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Iran Nuclear Deal Reveals Cold War Roots of Obama’s Statesmanship

Is U.S. President Barack Obama the last great Cold War statesman?

Read the full World Politics Review article Iran Nuclear Deal Reveals Cold War Roots of Obama’s Statesmanship

Publication Date: Apr 06, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Middle East, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Transnational Threats

After nuclear framework, will Obama be able to confront Iran?

President Obama is laboring to defend not just the merits of a nuclear framework with Iran but how the finalization of such a pact would affect his ability to confront Tehran's growing influence.

Read the full Washington Examiner article After nuclear framework, will Obama be able to confront Iran?

Publication Date: Apr 07, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Middle East, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Transnational Threats

UN Peacekeeping: A Focus for Japanese Cooperation with the United States and Europe?

Japan, European countries, and the United States have a common interest in boosting United Nations peace operations. Japan has been a prominent supporter of a U.S. initiative to encourage participation in peacekeeping operations, but to date, Tokyo’s follow-up has been constructive but limited. For Tokyo and its allies, ensuring that the UN can handle today’s ugly crises is an unavoidable task.

Publication Date: Apr 03, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: East Asia, Europe, United States

Topic(s): United Nations

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Republicans react to landmark deal with Iran

The U.S., Iran and other world powers reached a framework agreement, curbing Iran's nuclear program for at least 10 years. Joy Reid, Fred Kaplan, and James Traub discuss the historic achievement and the critical reaction to it.

Publication Date: Apr 03, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): James Traub

Region/Country: Middle East, United States

For Ghani wooing Washington is the easy part of his job

President Ghani’s trip to Washington this week is like pressing the reset button for Afghan-American ties. While the Obama administration is satisfied so far with his early performance, he faces an uphill battle at home.

Read the full Deutsche Welle article For Ghani wooing Washington is the easy part of his job

Publication Date: Apr 01, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: United States, South Asia, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

Palestinians Consider UN Options

Relations between Israel and the US are at their most strained in years, following comments by newly-re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there wouldn't be a Palestinian state on “his watch.”

Read the full Voice of America article Palestinians Consider UN Options

Publication Date: Apr 01, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Europe, Middle East, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

U.S. to Europe: Don’t Go Soft on American-Led Global Order

The United States sent its European allies some stern signals about their obligations to the American-led international order last week. On Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power visited Brussels, where she warned NATO members to halt their “dangerous” defense cuts and called on European powers to offer more troops to United Nations peace operations.

Publication Date: Mar 16, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Europe, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): United Nations

Netanyahu and Boehner are wrong to think they know what Iran wants

The Republican majority in the U.S. Congress led by House Speaker John Boehner, along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama are engaged in a vital debate on how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program.

Publication Date: Feb 04, 2015

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Europe, Middle East, United States

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project, Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): International Security, Transnational Threats

Big-Power ‘Buffering’ Mechanisms Needed to Manage Era of Disorder

There were signs of easing tensions in some parts of the international system last week, but warnings of deepening crises on other fronts.

Read the full World Politics Review article Big-Power ‘Buffering’ Mechanisms Needed to Manage Era of Disorder

Publication Date: Nov 12, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: China, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Crises, Transnational Threats, United Nations

U.N. Trapped on Front Lines of New Struggle With Violent Islamists

It is a truth universally acknowledged, at least among American political analysts, that the struggle against violent Islamist extremism is back in play as an organizing principle in international affairs.

Read the full World Politics Review article U.N. Trapped on Front Lines of New Struggle With Violent Islamists

Publication Date: Nov 04, 2014

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Region/Country: Europe, Middle East, United States

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Topic(s): Arab Awakening, Fragile States, Transnational Threats, United Nations