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November 20, 2009
Interview
CFR nuclear arms expert Charles D. Ferguson says with an important nuclear arms control deadline approaching, the U.S.-Russia talks remain complicated by missile defense and verification issues.
See more in Russian Fed., Arms Control and Disarmament
July 6, 2009
Interview
CFR's top arms control expert, Charles D. Ferguson, says "nothing revolutionary" was agreed to on arms control issues at the U.S.-Russia summit, despite a pledge to cut nuclear arsenals down from current levels.
See more in Russian Fed., Arms Control and Disarmament
July 6, 2009
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Amitai Etzioni and Charles D. Ferguson argue, "stove-piping is blocking what could be a major, multifaceted deal" between the United States and Russia.
See more in Russian Fed., Arms Control and Disarmament, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Charles Ferguson argues that "fresh sanctions on a cash-poor North Korean regime could help cause exactly the situation we hope to prevent - nuclear proliferation."
See more in North Korea, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
William J. Perry, Brent Scowcroft, and Charles D. Ferguson discuss an effective strategy to reduce the dangers of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism.
See more in North Korea, Proliferation, Weapons of Mass Destruction
May 1, 2009, New York, NY
Transcript
This Council on Foreign Relations press conference call discussed the release of the report of the independent task force on U.S. nuclear weapons policy.
See more in United States, Proliferation
April 2009
Task Force Report No. 62
Task Force Report
This report finds that nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security in the near term, and makes recommendations on how to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. deterrent nuclear force, prevent nuclear terrorism, and strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
See more in United States, Proliferation
February 4, 2009
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Dinshaw Mistry and Charles D. Ferguson urge Europe and the United States not to rush decisions on deploying a missile defense system in Europe.
See more in Europe/Russia, Iran, Defense Technology, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 18, 2009
Op-Ed
The National
Charles Ferguson looks at the nuclear energy agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
See more in United States, Middle East, Energy
January 15, 2009
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Charles Ferguson looks at valuable lessons in the U.S. reaction to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo.
See more in Central/Eastern Europe, Energy, Energy Security
September 18, 2008
Audio
Listen to Bruce Walter MacDonald, senior director, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, discuss China's space, counterspace, and satellite programs and their implications for U.S.-China relations.
See more in China, Defense Strategy, National Security and Defense
September 18, 2008
Transcript
A Council Special Report of China, Space Weapons and U.S. Security.
See more in United States, China, Defense/Homeland Security, National Security and Defense
September 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Star-Ledger
Michelle Smith and Charles D. Ferguson write on the U.S. role in the conflict between Russia and Georgia.
See more in Europe/Russia, Georgia, NATO
September 8, 2008
Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
Charles Ferguson proposes a "potential trust-building deal that would bind the United States and other nuclear energy states to Iran as clients under the condition that Iran accepts more rigorous safeguards on its nuclear program."
See more in United States, Iran, Proliferation
June 27, 2008
Transcript
See more in Northeast Asia, North Korea, Technology and Foreign Policy, Missile Defense, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Terrorism
June 16, 2008
Podcast
CFR's Charles Ferguson says U.S. officials should seek access to Pakistan's former nuclear chief to learn about the nuclear black market.
See more in Pakistan, Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction
April 8, 2008
Article
Arms Control Today
Charles D. Ferguson discusses the U.S.-Indian nuclear deal.
See more in United States, India, Proliferation
March 11, 2008
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Michelle Smith and Charles D. Ferguson evaluate Sarkozy's nuclear deals in the Middle East.
See more in France, Middle East, Energy, Technology and Foreign Policy, Proliferation
February 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles D. Ferguson and Bruce W. MacDonald argue that by demonstrating its anti-satellite capability, the U.S. “was stepping briefly across a dangerous threshold, undercutting American and international criticism of China and threatening an arms race in space.”
See more in United States, China, National Security and Defense, Space
October 16, 2007
Op-Ed
Korea Times
See more in North Korea, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Congress
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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