Government Commentary

A Successful NATO Summit

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 04, 2008
Georgia’s and Ukraine’s plans to join NATO hit a roadblock on Thursday. But that doesn’t make the Bucharest summit a failure for the United States—far from it.

Bucharest on My Mind: Experts React to the NATO Summit

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Ted Galen Carpenter
Anatol Lieven
Charles A. Kupchan
| Apr 04, 2008
The allies are sending more troops to Afghanistan and behind U.S. missile-defense plans, but less than thrilled about expanding NATO into Russia’s backyard.

Roses for the Bear

Tedo Japaridze | Mar 28, 2008
Kosovo’s independence could unleash a storm of instability in the neighborhood. That’s why Russia and Georgia need to start ironing out their differences.

Realpolitik Resurgent?

Doug Bandow | Mar 25, 2008
America’s heart tells it to defend small Eastern European states at all costs, but policy makers would come to a different conclusion if they used their heads.

Looking East in Singapore

Dan Steinbock | Mar 05, 2008
Economic success has made Singapore a strategic player in Southeast Asia, as it navigates between the United States and rising powers China and India. But as the city-state grows more prosperous, it becomes more vulnerable to terror.

Moscow's Oil Weapon

Andrew E. Title | Mar 04, 2008
Many are saying Russia’s new energy wealth will enable it to wreak havoc in Europe and challenge America’s position. At a Nixon Center event, a panel separated fact from fiction.

The Face of France

Caitlin B. Doherty | Mar 03, 2008
French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont discusses the evolution of France's foreign policy under President Nicolas Sarkozy.

A New Dawn in South Korea

J. Peter Pham | Feb 25, 2008
A new pro-American president took the oath of office in Seoul today. After years of tense relations with South Korea, the United States needs to make up for lost time.

Voice of Putin

Rebecca N. White | Feb 20, 2008
From Kosovo independence and electoral politics to Ukranian energy and uranium enrichment, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave Russia’s take on the issues at the Nixon Center on Wednesday.

Russia's Pyrrhic Victory

E. Wayne Merry | Jan 18, 2008
With the closing of two British Council offices in Russia, the ghost of Alexander Litvinenko has come back to haunt Britain and Russia.

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