Russian-American Obstacles Overshadow Obama-Medvedev Meeting
In U.S. News and World Report online, Nixon Center Executive Director Paul J. Saunders warns that Russia and the United States have different foreign policy goals, priorities and expectations, and that further progress in their relationship will be difficult.
The East Moves West
Nixon Center Director of Regional Strategic Programs Geoffrey Kemp’s new book The East Moves West: India, China, and Asia’s Growing Presence in the Middle East discusses the growing footprint of various Asian countries in the Middle East, including the traditionally U.S. dominated Gulf region, and the implications of this development for the region and the United States. The East Moves West was published by the Brookings Institution Press.
Is Obama Overselling His Russia Arms Control Deal?
In TIME, Nixon Center President Dimitri K. Simes questions whether the Obama administration is overestimating Moscow's willingness to support strong sanctions against Iran after signing a new arms control treaty with Washington.
Giving Putin His Due
Paul J. Saunders, Nixon Center Executive Director, criticizes the administration's seemingly dismissive attitude toward Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, arguing that bolstering President Dmitry Medvedev at Putin's expense is short-sighted and could derail the US-Russia reset.
Think Again: China's Military
Drew Thompson, Nixon Center China Director and Starr Fellow, deconstructs the myths surrounding the PLA, arguing that China's military isn't a threat to the United States' interests, yet.
Rumble in the Junta
Drew Thompson, Nixon Center Director of China Studies and Starr Fellow, argues that the United States needs to be more engaged in Myanmar to enact change rather than continuing ineffective sanctions.
London breeding Islamic terrorists
Robert S. Leiken, Nixon Center Director of National Security and Immigration Programs, describes the rising danger from Muslim terrorists located in the capital of one of America's oldest and closest allies.
The Truth About Prospects for U.S. Jihad
In CBS News online, Robert S. Leiken, Nixon Center Director for Immigration and National Security, examines the rise in home-based terrorism. Though America's recent troubles don't compare with Europe's more serious battles with networks of radical Islamic terrorists, Leiken concludes that the U.S. is still vulnerable to other Nidal Hasans who only have to buy a gun to wreak havok on our country.
Help has Strings Attached
Paul J. Saunders, Nixon Center Executive Director, argues in The Washington Times that accepting Georgian troops to support U.S. operations in Afghanistan is a mistake - one that could lead Tbilisi to expect American support in its dispute with Russia.
America and China diverge on a shared Korean goal
In Financial Times, John Park and Nixon Center Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow Drew Thompson discuss the effects of China’s interdependence with North Korea on U.S.-led efforts to denuclearize it.
Obama's Trip to the Copenhagen Climate Conference Is a Mistake
Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director of The Nixon Center and Vaughan C. Turekian, Chief International Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science argue that President Obama's participation in the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen will generate unrealistic expectations for the passing of a meaningful treaty. They suggest emphasizing cooperation among the top twenty economies instead of at the United Nations.
Essential Partnership: The United States and Europe Confront New Energy Challenges
Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director of The Nixon Center, published a new monograph on the growing challenge energy poses for U.S. foreign relations. The report distills the content of two U.S.-European dialogue meetings, organized by The Nixon Center that focused on energy, energy security, and climate change. Financial support for this project was provided by the German Marshall Fund.
