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February 14, 1967
Essential Documents
Treaty
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May 1, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Washington’s disclosure of an Israeli air strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor has raised questions about both Syrian and U.S. motives in the region.
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Updated: April 25, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Washington’s latest revisions to its stance on North Korea nuclear-disarmament talks, experts say, threatens to undermine counter-proliferation efforts.
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April 23, 2008
Gary Samore, Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Gary Samore, a senior arms-control negotiator in the Clinton administration, says the Bush administration has agreed to a compromise with North Korea on demands for it to confess the extent of its uranium-enrichment activities.
See more in North Korea, Diplomacy, Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
March 4, 2008
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles A. Kupchan and Ray Takeyh argue that “despite the tightening of U.N. sanctions, the West’s efforts to contain Iran are crumbling where it matters most: in the Middle East.”
See more in Middle East, Iran, International Organizations, Conflict Assessment
March 3, 2008
David Albright, President, Institute for Science and International Security interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
David Albright, a well-known expert on Iran’s nuclear program, says Iran seems determined to press ahead with its uranium-enrichment program, despite continued pressure from the UN Security Council to suspend its work.
See more in United States, Iran, Defense/Homeland Security, International Peace and Security, Proliferation
February 18, 2008
| Author: | Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment |
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Op-Ed
SEED Magazine
Michael A. Levi argues that “too many scientists today wrongly assume that a lack of information is the biggest barrier facing terrorists or countries that might build nuclear bombs, and they overstate the risks involved in sharing information as a result.”
See more in United States, Defense Technology, Biotechnology
February 1, 2008
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson explains how “at least five former high-level Bush administration officials are deeply disillusioned with the current policy on North Korea.”
See more in North Korea, Humanitarian Intervention
January 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michael A. Levi, Fellow for Science and Technology and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to CFR fellow Michael A. Levi discuss mechanisms for preventing nuclear terrorism with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series. This call was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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January 22, 2008
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Daily Analysis
North Korea’s missed deadline on its denuclearization pact and new tough rhetoric revive concerns about the regime’s sincerity and stability.
See more in North Korea, International Peace and Security, Proliferation
A recent Council report argued that a two-stage compromise is needed to protect nonproliferation while strengthening the bilateral U.S.-India relationship. On 7/26, the House endorsed a plan with a similar philosophy.
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Global Health (5/14): Michael Gerson urges the Senate to reauthorize PEPFAR, in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/13): Max Boot analyzes the habit of U.S. generals passing the buck when it comes to the failures in Iraq, in the Washington Post.
Burma (5/13): Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the United Nations must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene in Burma, in the Boston Globe.
Mideast (5/13): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. to focus its efforts on restoring Israeli-Syrian negotiations, in Newsweek.
U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
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