Geoffrey Kemp

Geoffrey Kemp is the Director of Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center.


Essays

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

India and China's Great Game in the Gulf.

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

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.

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.

Reviews

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

Commentary

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

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

The recent border clash between Lebanon and Israel could make for a tense summer in the Middle East.

Instead of focusing on the peace process in Israel, Obama needs to pay attention to developing crises in the wider Middle East.

Politician who keeps his office or statesman who brings peace to the Middle East? The decision is his.

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May 27, 2012