WebMemo posted January 24, 2006 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
Confounding the Mullahs of Iran: It's Time for Israel to Join NATO
On the surface,
Iran appears to have bested the international community in its
pursuit of nuclear weapons. As former Secretary of State Colin
Powell has observed, after two years of fruitless negotiation, the
international community is no closer to halting Iran's quest for
nuclear weapons.[1]
Instead, the great powers endlessly debate where and when a
diplomatic…
Backgrounder posted January 11, 2006 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
After Schroeder: U.S.-German Relations in the Merkel Era
The election of
Angela Merkel as Germany's new chancellor and the departure of
Gerhard Schroeder provide an opportunity for Washington and Berlin
to lay the groundwork for greater cooperation in the war on
terrorism and in international efforts to address the growing
threat from rogue regimes such as Iran and Syria. Merkel's
ascendancy will pave the way both for an easing…
Backgrounder posted December 14, 2005 by James Phillips, John Hulsman, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Countering Iran's Nuclear Challenge
Western efforts to
negotiate an end to Iran's drive for nuclear weapons have produced
unsatisfactory results. Tehran has made tactical concessions under
international pressure to freeze its uranium enrichment
operations and submit to increased inspections of its nuclear
facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but it
remains determined to…
Lecture posted October 6, 2005 by John Hulsman
Lawrence of Arabia and the Perils of State Building
Since the end of the Cold War, America's
efforts at state building--be it in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia,
Afghanistan, or Iraq--have suffered from a tendency to reinvent the
wheel. That is, policymakers have acted as if these efforts have
never been tried before, and consequently, vital lessons that might
have been learned as to how the process might better work…
WebMemo posted August 23, 2005 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
Make or Break for the Iraqi Constitution
At the end of Monday's
cliffhanger negotiations, Iraqi representatives set a new and final
deadline of August 25, 2005, for reaching agreement on the
country's new constitution. The process has unsurprisingly been
contentious from the start, as long-standing differences of opinion
over such important issues as federalism, Islamic (Sharia) law,
women's rights, and…
Backgrounder posted June 1, 2005 by Helle C. Dale, John Hulsman
A New Perspective on Kosovo's Final Status
After years of
relative international neglect, the Balkans is back on the
political agenda in Washington and Brussels, where there is
agreement to review Kosovo's ultimate status this summer. As
noted by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas
Burns on May 19, it is "a year of decision for Kosovo." Since the
NATO bombing campaign that ended…
WebMemo posted February 17, 2005 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman
President Bush's Trip to Europe: Key Issues and Recommendations
President Bush
will shortly embark upon the most important European trip of his
presidency. Between February 20 and 24, the President will hold
summit talks with leaders of NATO and the European Union and will
meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President
Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and Russian
President Vladimir Putin.…
WebMemo posted February 16, 2005 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman
The Bush Administration Should Not Back the European Constitution
Newly-appointed
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice deserves credit for laying down
the gauntlet to European critics of U.S. foreign policy. Her gutsy
trip to several EU capitals, including London, Paris, Brussels, and
Berlin, rightfully won her plaudits across a Europe deeply divided
over the war in Iraq and a host of major foreign policy issues,
including the…