As we consider our incredible range of urgent international and defense affairs – challenges with our deepest Intelligence Gathering secrets revealed, China, Russia, North Korea,
Read moreGraham Allison, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
With the death and capture of the of the Tsarnaev brothers, an area unknown to many Americans has now jumped to our front pages: Chechnya.
Read moreJagdish Bhagwati, Sr. Fellow for Int’l Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Of all the issues that stand in the way of a country’s ability to reach its full economic potential — and there are so many
Read moreRobert Kagan, Senior Fellow, Brookings; Author, “The World America Made”
As President Obama’s second term begins, he — and we — find ourselves yet again at foreign affairs crossroads. A possible nuclear rise in Iran.
Read moreJuliette Kayyem, Former Asst Sec. Dept. of Homeland Security
It was the military announcement of the week, if not the last 25 years: One of the last barriers in US warfare will come down
Read moreBill Roggio, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
As the US begins the process to nominate its next Secretary of Defense, there is no shortage of military threats that we face — From
Read moreWard Wilson, Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Author: Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons
As America faces real threats from an increasing range of enemies — some organized nation states, others rogue loosely-affiliated groups — the calls for weaponized
Read moreNicholas Burns, Harvard University & former US Undersecretary of State
If you’re looking for a region that provides a grab bag of major, potentially destabilizing issues, you’d have to look first at the Middle East.
Read moreSheryl WuDunn, China Expert
Only a month after the first change to the head of China’s Communist Party in a decade, and already, the change is being felt. From
Read moreDan Perry, AP Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Acting Middle East Editor
The headlines from the Middle East don’t seem to stop. In Egypt, a vote on a draft constitution that many in the opposition felt would
Read moreEric Trager, Washington Institute
As you surely know, yesterday Egyptians voted on a new draft constitution. At first glance, this would seem like cause for great celebration for lovers
Read moreElizabeth Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
If all the international challenges our next President will face, perhaps none is as complex, risky and integral to our economic, environmental and security future
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