand the complexity of the challenge that is Iran and decide for themselves which group of policies is best.
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Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Battles between the Pakistani army, al Qaeda and the Taliban are the latest in a deadly struggle for nuclear-armed Pakistan. Bruce Riedel assesses the history of Pakistan's nuclear program as well as the danger of extremists gaining access to weapons should Pakistan fall into the wrong hands.
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Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon writes that while North Korea risks some tightening of sanctions as a result of their recent nuclear test, it probably will not pay a huge and enduring price. O'Hanlon believes if North Korea is unwilling to dismantle its arsenal the U.S., China, and other international partners should set up a maritime quarantine to monitor ships that could transfer nuclear materials and technology to terrorists or other nations.
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Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the Pakistani military launched a new offensive against the Taliban in the country’s North-West Frontier Province, officials and former officials in Washington continued to discuss what the American response should be to the heightened conflict. Michael O'Hanlon offers his views on the situation.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Some analysts suggested a strong U.S. response was in order to North Korea's long-range rocket test. Michael O'Hanlon argued that the Obama administration should instead be patient and use this as an opportunity for cooperation with an international coalition to secure longer-term goals.
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though substantial progress was made on the homeland security front by the Bush administration, Michael O'Hanlon writes that the list of vulnerabilities is still very long. Targets are numerous, but O'Hanlon notes many are hard to protect and preventing catastrophic attacks should be the primary goal.
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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- January 15, 2009, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

A new American president must model leadership for a global era, partnering with other powers to build an international security system for the 21st Century. On January 15, Carlos Pascual presented his recommendations to President Obama on how to restore credible American leadership; galvanize cooperative action against major global challenges; and revitalize key international institutions.
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Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon discusses a likely disagreement between President-elect Obama and Defense Secretary Robert gates regarding the "reliable replacement warhead" (RRW) and the U.S. nuclear arsenal. O'Hanlon believes the right strategy will have two elements: redefine the RRW program as a remanufacture of an older design, and delay that program to allow Obama to create momentum for arms control.
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bruce Riedel and Gary Samore write that attempts to stop Iran's nuclear program have failed. They offer suggestions to the incoming Obama administration on how to move forward with a new approach to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The next president will have an opportunity to make the elimination of all nuclear weapons and organizing principle of U.S. nuclear policy. It will take a real commitment, at the highest levels and beginning with the United States, to turn what Ivo Daalder and Jan Lodal call the “logic of zero” into a practical reality.
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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Suzanne Maloney writes that U.S. policy toward Iran is in a profound state of disarray as international support for sanctions or use of force has dwindled recently. Maloney argues that the U.S. must first understand where the miscalculations occurred, and that the next administration should be prepared to outline a new way forward on Iran.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT
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- October 07, 2008, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Thérèse Delpech, director for Strategic Studies at the French Atomic Energy Commission to deliver the Fifth Annual Raymond Aron Lecture. Delpech explored the forces currently redrawing the lines of the international system, from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to revisionist powers and globalization. She offered insights into the future of the trans-Atlantic community and the French-American alliance in particular.
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Michael O'Hanlon writes that Korea has been the forgotten nuclear crisis, but the presidential candidates need to talk about—and show understanding of—the issues. O'Hanlon believes North Korea should be offered a roadmap to much improved economic and political relations if it gives up nuclear weapons and makes gradual reforms in its conventional military, its economy and its human rights behavior.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ivo Daalder joined Diane Rehm to discuss Iran's test-firing of a series of missiles and the Bush administration's continued pursuit of a Europe-based missile defense shield to counter the threat from Iran.
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Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Philip Gordon assesses China's role in recent diplomatic initiatives meant to contain Iran's nuclear program. Gordon believes China should stop refusing to place significant sanctions on Iran, and that Chinese leaders should focus on the long-term regional and global impact of a nuclear capable Iran instead of the short-term impact of their energy relationship.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With North Korea now releasing information on its nuclear program and the Bush Administration stating that it will lift sanctions and remove North Korea from its list of terrorist states, Jeffrey Bader and Richard Bush offer their comments on both actions and offer recommendations for future U.S. policy. Bader and Bush say that North Korea will first need to allow on-the-ground verification at its nuclear sites.
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Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Daniel Byman submitted recommendations to the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism for improving the United States government’s ability to conceptualize, organize for, and counter the threat of terrorists acquiring and using WMD.
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Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Stephen Cohen testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to highlight four major challenges Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities present to United States policy toward the country and region. He noted that both short and long term measures must be taken to stabilize Pakistan domestically in order to keep the prospect of total state failure, and the numerous problems associated with such, at bay.
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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Both presidential candidates have stated that they will pursue a return to a nuclear arms control policy which has been in limbo for the last 6 years. Steven Pifer believes such a policy can reduce the threat facing the U.S. in a number of ways and help reestablish a better relationship with Moscow.
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Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

