Defense and Security

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    President Bush's Visit to the Middle East

    Carnegie's Amr Hamzawy appeared on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss President Bush's visit to the Middle East. The poor domestic situation in Israel and Palestine make significant diplomatic gains unrealistic, argued Hamzawy. Mr. Bush is more likely to make progress on his Iran agenda—pulling Gulf countries closer to the American perception of Iran as the main threat to Western and Arab interests.

    • Commentary

    What America Must Do

    America’s relationship with the world is in disrepair. Anger, resentment, and fear have replaced the respect the United States once enjoyed. The next U.S. president should improve relations with Syria, and the mullahs in Tehran may be willing to shelve their nuclear plans permanently in exchange for a little face time with the United States.

    • Research

    Understanding the NIE

    The release last week of the unclassified summary of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran provoked a wide range of reactions -- relief that it seemed to dispel the option of a military strike, anger that intelligence seems to be politicized once again, and dismay over how this would affect U.S. policy options.

    • Event

    The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles?

    This year's International Conference on PLA Affairs, held in Taipei, Taiwan from November 29th to December 1st, focused on the theme of "The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles?" An edited volume derived from the conference papers will be published in 2008.

    • Research

    Germany's Pivotal Role in the Iranian Nuclear Standoff

    • Georgina Jones
    • November 20, 2007

    Presidents George W. Bush and Nicolas Sarkozy have called for greater coercive measures against Tehran for its continued uranium-enrichment activities in defiance of legally binding UNSC resolutions. Unless Iran faces stricter sanctions or other clear costs for pursuing its nuclear program, Tehran will not change its nuclear course and implement the requirements of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747.

    • Research

    Egypt’s National Democratic Party: The Search for Legitimacy

    The critical moments of the general congress of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) came when the delegates voted on amendments to the party’s bylaws and on new leadership bodies. The votes served as evidence that the NDP has been sufussed with supporters of Gamal Mubarak and the modernizing agenda he represents.

    • Commentary

    Osama's Book Club: Al Qaeda's Fall Reading Picks

    What has Osama bin Laden been doing all these years? Some suspect that he's cave-hopping while trying to evade the U.S. military. Others have posited that he's plotting his comeback, training a brand new coterie of jihadis. But in his most recent video, released September 7, he inadvertently gives away his game: He's been holed up in the Waziristan Public Library.

    • Event

    200 Years of U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Relations: Ambassadorial Conference

    On September 24-25, 2007, Carnegie convened former Russian and American ambassadors to discuss factors that have helped or hindered the bilateral relationship: in short, to examine what has and has not worked.

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    200 Years of U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Relations: Keynote Address

    Keynote address by the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, at the Carnegie celebration of 200 Years of U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Relations.
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    Is Keeping Troops in Iraq in America’s Best Interests?

    Experts debate whether keeping troops in Iraq is vital for America’s national interests in the Middle East. 

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