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March 15, 2011

Japan
Japan’s Crisis for Nuclear Power

An extraordinary series of events has caused Japan’s nuclear crisis but it appears backup safety systems were flawed, says nuclear expert Charles Ferguson. He expects the disaster to slow some nucle…

Interview by Charles Ferguson and Toni Johnson Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

January 23, 2003

Iraq
Bush Administration Obliged to Seek U.N. Security Council Backing for Iraq War, Says Former Chief Weapons Inspector Richard Butler

Richard Butler, who headed the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), the weapons inspection agency in Iraq until 1998, says that Iraq has clearly violated U.N. resolutions barring its possessi…

Interview by Richard Butler and Bernard Gwertzman

December 29, 2009

Terrorism and Counterterrorism
A Fraying Yemen’s Terrorism Problem

Washington must increase aid to Yemen to help deter forces like the al-Qaeda affiliate linked to a plot to destroy a U.S. airliner, says Christopher Boucek.

Interview by Christopher Boucek and Greg Bruno

April 3, 2008

Energy and Climate Policy
Royal Dutch Shell CEO on the End of ‘Easy Oil’

Jeroen Van der Veer, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, on global oil demand, the end of “easy oil,” and nationalized oil companies.

Interview by Jeroen van der Veer and Lee Hudson Teslik

January 22, 2009

Europe
Obama’s ’Window of Opportunity’ for Improved Russia, EU Ties

Charles A. Kupchan, CFR senior fellow for Europe studies, says Obama’s "popularity and the departure of President Bush" create a "window of opportunity to improve relations between the United States …

Interview by Charles A. Kupchan and Bernard Gwertzman