America has failed democratic forces in Pakistan, writes Bruce Riedel. Under a military dictatorship that enabled the growth of al Qaeda, the country now poses the primary danger to America. The next president must go beyond threats and sanctions, Riedel urges, and help Pakistan find peace with its neighbors and itself through democracy.
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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Bruce Riedel sees the improvement in U.S.-India relations as a major accomplishment of the Bush administration, which carried forward progress made during President Bill Clinton’s tenure. Riedel says the U.S.-India nuclear agreement, which has been held up by opposition in India’s parliament, is likely to be approved next year, and that both major Indian political parties now see the United States as one of “the central pillars of India’s foreign policy.”
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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Bruce Riedel writes that the danger of a nuclear confrontation between India and Pakistan remains serious and should be addressed by creative diplomacy.
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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, Philip Gordon shared his perspective on the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act (S970). He argued that while the bill recognizes a "broad set of diplomatic, political and economic measures,” in order to change Iran's behavior, "we must take great care not to provoke divisions within the international coalition that has been forming to contain Iran."
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Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
James Goodby believe the outlook for the Korean Peninsula is far from bleak, but top-level leadership in all countries will be required if 2008 is to see significant progress toward a new system for peace and security in Northeast Asia.
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Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Daniel Byman assesses Iran’s past and current use of terrorism as well as the threat of proxy groups using weapons of mass destruction at the request of the country's leaders. He concludes by offering recommendations for decreasing Iran’s support of terrorist organizations.
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Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:46:54 GMT
The next president of the United States will face significant domestic and international challenges. Brookings president Strobe Talbott, author of "The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation," explains that nuclear proliferation and climate change are two of the most critical issues the next administration will have to address.
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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Strobe Talbott says the next president will face the most dangerous and complex challenges ever for a new administration, especially with nuclear proliferation and climate change. He or she will need to move quickly and dramatically to demonstrate that respect for international law, treaties and organizations is firmly reinstated as part of the bedrock of American foreign policy.
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Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Following a period of rocky relations caused by both ideological and structural factors, the U.S.-South Korea relationship began recovering in early 2007. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Hyeong Jung Park analyzes the recent history of the relationship and offers comprehensive suggestions for how the two sides can transform both their alliance and the strategic shape of Northeast Asia.
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Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- December 11, 2007, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

About seventy members of the public, the media and the diplomatic corps attended a public debate and discussion hosted by the Brookings Doha Center. The event was held at the Diplomatic Club in Doha, Qatar and was broadcast live in Arabic on Al Jazeera Mubasher. On the panel were Ambassador Greg Schulte and Dr. Mehran Kamrava. The discussion was moderated by Mr. Hady Amr.
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Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Peter Rodman joins NewsHour host Gwen Ifill and former lead weapons inspector in Iraq David Kay to discuss recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate findings regarding nuclear weapon development and capability in Iran.
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Bruce Riedel and Karl Inderfurth examine why the U.S. needs to maintain its nuclear agreement with India. He asserts that if the U.S. upholds the 2005 nuclear agreement with India, a partnership between the two countries that is committeed to reducing nuclear weapons could be achieved.
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Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Rodman discusses the validity of General Patreaus's accusations that Iran is hindering Iraq's political and miliary progress.
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Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- October 08, 2007, 10:30 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Brookings hosted Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for a conversation on Russia. Russia's path forward since the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a turbulent mix of openness and retrenchment.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Ivo Daalder discusses the implications of the U.S. and the world becoming nuclear-free, saying “nearly 20 years after the Cold War ended, the time has come to make a concerted effort to verifiably rid the world of all nuclear weapons.”
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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder and Jeffrey Lewis, Financial Times (8/13/07)
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Speech by Bruce Riedel, The University of Maine (7/23/07)
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- July 17, 2007, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On July 17, Brookings, SAIS and the Korea Economic Institute hosted a discussion of Pritchard's new book, including a conversation on North Korea and the six-party talks.
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Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Charles L.
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Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Daniel L. Byman House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade & Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia (3/15/07)
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

