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Media advisory announcing USIP expertise on Iran, in anticipation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Twelve-Member Bipartisan Group concludes that nuclear dangers can be reduced if U.S. pursues a comprehensive strategy centered on both deterrence and diplomacy. The report says “the threat of nuclear Armageddon has largely receded” but the proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile materials is dangerously close to a “tipping point.”

On December 15, 2008, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (“the Commission”) submitted an interim report to members of the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The interim report summarizes the Commission’s activities since it began its work in spring 2008 and reiterates its commitment to deliver a final report on April 1, 2009.

The newly created Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States recently began its work to — in the words of its congressional charter — “examine and make recommendations with respect to the long-term strategic posture of the United States.” The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has been selected to facilitate the commission’s work. Congress created the commission, also known as the Strategic Posture Review Commission (SPRC), through the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008.