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Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

Expertise

U.S. foreign policy; transatlantic relations; the United States and Asia; Russia and the West; the United States and the Middle East.

Programs

U.S. Foreign Policy Program, Middle East Program

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Lee Kuan Yew, Grand Master of Asia

Authors: Robert D. Blackwill and Graham T. Allison
National Interest

Graham T. Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, co-authors of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World, contend, "For navigating in the buzzing, booming confusion of international affairs today, the strategic grand master is a source of wise coordinates."

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RAND: The Lessons of Mumbai

Authors: Angel Rabasa, Robert D. Blackwill, Peter Chalk, Kim Cragin, C. Christine Fair, Brian A. Jackson, Brian Jenkins, Seth G. Jones, Nathaniel Shestak, and Ashley J. Tellis

This RAND Corporation report analyzes the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terrorist attack and draws preliminary conclusions on what lessons can be derived from the incident, as well as its implications for India, Pakistan, and the world at large.

See more in India, Terrorist Attacks

Op-Ed

Forgive Russia, Confront Iran

Author: Robert D. Blackwill
Wall Street Journal

Robert D. Blackwill writes, "we are well along in a systemic decline in Russia's relations with the West. There is a familiar list of complaints from the industrial democracies regarding Moscow's actions, many of them justified. But most of Russia's contemporary offenses pale before what should be the West's highest policy priority — preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons."

See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics

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The India Imperative

Author: Robert D. Blackwill

The India Imperative by Robert D. Blackwill. National Interest, Summer 2005

What are the origins of the transformation of U.S.-Indian relations?

No bilateral relationship in George W. Bush's first term improved as much as that between the United States and India. The president has noted, "After years of estrangement, India and the United States together surrendered to reality. They recognized an unavoidable fact--they are destined to have a qualitatively different and better relationship than in the past." Some attribute the expansion in relations to the impact of 9/11. But this is not the case...

See more in South Asia, India, U.S. Strategy and Politics

Task Force Report No. 20

The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Notable opportunities exist for the U.S.-European relationship to help mold the twenty-first century’s international system. Despite the absence of the Soviet threat, the two sides of the Atlantic continue to share enduring vital interests and face a common set of challenges both in Europe and beyond. These challenges are so many and diverse that neither the United States nor the allies can adequately address these regional and global concerns alone, especially in light of growing domestic constraints on the implementation of foreign policy. Thus, promoting shared interests and managing common threats to the West in the years ahead will necessitate not only continued cooperation, but a broader and more comprehensive transatlantic partnership than in the past.

See more in Western Europe, U.S. Strategy and Politics