Nov 21, 2009
CRITICAL QUESTIONS
Prepared by CSIS experts, Critical Questions are a quick and easy read which ask and answer "critical questions" surrounding today’s “of the moment” issues. For more information about Critical Questions or CSIS policy experts, please contact Andrew Schwartz at aschwartz@csis.org or (202) 775-3242.
- Critical QuestionsNov 17, 2009
Q1: What are the key defense issues?
- 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.
- Critical QuestionsNov 9, 2009
On November 15, 2009, President Obama will meet the 10 leads of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the first ever U.S.-ASEAN Summit. ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Together, these countries include two U.S.
- Critical QuestionsNov 9, 2009
Q1: Kosovo is on the eve of its first elections as a sovereign state. What does this mean for the new country?
- Critical QuestionsNov 9, 2009
President Obama will make his inaugural visit to Asia later this month. The focal point of his trip is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting in Singapore on November 13–15, 2009. He will also visit Japan, China, and Korea in the course of his nine-day trip.
- Critical QuestionsNov 9, 2009
President Obama makes his first trip to Asia to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Singapore this month. The president will begin his trip in Tokyo on November 12 and 13 and then travel to Singapore for the APEC meeting that runs from the 13th to 15th. From Singapore he will travel to China from the 15th to the 18th and finally visit Seoul on the 18th and 19th.
- Critical QuestionsNov 6, 2009
Q1: What is the importance of APEC in the global economy?
- Critical QuestionsNov 3, 2009
Q1: Why is German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington today?
- Critical QuestionsNov 3, 2009
President Obama makes his first trip to Asia to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Singapore this month. The president will begin his trip in Tokyo on November 12 and 13 and then travel to Singapore for the APEC meeting that runs from the 13th to 15th. From Singapore he will travel to China from the 15th to the 18th and finally visit Seoul on the 18th and 19th.
- Critical QuestionsNov 3, 2009
Q1: Why did lead contender Abdullah Abdullah quit the runoff?
