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Commentary

Dust Storms Cloud Iran’s Future

Iran is, literally, being blown away. Stifling dust storms frequently now envelop both big cities and rural towns across much of Iran,

April 14, 2014
Commentary

Xi Jinping’s Africa Policy: The First Year

It has been more than a year since Xi Jinping’s inauguration as China’s new president in March 2013 and his unprecedented visit

April 14, 2014
Commentary

Abe must reestablish trust with Obama

On March 25, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a trilateral summit with U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye

April 11, 2014
Commentary

A Tribute to Don Mahley

On March 1, Ambassador Don Mahley, the formidable State department nonproliferation negotiator, passed away at his home in Vienna, VA. Don, who

April 10, 2014
Commentary

Bringing the Developing World into the Nuclear Security Conversation

By Audrey Williams:  Last month, 58 world leaders convened in The Hague for the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). Building off progress

April 7, 2014
Commentary

Mr. Jomaa Goes To Washington: A Breath Of Fresh Air From Tunisia’s ‘Arab Spring’ Revolution

By Ellen Laipson and Oussama Romdhani:  When the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Mehdi Jomaa, visits Washington on Wednesday, it will be a

April 4, 2014
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Islamabad’s (Charm) Offensive

Talk to most any Afghan, and you’ll get an earful about how Pakistan has treated its smaller neighbor: the use of proxies,

April 3, 2014
Commentary

The President and King Abdullah talk regional security

President Obama’s brief visit to Saudi Arabia last week was intended to revalidate the security partnership between Washington and Riyadh, and to

April 2, 2014
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Obama’s Asia trip: Assurance is the key

In late April, President Obama visits Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia. He should make this trip an “assurance tour,” focusing

April 2, 2014
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Waiting for Trouble

The United States and China have no experience and no agreements to avoid or defuse incidents in space or at sea, where

March 31, 2014
Commentary

Pakistan and the United States: Frenemies Forever?

Following the annus horriblis of 2011, U.S.-Pakistan relations are finally looking up. The strategic dialogue between the two countries has resumed with

March 31, 2014
Commentary

China’s Peaceful Rise: Peace through strength?

Debate over whether China’s rise is and will be peaceful continues. Chinese strategic culture seems to support the idea of a “peaceful

March 31, 2014