You can watch this event LIVE at http://wmedia.csis.org/. Last week’s elections in Japan were an important moment for Japanese democracy – and there are questions on whether or not this transition will lead to significant changes in Japan’s national security posture. Times have changed, and while the U.S.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on Rajon Menon’s paper, “The China-Russia Relationship, What it Involves, Where It Is Headed, and How It Matters for the United States.” While I titled that post “The China-Russia Strategic Relationship,” I think the title of this post more accurately reflects where the relationship stands today.
Cuba is one of the most misunderstood and fascinating nations on the planet. Everyone I have met who has traveled to Havana insists it is one of the most beautiful and unique places that they have visited.
Daniel Mandel is a Program Associate at the New America Foundation/Economic Growth Program. The Democratic Party of Japan’s (DPJ) historic landslide victory over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday’s election will have important consequences for that country’s domestic politics, as well as its strategic relationship with the United States.
Former CENTCOM Commander General Anthony Zinni is one of those leaders who really “gets” the complexities and nuances of statecraft – an understanding that led him to bravely oppose the Iraq war when it was very unpopular in Washington to do so.
Jonathan Guyer is a Program Associate with the New America Foundation/Middle East Task Force. During President Obama’s brief presser with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday, one word was conspicuously absent: comprehensive.
Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Leslie Gelb has an interesting article over at the Daily Beast that is highly critical of the Obama administration’s decision to accept Georgia’s offer to send 750 soldiers to Afghanistan.
Over at Stratfor, George Friedman has a very interesting piece on the possibility of closer ties between Russia and Iran. Friedman lays out in detail the key geopolitical factors that are shaping the Iran-Russia-U.S. triangle.
Anya Landau French is the research director for the New America Foundation/U.S.-Cuba 21st Century Policy Initiative. President George W. Bush pursued what has been described as the most aggressive U.S. trade policy ever. No country was too large or small to negotiate new and better market access for U.S. exports. Except, of course, Cuba.
Amjad Atallah co-directs the New America Foundation/Middle East Task Force. This past Friday, Hamas engaged in an intense battle with a Salafist group called Jund Ansar Allah (the Soldiers of the Supporters of God).
