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Top Press Commentary  | NATO's Agenda  

NATO Summit: Looking Beyond Afghanistan

Des Browne and Volker Rühe, Former Defense Ministers | May 18, 2012 The NATO summit in Chicago needs to be about more than just Afghanistan. ++ The Alliance must also respond to defense cuts, troubled relations with Russia, and the lessons from Libya. ++ There are three main areas for action. ++ First, NATO must help create the conditions for a world free of nuclear weapons. ++ Second, the summit is an opportunity for the ...More

Best Of Think Tanks  | China  

China and Iran: Economic, Political, and Military Relations

Scott Harold & Alireza Nader, RAND Corporation | May 2012 Over the past few decades, China and Iran have developed a broad and deep partnership centered on China's energy needs and Iran's abundant resources as well as significant non-energy economic ties, arms sales and defense cooperation, and geostrategic balancing against the United States. This partnership presents a unique challenge to U.S. interests and ...More

Top Press Commentary  | Trade, Economics & Finance  

Berlin's Competitiveness Gains Perpetuate the Crisis

Editorial, The Washington Post | May 16, 2012 European leaders must pay close attention to the “austerity vs. growth” debate. ++ Although there is much condemnation of Europe’s austerity cure, critics are unsuccessful in finding solutions to fund growth. ++ Debtors must become more competitive in the global market. ++ Spain cut unit labor costs by 8.5%, compared to its European ...More

Top Press Commentary  | Proliferation  

Self-Defense More Important Than What Russia Thinks

Jon Kyl, US Senator (R-AZ) | May 15, 2012 Only hours after reassuming the presidency this month, Vladimir Putin called on the United States to provide "firm guarantees" that its missile-defense system in Europe will not be targeted against Russia. ++ President Obama was unable to offer a "legally binding" guarantee, but was more than willing to provide a political assurance. ++ Any such assurance will ...More

Top Press Commentary  | Asia-Pacific  

Asia and the New World Order

Brahma Chellaney, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi | May 14, 2012 Asia faces significant roadblocks to continued success. ++ The region must deal with territorial disputes, historical rivalries, and competition over resources. ++ Asia has no proper security architecture. ++ While China is rising, the other Asian nations are rising as well and feel compelled by Chinese actions to work closer with the US. ++ Asia has also ...More

May 12, 2012 Atlantic Faces  | Wars & Conflicts  

Malou Innocent, CATO Institute

Malou Innocent is a Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute. She is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and her primary research interests include Middle East and Persian Gulf security issues and US foreign policy toward Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. She has appeared as a guest analyst on CNN, BBC News, Fox News Channel, Al ...More

Top Press Commentary  | Trade, Economics & Finance  

Spain Needs Audacity, Not Half-Measures

Patrick Jenkins, The Financial Times | May 11, 2012 Spain must be bold in order to reestablish confidence in it banks. ++ Without healthy banks, the Spanish economy will continue downhill. ++ Current measures have been too little, too late. ++ Policymakers have been indecisive and instead of offering solutions are blaming others for unfairly targeting Spain. ++ In reality, the banks need fresh money. ++ Spain ...More

Best Of Think Tanks  | Transatlantic  

A Still-Strong Alliance

Charles A. Kupchan, Hoover Institution | May 2012 This essay examines transatlantic relationships over the past two decades and the reasons behind why the Western alliance has been able to survive despite predictions of demise. Particular emphasis is given to what the skeptics got right and what they got wrong, including Robert Kagan's paper entitled "Power and Weakness." Attention is also given to a new ...More

Top Press Commentary  | Trade, Economics & Finance  

Changing Policy Over Dinner

Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian | May 10, 2012 Economic policy changes in Europe have been a common feature of the EU since its inception. ++ However, the fundamental politics of decision-making has yet to change. ++ Crucial deals are still being concluded behind closed doors among key national leaders, pursuing national interests, as set by their own national elites. ++ There has been a change in one ...More

May 9, 2012 |  1 comment Atlantic Faces  | Transatlantic  

Daniel W. Hamilton, Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS

Dr. Daniel Hamilton is the Richard von Weizsäcker Professor and Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, named by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the "Top 30 Global Go-To Think Tanks" in 2009. He also serves as Executive Director of the American ...More

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