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June 22, 2012 The World This Week Diplomatic Efforts Frustrated by Iranian Intransigency Ray Takeyh This week's nuclear talks ended without resolving the issue of uranium enrichment, leaving a gap between Iran and the P5+1, with potentially tougher sanctions for Iran. Read the interview » Why Iran Should Get the Bomb Kenneth N. Waltz U.S. and Israeli officials have declared that a nuclear-armed Iran is a terrifying prospect, even an existential threat. In fact, it is Israel's nuclear arsenal, not Iran's desire for one, that has contributed most to the current crisis. Read more in the new issue of Foreign Affairs » Egypt's Military Will Act in its Own Interests Steven A. Cook The Egyptian military's constitutional decree indicates that when the interests of the officers dictate, they are more than capable of using coercion, prestige, and their own sense of national duty to undermine legitimate governments and political processes. Read the blog post on From the Potomac to the Euphrates » The World Ahead U.S. and Mexico: Ties that Bind Shannon K. O'Neil As Mexicans move to elect a new president on July 1, whoever wins the keys to the official residence will be tied to the United States in a number of ways: on border security, as trading partners, and as a top energy supplier to its northern neighbor. Read more on Latin America's Moment » The Drug War in Mexico Robert C. Bonner Mexico's president Felipe Calderón is winning the death match against the drug cartels and rebuilding once-corrupt institutions in the process. Whoever wins the next election will need to reform the country's police force. Watch the video on ForeignAffairs.com » Making Free Trade and Regulation Better Thomas Bollyky Fewer goods originate from any one place or one supplier. For global supply chains to succeed, consistent, adequate, and predictable regulation is needed. Read the Policy Innovation Memo » Obama’s New Deportation Policy In a major policy shift with potential electoral implications, the Obama administration announced last week that the Department of Homeland Security would no longer seek the deportation of most young illegal immigrants. Read more on Campaign 2012 »
World Events Calendar June 23: National Congress Election, Libya
CFR Resources on: Libya » June 27: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Attends the U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership, New Delhi
CFR Resources on: India » View the Calendar » Inside CFR
Views from the Newsroom: Award-winning journalists David E. Sanger and Daniel Klaidman discuss their respective books and assess the Obama administration's national security policies and practices. Watch the Video.
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