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USIP's Paul Hughes discusses the formation and mandate of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States as well as some of the commission's key findings and recommendations, such as reengaging Russia and strengthening the international nonproliferation regime.
USIP on July 10 hosted two panel discussions on the importance of creating conditions for long-term stability and the prospects of negotiating with the Taliban in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
USIP on July 10 hosted two panel discussions on the importance of creating conditions for long-term stability and the prospects of negotiating with the Taliban in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
USIP on July 10 hosted two panel discussions on the importance of creating conditions for long-term stability and the prospects of negotiating with the Taliban in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
USIP on July 10 hosted two panel discussions on the importance of creating conditions for long-term stability and the prospects of negotiating with the Taliban in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
USIP on July 10 hosted two panel discussions on the importance of creating conditions for long-term stability and the prospects of negotiating with the Taliban in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
Ahead of Afghanistan’s national elections on August 20, USIP’s J Alexander Thier talks about the country’s preparations for the national vote, the challenges facing the Afghan government and how the Obama administration’s new AfPak policy is working in the war-torn country.
USIP's Abiodun Williams in August 2009 assesses U.S. policy in Africa, the controversy over the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM), as well as U.S. relations with the United Nations and USIP's work to strengthen ties with the international organization.
Author and former ambassador John W. Limbert in September 2009 discusses his newly published book “Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History,” and how the U.S. should approach Iran at the negotiating table as well as what he learned from his experience as a hostage during the Iranian crisis in 1979.
Sam Lewis, former USIP president and ambassador to Israel, discusses the current challenges facing the Obama administration as it works to restart the Middle East peace process.
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