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Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Contact Info:
Phone: +1.202.509.8437
E-mail: ssimon@cfr.org
Location:
Washington, DC
February 2007 (updated September 2007)
Council Special Report No. 23
Council Special Report
This Council Special Report concludes that only if the United States disengages militarily will it minimize the strategic costs of its failure in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
December 7, 2006
Interview
Steven Simon, an expert on Middle East security issues, says his overall impression of the Iraq Study Group report is that “it was a variation on ‘cut and run,’” which President Bush has vowed he would not do in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
November/December 2006
Article
The National Interest
See more in Israel, Lebanon, Wars and Warfare
October 9, 2006
Op-Ed
Financial Times
See more in Middle East, Intelligence, Wars and Warfare, Terrorism
October 6, 2006
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the impact of the U.S. intervention in Iraq on the wider Middle East.
See more in United States, Iraq, Defense Strategy
October 6, 2006
Video
Watch experts discuss the impact of the U.S. intervention in Iraq on the wider Middle East.
See more in United States, Iraq, Defense Strategy
October 6, 2006
Transcript
F. Gregory Gause III leads a discussion on the impact of the U.S. intervention in Iraq on the wider Middle East. Shibley Telhami sums up the discussion by acknowledging that pulling out of Iraq today could lead toward even more civil war but says, “At this point, whatever we do, we have very little impact on the outcome in Iraq, whether we stay or go.”
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 19, 2006
Op-Ed
Philadelphia Inquirer
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
September 14, 2006
Testimony
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion, Religion
September 12, 2006
Testimony
See more in United States, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Congress
September 8, 2006
Transcript
A panel of terrorism experts discusses the terrorist threat facing New York and considers efforts to prevent future attacks.
See more in United States, Homeland Security
September 8, 2006
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the terrorist threat in New York and the importance of preparing for small-scale attacks.
See more in United States, Homeland Security
September 8, 2006
Video
Watch experts discuss the terrorist threat in New York and the importance of preparing for small-scale
See more in United States, Homeland Security
August 15, 2006
Op-Ed
The Daily Star
See more in Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Peacemaking, Havens for Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations
August 10, 2006
Interview
CFR Senior Fellow Steven Simon says the plot uncovered by British authorities to simultaneously down several aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean bears all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda and suggests the group is still a viable threat.
See more in U.K., Targets for Terrorists, Terrorist Organizations
July 21, 2006
Op-Ed
Forward
See more in Middle East, Wars and Warfare
July 7, 2006
Transcript
CFR experts outlined issues to be addressed at the upcoming G8 summit in St. Petersburg, including U.S.-Russia relations, the role of Russia in the G8, energy security, Iran, and North Korea.
See more in Russian Fed., International Organizations
July 5, 2006
Interview
Steven Simon, a leading Middle East expert, says the crisis over the abduction of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants may drag on for some time because of the "two new and essentially weak governments." He says Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will not negotiate a prisoner exchange and the Hamas leadership is fractured and unlikely to turn over the prisoner unconditionally.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Wars and Warfare
June 22, 2006
Op-Ed
Council on Foreign Relations
See more in United States, Iraq, Wars and Warfare, Terrorism
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.
Complete list of CFR Books
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