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Save to My PortfolioToughing It Out in Afghanistan

Michael E. O'Hanlon, March 15, 2010

Toughing It Out in Afghanistan is designed to help the reader understand more about the Afghan nation and to inform international debate on how to approach the conflict there in 2010 and 2011. Read More

Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioLearning to Salsa: New Steps in U.S.-Cuba Relations

Carlos Pascual and Vicki Huddleston, February 15, 2010

Huddleston and Pascual convened opinion leaders in the Cuban American community, leading scholars, and international diplomats from diverse backgrounds and political orientations to seek common ground on U.S. policy toward Cuba. This pithy yet authoritative analysis is the result. Read More

Cuba, Foreign Policy, Latin America

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGo Negative: Fighting Al Qaeda in Pakistan

Daniel L. Byman, February 03, 2010, The Daily Beast

Go Negative: Fighting Al Qaeda in PakistanIn recent Hill testimony, directors of U.S. intelligence agencies stated a new terrorist attack against the United States is possible in the next six months.  Although groups like al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula are rightly claiming the attention of U.S. national security officials, Dan Byman argues that Pakistan remains the locus of terrorist activity and that any solutions have to begin there. Read More

Terrorism, Middle East, Foreign Policy, Pakistan, National Security

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIran and Turkish-American Relations

Ömer Taşpınar, February 01, 2010, Today's Zaman

Iran and Turkish-American RelationsAs the United States prepares for a potential policy shift toward Iran, Ömer Taşpınar emphasizes the need to focus on Turkey as a key regional ally. Taşpınar argues that a strong U.S-Turkey partnership, based on clear communication and mutual priorities, could help to foster positive relationships throughout the region. Read More

Turkey, Iran, Foreign Policy, International Relations

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Global Threats

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Scouting Report: Global ThreatsAs President Barack Obama prepares to give the State of the Union address, the world is looking for U.S. leadership on a variety of global threats, including climate change and nuclear proliferation. On Wednesday, January 27, Brookings President Strobe Talbott, former deputy secretary of state, and POLITICO senior editor Fred Barbash discussed the road ahead on arms control, climate change and other transnational threats in a live web chat. Read More

Transnational Security Threats, National Security, Russia, Nonproliferation, Arms Control

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama and the Hemispheric Partnership: A Missed Opportunity?

Mauricio Cárdenas, January 21, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Obama and the Hemispheric Partnership: A Missed Opportunity?As President Obama completes his first year in office, Mauricio Cárdenas evaluates the administration’s policies toward Latin America. While the president’s popularity in the region remains high, Cárdenas stresses the need for a concrete, working agenda to maintain strong hemispheric partnerships and tackle key challenges, including trade, immigration, and renewable energy. Read More

Latin America, Politics, Trade, Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioEvaluating Obama’s Foreign Policy One Year On: Views from Washington DC and Doha

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
6:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Doha, Qatar

Evaluating Obama’s Foreign Policy One Year On: Views from Washington DC and DohaOn January 20, 2010, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion to assess the Obama administration’s policy toward Muslim-majority states and communities a year to the day that President Obama entered office. The speakers addressed pressing issues such as al Qaeda, the Arab-Israeli peace process, the war in Afghanistan, the future of Iran and Iraq, and prospects for democratic reform in the region. Read More

Middle East, Islamic World, Foreign Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama's Leadership Abroad

Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott, January 19, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Obama's Leadership AbroadIn this installment of the Status Report, a series of policy assessments of the Obama administration's first year, Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott give President Obama an A- in tackling the transnational threats posed by nuclear proliferation, the arms race with Russia, and climate change. In forming their grade they take into account the sheer magnitude and complexity of the agenda, a sometimes difficult Russian negotiating partner, the burden of the Bush legacy of unilateralism, and the intensity of political opposition. Read More

Transnational Security Threats, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Nonproliferation, The Presidency

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMistakes, But Signs of Improvement in Obama’s First Year

