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Save to My PortfolioThe Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years Later

Suzanne Maloney, November 04, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Iran Hostage Crisis: 30 Years LaterThree decades after Iran seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, igniting a 14-month hostage crisis, Suzanne Maloney examines the current state of power in the Islamic Republic. Maloney says that the recent demonstrations in Iran are an extension of the country's unanswered conversation of legitimate ruling authority, and that responses by hard-liners indicate a belief that any reform would beget revolution. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioNuclear Renaissance and the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Finding New Markets and Preventing Proliferation

Friday, October 30, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On October 30, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University hosted experts from Japan and the United States for a conference looking at nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation. Topics included trends in international nuclear markets, the U.S. approach to nuclear energy and the future of nuclear nonproliferation. Read More

Japan, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Energy Security, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioA Proposal for a "Bosworth Process" with North Korea: Denuclearization and Beyond

Sun-won Park, October 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

After months of provocations by North Korea, conditions are now developing that should allow the U.S. Special Envoy, Stephen Bosworth, to visit Pyongyang. In this paper, Brookings Visiting Fellow Sun-won Park calls for a "Bosworth Process," a plan to achieve not only denuclearization of the Korean peninsula but also to bring North Korea into the international community in a far-sighted and peaceful way. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioU.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms Control

Brent Scowcroft, Joseph Nye, Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott, October 13, 2009, Politico

U.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms ControlTen years ago, the U.S. Senate rejected the comprehensive test ban treaty (CTBT), setting back efforts to reduce the world's stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Brent Scowcroft, Joseph Nye, Nicholas Burns and Strobe Talbott offer the Obama administration their counsel on how to build support for a revised CTBT and a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia. Read More

Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Foreign Policy, Arms Control

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Save to My PortfolioSecretary Clinton in Moscow

Steven Pifer, October 12, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Secretary Clinton in MoscowSecretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow this week to meet with her counterpart, Foreign Minister Lavrov. Steven Pifer previews the major issues at the top of their agenda: arms control, the broader Middle East and the work of the U.S.-Russia presidential commission. Read More

Russia, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Missile Defense, Arms Control

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Save to My PortfolioThe Iran Talks in Geneva: Too Soon to Tell

Kenneth M. Pollack, October 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Iran Talks in Geneva: Too Soon to TellKenneth Pollack says recent discussions between the P5-plus-one and Iran were not earth-shaking, with several questions remaining unanswered in the aftermath. However, Pollack does find it interesting that the Iranians demonstrated some willingness to compromise on small interests and there was no attempt to grandstand at the meeting. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioIran Gives Nod to Inspections, More Nuclear Talks

Suzanne Maloney, October 01, 2009, PBS' NewsHour

Iran has agreed to a second round of discussions over its disputed nuclear program following a meeting in Geneva with diplomats from the United States and other world powers. Suzanne Maloney joined PBS' NewsHour to discuss how this week's talks were a positive step and what to expect from future engagement between the United States and Iran. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioObama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment Facility

Suzanne Maloney, September 25, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Obama's Announcement About Iran's Secret Enrichment FacilitySuzanne Maloney writes that Friday’s announcement by President Barack Obama and his French and British counterparts about Iran’s covert nuclear activities had all the ingredients of a blockbuster. Maloney explores the likelihood that the announcement will force Iran's hand and outlines the potential impact on the stances of Russia and China. Read More

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing the United Nations General Assembly: A Discussion with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Friday, September 18, 2009
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Sharon FarmerWorld leaders are now in New York as the United Nations General Assembly opens its 64th session. Last week, Brookings hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a speech previewing the U.S. agenda for the assembly, including addressing Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, climate change, and the Middle East peace process. Read More

United Nations, Foreign Policy, U.S. Department of State, Middle East, Iran

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Save to My PortfolioA Tough Message to India on Climate Change, Non-proliferation

Strobe Talbott, July 16, 2009, Financial Times

A Tough Message to India on Climate Change, Non-proliferationSecretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the first visit to India by a top Obama administration official, engaged her hosts on two major issues facing the world: nuclear non-proliferation and climate change. Brookings President Strobe Talbott writes that Indians, like many Americans, still need to be persuaded to see the urgency of prompt action on these two issues. Read More

India , Climate Change, Nonproliferation, Global Warming, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing President Obama’s Trip to Russia

Steven Pifer, July 01, 2009

Previewing President Obama’s Trip to RussiaAs President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meet in Moscow, Steven Pifer says the administration is looking for three key outcomes from the meeting: a new treaty to replace START, a cooperative approach for dealing with Iran and Afghanistan, and a structured mechanism to keep their mutual interests on track.

Russia, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Foreign Policy, Iraq

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Save to My PortfolioIt is China that Holds the Key to North Korea

Dennis Wilder, June 04, 2009, Financial Times

In recent months, North Korea has unabashedly plowed forward with the development of its nuclear program, an action that threatens to erode regional stability in Northeast Asia. Dennis Wilder examines the role of China in reducing the North Korean threat and explores the causes, pointing to necessary limits of China’s calculated caution toward North Korea. Read More

North Korea, China, Nuclear Weapons, Asia, Northeast Asia

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Save to My PortfolioPakistan and the Bomb

Bruce Riedel, May 30, 2009, Wall Street Journal

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. Read More

Pakistan, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Arms Control, South Asia

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Save to My PortfolioQuarantine Possibilities for North Korea Shipping

Michael E. O'Hanlon, May 28, 2009, The Washington Times

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. Read More

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Sanctions, Trade, China

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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Response to North Korea's Nuclear Test

Richard C. Bush III, May 27, 2009

The United Nations Security Council, President Obama and other global leaders have condemned North Korea’s recent nuclear test and the launch of several short range missiles. Richard Bush, director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, examines North Korea’s bold actions and considers how the United States might respond.

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Northeast Asia, Nonproliferation, National Security Council

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Stephen P. Cohen

Stephen P. Cohen

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative

Stephen P. Cohen, an author and former professor, conducts research on proliferation and the militaries of India and Pakistan.
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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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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 U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues.
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