Brookings: Experts - Peter W. Rodman

U.S. Policy and Syria: Who's Converting Whom?

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Testifying before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Peter Rodman argued "the conditions do not exist for an improvement of relations with Syria as long as Syrian policies remain hostile to important interest of ours in the Middle East." He concluded that Syria must change course in relation to Iraq, Lebanon, and Arab-Israeli peace before the U.S. reaches out to the country.

Warning Light on Kosovo

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over Serbia's strong opposition, the U.S. and other western nations recognized Kosovo's February 17, 2008 declaration of independence. Prior to that action, Peter Rodman, John Bolton and Lawrence Eagleburger had argued that this could provoke Serbia and be viewed as a direct challenge to the Russian Federation. The authors also called a re-examination of U.S. policy toward the region.

Report Finds Iran Halted Nuclear Arms Program in 2003

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Peter Rodman joins NewsHour host Gwen Ifill and former lead weapons inspector in Iraq David Kay to discuss recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate findings regarding nuclear weapon development and capability in Iran.

Iran's Influence in Iraq Under Increased Scrutiny

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Peter Rodman discusses the validity of General Patreaus's accusations that Iran is hindering Iraq's political and miliary progress.

The Situation in Iraq and Possible Confrontation with Iran

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Peter W. Rodman discusses the security situation in Iraq and the looming threat of a possible confrontation with Iran.

Returning to Cambodia

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Peter W. Rodman, National Review Online (8/23/07)

Disengagement From Iraq: Political Cover for Whom?

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Peter W. Rodman, The Washington Post (7/29/07)

Defeat's Killing Fields

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Some opponents of the Iraq war are toying with the idea of American defeat. A number of them are simply predicting it, while others advocate measures that would make it more likely. Lending intellectual respectability to all this is an argument that takes a strange comfort from the outcome of the Vietnam War. The defeat of the American enterprise in Indochina, it is said, turned out not to be as bad as expected. The United States recovered, and no lasting price was paid.

President Bush Airs His Ideas about Iraq and Iran

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Peter W. Rodman, NPR (5/24/07)

Countering Iran's Revolutionary Challenge: A Strategy for the Next Phase

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The United States needs to achieve a better geopolitical and psychological balance—some deflation of the Iranians’ self-confidence and bolstering of our friends’ confidence in us. Peter Rodman suggests policies that the next president should adopt to achieve this balance.

Opposing the Motion: This House Regrets the Founding of the United States of America

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Debate with Peter W. Rodman, The Oxford Union (4/26/07)

The Emerging Pattern of Geopolitics

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Speech by Peter W. Rodman, US Army War College, 18th Annual Strategy Conference (3/28/07)