Middle East Realities That Challenge Obama’s Nuclear Deal With Iran
The emerging Iran deal that the Obama administration contends is comprehensive and definitive contains so many uncertainties, including those regarding Iran’s future nuclear weapons aspirations, that...
View ArticleHow Supplying Sunni Tribes Could Backfire on the U.S.
The possibility that the Obama administration is considering supplying military assistance directly to Sunni tribes in Anbar underscores a central challenge in Washington’s approach to Iraq, Syria,...
View ArticleHold the Obituary: Is the U.S. Really in Decline?
In the second installment of our recap of the Wilson Center May 2015 Alumni Conference, we hear from an a-list panel of analysts addressing the question, “Is the U.S. in decline?” From the China...
View ArticleU.S.-China Relations and Regional Order
U.S.-China Relations and Regional Order was presented as the keynote address at Blurring Borders: National, Subnational, and Regional Orders in East Asia on June 1, 2015. The webcast of the event can...
View ArticleImmigration: Transforming America
In the final installment of our recap of the Wilson Center May 2015 Alumni Conference, an expert panel explores the ongoing ways that immigration is transforming America. That’s the focus of this...
View ArticleNo, the Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Be Good for the U.S.
Iran will get too much.Once Iran learned how to make a nuke, there wasn’t much chance for a really good and reassuring deal on the nuclear issue. The agreement being negotiated now may well be the...
View ArticleWhat If No Agreement Is Reached on Iran’s Nuclear Program?
President Barack Obama threatened Tuesday to walk away from nuclear negotiations if Iran doesn’t adhere to the principles it agreed to in April. Negotiators have formally extended talks to July 7 to...
View ArticleIs No Nuclear Deal With Iran a Better Outcome for Obama?
I still think the odds favor a deal, soon, on the Iran nuclear issue. But as negotiations have continued, and in light of Iranian demands to eliminate the U.N. arms embargo, including restrictions on...
View ArticleA New Vision for US Foreign Policy
In an era of new and emerging global threats, Senator Chris Murphy believes there is an urgent need for a new vision for US foreign policy. During a recent Wilson Center address, he outlined eight...
View ArticleFive Things to Watch for in the Wake of Iran Nuclear Deal
Whether you’re about to break open the champagne or don sack cloth over the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, you may have questions about the agreement. Here are five things to look out for in the coming days,...
View ArticleThe Other Nuclear Deal
The political class in Washington is consumed at the moment with parsing each clause in last week’s nuclear agreement with Iran for secret meanings, hidden loopholes and possible portents. That America...
View ArticleTaliban Leader Mullah Omar’s Death Confirmed
Asia Program Senior Associate, Michael Kugelman speaks about the significance of the confirmed death of Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Omar.
View ArticleWhat Stood Out From Obama’s Speech on Iran Deal at American University
President Obama is likely to get his Iran deal through Congress, but that’s because of his advantages in congressional math, not thanks to his powers of persuasion. Wednesday’s address was no uplifting...
View ArticleU.S.-China Relations and Regional Order
U.S.-China Relations and Regional Order was presented as the keynote address at Blurring Borders: National, Subnational, and Regional Orders in East Asia on June 1, 2015. The webcast of the event can...
View ArticleImmigration: Transforming America
In the final installment of our recap of the Wilson Center May 2015 Alumni Conference, an expert panel explores the ongoing ways that immigration is transforming America. That’s the focus of this...
View ArticleNo, the Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Be Good for the U.S.
Iran will get too much.Once Iran learned how to make a nuke, there wasn’t much chance for a really good and reassuring deal on the nuclear issue. The agreement being negotiated now may well be the...
View ArticleWhat If No Agreement Is Reached on Iran’s Nuclear Program?
President Barack Obama threatened Tuesday to walk away from nuclear negotiations if Iran doesn’t adhere to the principles it agreed to in April. Negotiators have formally extended talks to July 7 to...
View ArticleIs No Nuclear Deal With Iran a Better Outcome for Obama?
I still think the odds favor a deal, soon, on the Iran nuclear issue. But as negotiations have continued, and in light of Iranian demands to eliminate the U.N. arms embargo, including restrictions on...
View ArticleA New Vision for US Foreign Policy
In an era of new and emerging global threats, Senator Chris Murphy believes there is an urgent need for a new vision for US foreign policy. During a recent Wilson Center address, he outlined eight...
View ArticleFive Things to Watch for in the Wake of Iran Nuclear Deal
Whether you’re about to break open the champagne or don sack cloth over the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, you may have questions about the agreement. Here are five things to look out for in the coming days,...
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