Note to the Next President

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In The Media

Note to the Next President

By Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Published on Mar 30, 2007

Source: The Charlie Rose Show

On March 30, Charlie Rose interviewed Carnegie President Jessica T. Mathews, on what her foreign policy recommendations would be to the next President of the United States. The interview covered such issues as taking military action; a political settlement in Iraq; preventing the potential collapse of the nuclear nonproliferation regime; the Indian civil nuclear deal; relations with Iran, North Korea, and China; and America's role in the world.

Click here for video of the broadcast.

About the Author

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Distinguished Fellow

Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.

Recent Work

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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