Nov 20, 2009
Middle East
- NewsletterNov 16, 2009
It is a strange kind of republic in which presidents serve for life. It is an even stranger one in which rulers inherit power from their fathers. Yet, that is the direction in which the Arab Republic of Egypt is going.
- Critical QuestionsNov 12, 2009
During the past seven years of negotiations between the Western powers and Iran, Iran has persistently claimed that its uranium enrichment and heavy water reactor facilities are aimed at producing nuclear fuel for power generation. The Western powers, however, suspect that the program is intended to develop nuclear weapons.
- ReportOct 28, 2009
The recent bombings in Iraq have shown that the Iraq War is scarcely over. The insurgency is still capable of major bombings and efforts to renew ethnic and sectarian conflict. Iraq faces other internal challenges like tensions between Arabs and Kurds, and is years away from achieving lasting security and stability.
- CommentaryOct 26, 2009
The Changing Challenge to Iraqi Security
- Critical QuestionsOct 23, 2009
- Critical QuestionsOct 19, 2009
The recent controversy created by the passing of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, informally known as Kerry-Lugar, provides a window into the challenges surrounding attempts to forge a new relationship with the people and government of Pakistan. The bill, which triples U.S.
- Critical QuestionsOct 19, 2009
Q1: Does Iran desire and is it on the verge of developing a nuclear weapons capability?
- NewsletterOct 14, 2009
On Iran, China increasingly seems to be the odd man out. Not only have the French taken a surprisingly hard line in international efforts to regulate the Iranian nuclear program, but there are signs Russia may be stiffening its resolve as well.
- CommentaryOct 7, 2009
The last few weeks have done at least as much to reveal the critical weaknesses in US strategic thinking as they have done to clarify them.
- ReportOct 6, 2009
Iraq and the United States have continued to make security gains during the course of 2009, but the Iraq War is scarcely over. The insurgency is still capable of major bombings and efforts to renew ethnic and sectarian conflict. Iraq faces other internal challenges like tensions between its Arabs and Kurds, and it is years away from achieving lasting security and stability.