Michael Fullilove, January 16, 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Mistakes, But Signs of Improvement in Obama’s First YearAs President Obama completes his first year in the White House, Michael Fullilove evaluates his efforts on a variety of foreign policy issues. Read More

Foreign Policy, International Relations, Politics

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioOne Year After Gaza: Securing the Future for Young Palestinians

Friday, January 15, 2010
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Suhaib SalemOn January 15, the Middle East Youth Initiative and the New America Foundation hosted a discussion on the prospects for young people in the Palestinian territories, where nearly three-quarters of the population is under the age of 29. One year after the conflict in Gaza, reconstruction of homes and buildings has barely begun, economic development has stagnated, and the humanitarian situation facing the Gazan population remains dire. Read More

Middle East, Arab-Israeli Relations, Development, Gaza Crisis, Economic Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: Obama's First Year in Foreign Policy

Bruce Jones, Bruce Riedel, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Suzanne Maloney, Michael Fullilove and Kevin Casas-Zamora, January 14, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Around the Halls: Obama's First Year in Foreign PolicyAs President Obama completes his first year in office, foreign policy challenges remain a central focus of the administration. Scholars from around the halls of Brookings offer their analysis of the president's handling of foreign policy during his first year in office. In this edition, experts focus on diplomacy, terrorism and the U.S.-China relationship. Read More

Foreign Policy, International Relations, Transatlantic Relations, Terrorism, China

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S.-China Relations: Seeking Strategic Convergence in Pakistan

Bruce Riedel and Pavneet Singh, January 12, 2010, The Brookings Institution

U.S.-China Relations: Seeking Strategic Convergence in PakistanIn Pakistan widespread economic and political turmoil, a growing insurgency and increasingly anti-American sentiments present a challenge for U.S. policymakers. According to Bruce Riedel and Pavneet Singh, a historically positive relationship between Pakistan and China could be the solution. The authors suggest ways in which the United States, China and Pakistan can work together to sustain a stable Pakistan and achieve security goals throughout South Asia. Read More

Foreign Policy, China, Pakistan, International Relations

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioExpanding the Agenda for Cooperation between the United States and Republic of Korea

Tuesday, January 05, 2010
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/You Sung-hoOver five decades, the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) has focused on deterring military conflict on the Korean peninsula while neglecting to develop a more comprehensive bilateral relationship. On January 5, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy at The Asia Foundation hosted leading experts for a conference on prospects for expanding the U.S.-ROK partnership. Read More

South Korea, Northeast Asia, Asia, Foreign Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama's Solid First Year on Foreign Policy

Michael E. O'Hanlon, January 01, 2010, Politico

Despite criticism from political opponents - including former Vice President Dick Cheney - and a recent rise in terrorist activity directed at American citizens, Michael O'Hanlon writes that President Obama has had a solid first year with regard to foreign policy matters, highlighted by sound policy decisions in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Read More

Foreign Policy, The Presidency, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama Deserves High Marks on National Security - So Far

Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 29, 2009, The Washington Examiner

President Obama Deserves High Marks on National Security - So FarAfter almost one year in office, President Obama deserves high marks for his handling of U.S. national security, Michael O’Hanlon writes. In terms of the quality of his decisions on the national security front and his care in avoiding mistakes, President Obama has had the best first year of a Democratic president since at least Harry Truman, according to O’Hanlon. Read More

Foreign Policy, The Presidency, Diplomacy

Featured Experts

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in national security and defense policy and is senior author of the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Index projects. Before joining Brookings, O'Hanlon worked as a national security analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. His current research agenda includes military strategy and technology, Northeast Asia, U.S. Central Command, defense budgets, among other defense/security issues.  O’Hanlon recently served on the Secretary of State's International Security Advisory Board.
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Strobe Talbott

Strobe Talbott

President, The Brookings Institution

Strobe Talbott is president of the Brookings Institution. Talbott, whose career spans journalism, government service, and academe, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, with specialties on Europe, Russia, South Asia, and nuclear arms control. As deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, Talbott was deeply involved in both the conduct of U.S. policy abroad and the management of executive branch relations with Congress. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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