North Korea has just marked the first anniversary of its nuclear test, calling it a "great miracle." To address this and other threats, Stephen Cohen and Michael O'Hanlon argue that the next President should enhance adherence to international non-proliferation agreements; expand threat reduction efforts; and place less emphasis on the role of nuclear arms in protecting America.
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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon, CBS Early Show (2/14/07)
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Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by James E. Goodby, The Baltimore Sun (2/4/07)
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Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Commentary by Ivo H. Daalder, TPM Caf� (1/5/07)
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Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Book Review by Daniel Benjamin, The National Interest (1/3/07)
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Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Last October, North Korea detonated a nuclear device despite strong opposition from all neighboring countries and the United States. Pessimists concluded that North Korea would not give up the nuclear weapons it already possesses any time soon, if ever. Even optimists agreed that finding the right package of incentives to induce Pyongyang to disarm and dismantle its nuclear programs had just gotten more difficult.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Bruce Riedel (12/18/06)
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Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder, TPM Caf� (12/6/06)
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Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder, TPM Caf� (12/5/06)
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Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by James E. Goodby, PacNet Newsletter (12/1/06)
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Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Masahiro Matsumura, The Brookings Institution (11/10/06)
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Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder, TPM Café (11/3/06)
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Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Kenneth M. Pollack, Current History (November 2006)
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Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- November 01, 2006 at 12:30 PM
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Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Michael E. O'Hanlon, FOX News (10/19/06)
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Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Washington Times (10/12/06)
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Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Financial Times (10/11/06)
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Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Baltimore Sun (10/10/06)
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Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Online Chat with Michael E. O'Hanlon, Washingtonpost.com (10/9/06)
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

There is no greater challenge to global peace today than the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the increasing likelihood that terrorists may acquire nuclear material. The papers presented in this report from the Trilateral Commission's 2006 annual
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Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Hyeong Jung Park, Korea Institute for National Unification (October 2006)
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Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Martin S. Indyk before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (9/19/06)
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Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This Council Speical Report concludes that if Congress does not approve the U.S.-India nuclear deal,
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Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- July 24, 2006, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
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Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Wonhyuk Lim, The Brookings Institution (7/6/06)
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Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Internet Chat with Michael E. O'Hanlon, Washingtonpost.com (7/6/06)
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Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki, The Washington Times (6/28/06)
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Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Kenneth M. Pollack, The Middle East Review of International Affairs (June 2006)
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Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Kenneth M. Pollack before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (5/17/06)
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Sun, 14 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Shibley Telhami, The Baltimore Sun (5/14/06)
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Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Richard A. Falkenrath before the United States House of Representatives Committee on International Relations (5/11/06)
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Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Philip H. Gordon, Foresight Magazine (May 2006)
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Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (4/26/06)
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Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:30:00 GMT
Event Information:
- April 06, 2006, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
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Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Meenakshi Ahamed interviewed Strobe Talbott and Robert J. Einhorn for Seminar #560, "Building Partnerships," a symposium on India's changed relations with the United States.
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Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Richard A. Falkenrath before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (3/16/06)
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Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
As ironies go this one is in a class by itself. George Bush went to Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction, stayed to search for democracy and is finding out that democracy has become Iraq's weapon of mass destruction. But this may not be the most significant irony of Bush's second term, now wallowing in the swamps of popular regret.
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Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
The nuclear deal with India that President Bush agreed to in New Delhi last week is a missed opportunity for American leadership on nonproliferation. But the deal is far from the disaster that its detractors claim.
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Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
On the eve of President George W. Bush's visit to India and Pakistan, both sides are racing to complete the nuclear agreement announced in the July, 18, 2005 communiqué between Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the time he reaches New Delhi on March 1, and there is a good chance that, as Stephen Hadley, Bush's National Security Advisor noted in a press briefing, negotiations will continue. Informed observers on both sides claim that agreement can be reached before the end of 2006, and implemented over the next few years.
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Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Jeffrey A. Bader and Richard C. Bush, Wall Street Journal-Asia Edition (2/6/06)
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Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Flynt L. Leverett, New York Times (1/24/06)
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Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Ivo H. Daalder and Philip H. Gordon, The Washington Post (1/22/06)
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Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Commentary by Ivo H. Daalder, TPM Caf� (2005 Blog Index)
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Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Martin S. Indyk, Los Angeles Times (11/1/05)
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Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Kenneth M. Pollack before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
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Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Fiona Hill, House Armed Services Committee Threat Panel (9/22/05)
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Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- September 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Philip H. Gordon and Charles Grant, International Herald Tribune (9/14/05)
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Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Daniel L. Byman before the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attacks of the Homeland Security Committee
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Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:00:00 GMT
Event Information:
- August 11, 2005, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Wed, 10 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, The Washington Times, (8/10/05)
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Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Strobe Talbott, YaleGlobal (7/21/05)
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Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Online chat with Stephen P. Cohen (7/19/05)
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Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with Stephen P. Cohen, The World Today (7/18/05)
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Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by James E. Goodby, The International Herald Tribune (6/20/05)
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Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Susan Rice, The Washington Post (6/3/05)
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Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Richard A. Falkenrath (Summer 2005)
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Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Michael A. Levi, U.S.-Europe Analysis Series (May 2005)
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Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Richard A. Falkenrath to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (4/27/05)
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Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, The Chronicle of Higher Education (4/1/05)
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Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Richard A. Falkenrath, The Washington Post (3/29/05)