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May 26, 2009
Op-Ed
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Peter A. Garretson argues that science fiction is an underappreciated tool in grand strategy.
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May 22, 2009
Op-Ed
Sakal Times
Peter A. Garretson discusses the possibility that satellites in orbit can be a source of energy for the future.
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May 22, 2009
Op-Ed
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Peter A. Garretson discusses the launch of orbiting solar collectors into space as a solution for energy security and climate change.
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March 18, 2009
Testimony
Bruce W. MacDonald, author of the Council Special Report China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security testifies before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and focuses on three questions: 1) Does U.S. overall space policy advance space security? 2) Does the United States invest resources so as to best protect and defend space assets? 3) What role can diplomacy play in advancing space security?
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March 9, 2009
Research Links
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November 6, 2008
Video
Watch Samuel J. Palmisano, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of IBM Corporation, discuss the importance of technology to modern lives, from health care and infrastructure to the financial markets.
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September 26, 2008
Must Read
A combination of intellectual rigor, technical sophistication, hard work, and intelligence gathering brought China into the world's nuclear club in record-shattering time.
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September 8, 2008
Transcript
A symposium discussing Iran and policy options for the next administration, focusing on the nuclear dimension and Iranian foreign policy.
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September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The United States can curb its own emissions and encourage energy effeciency and the development of clean-energy technology worldwide by rethinking carbon regimes.
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June 27, 2008
Transcript
See more in Northeast Asia, North Korea, Missile Defense, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Terrorism
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Presidency (7/6): Peter Beinart discusses Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy legacy in Time Magazine.
United States (7/6): Amity Shlaes considers Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression, in Time Magazine.
Afghanistan (6/30): Micah Zenko argues that collateral damage in Afghanistan is unavoidable, in Guardian UK.
Israel (6/25): Elliot Abrams argues that “Hillary is wrong about the Israeli settlements,” in the Wall Street Journal.
Trade (6/23): Amity Shlaes considers the elimination of the job of U.S trade representative, on Bloomberg.com.
Global Health (6/19): Laurie Garrett and Kammerle Schneider assess the use of antibiotics in feed animals, and the rise of antibiotic resistant pathogens, for the Center for Global Development.
U.S. Strategy and Politics (6/22): Leslie Gelb argues that President Obama is right to keep his distance--this is what Iranians want, and they have smart, sophisticated reasons for it, on the Daily Beast.
North Korea (6/22): Scott Snyder analyzes North Korea’s approach to “getting what it wants from the United States,” on GlobalSecurity.org.
The Canadian oil sands present an important challenge to policymakers: they promise energy security benefits but present climate change problems. Michael A. Levi assesses the energy security and climate change effects of the oil sands and makes recommendations for U.S. policymakers within the context of broader bilateral relations with Canada.
This report explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Author Scott G. Borgerson examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it, and the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today.
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In War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.
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.
As Ray Takeyh shows in Guardians of the Revolution, behind the famous personalities and extremist slogans of Iran is a nation that is far more pragmatic—and complex—than many in the West have been led to believe.
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