56 Results for:
Filters

January 28, 2010

United States
The Tricky Path to U.S. Revival

President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address focused heavily, as expected, on domestic economic recovery and reasserting U.S. competitiveness. Six CFR experts noted different aspects of …

Expert Roundup by Richard Haass, Sebastian Mallaby, Michael Levi, Edward Alden, Stewart M. Patrick, and James M. Lindsay

June 8, 2011

Pakistan
The Targeted Killings Debate

U.S. drone strikes and "kill/capture" missions against al-Qaeda operatives, particularly in Pakistan and Yemen, have gained new attention and notoriety this spring. Four experts debate the legality a…

Expert Roundup by Jonathan Masters, Matthew C. Waxman, Pardiss Kebriaei, Kate Clark, and Daniel L. Byman U.S. Foreign Policy Program

May 2, 2011

Afghanistan
What’s Next for al-Qaeda?

Osama bin Laden’s death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. S…

Expert Roundup by Richard Haass, Ray Takeyh, Robert Danin, Steven A. Cook, Max Boot, Daniel S. Markey, and John B. Bellinger III Asia Program

September 24, 2010

Saudi Arabia
Is Big Saudi Arms Sale a Good Idea?

Four experts discuss the merits of the Obama administration’s proposed $60 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

Expert Roundup by Deborah Jerome, Anthony H. Cordesman, William Hartung, Loren Thompson, and F. Gregory Gause III

September 1, 2016

United States
Debating the Legality of the Post-9/11 ‘Forever War’

The Authorization for the Use of Military Force, passed by Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks, has been cited by the Bush and Obama administrations as sanctioning …

A helicopter picks up U.S. soldiers after a night raid in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province.
Expert Roundup by Zachary Laub, Michael J. Glennon, John B. Bellinger III, Elizabeth N. Saunders, and Samuel Moyn