Geoffrey Kemp

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


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.

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

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.

Security

The Guns of August

| 08.05.10

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

Security

Four Crises

| 04.21.10

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

Politics

Netanyahu's Choice

| 03.24.10

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

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