Geoffrey Kemp

Geoffrey Kemp is the director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Center for the National Interest.


Essays

Security

Our Imaginary Foe

| 04.25.08

Finding monsters under the bed and bogeymen in the closet. Why exaggerating the Iranian threat is bad for U.S. foreign policy.

Society

The East Moves West

| 06.01.06

India and China's Great Game in the Gulf.

Security

Desperate Times, Half Measures

| 06.01.05

The stakes of Iran's nuclear gambit are clear, the solutions less so. The clock is ticking.

Security

Losing the Peace?

| 06.01.04

At the time of triumph a year ago when Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled and the Iraqi army vanished, the most ardent supporters of George W.

Security

How to Stop the Iranian Bomb

| 06.01.03

Iranian nuclear weapons aspirations pose a critical and very dangerous problem for the United States. Herewith a plan for stopping the Iranian bomb, short of using force.

The Great Debate

Politics

The Final Obama-Romney Clash

| 10.23.12

Several TNI regulars assess the campaign's last debate.

Reviews

Security

Flawed but Still Important

| 08.27.07

Mearsheimer and Walt should have included more field work in their research. Yet their book still deserves to be read and discussed.

Commentary

Security

The High Cost of War with Iran

| 03.25.13

Getting drawn into another Middle Eastern conflict would set back American interests.

Security

Syria's Tipping Point?

| 07.20.12

The recent bombing raised the stakes in Damascus. But the story is not over.

Global Governance

Egypt's Demographic and Environmental Time Bombs

| 07.06.12

It doesn’t really matter what ideology Egypt’s leaders claim to espouse. Addressing the fragile economy must be their priority.

Politics

Another "Morning in America"?

| 12.15.10

As the 1970s proved, things may get worse before they get better for the United States.

Society

Fun in Abu Dhabi

| 10.27.10

Ferraris and roller coasters and horse racing, oh my! The latest in Emirate indulgence.

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