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Vice President Biden Travels to Central Europe

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Vice President Biden left Washington early on October 20 for a quick trip to Central Europe, where he will reassure the region of continued U.S. interest and support. Steven Pifer examines the concerns of several NATO member states and offers suggestions for the future of U.S. engagement in the area.

Secretary Clinton in Moscow

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow this week to meet with her counterpart, Foreign Minister Lavrov. Steven Pifer previews the major issues at the top of their agenda: arms control, the broader Middle East and the work of the U.S.-Russia presidential commission.

Obama Administration's Sound Thinking On Missile Defense

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A central critique of the Obama administration’s new defense budget proposal is that it underfunds missile defense systems. Given how far the systems have progressed over the years, Michael O'Hanlon argues the critique is overblown and examines the relatively minor cuts to the program.

Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced they would work on a new agreement to limit offensive arms before the START treaty expires in December. On Monday, the first round of talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty begin in Moscow. Steven Pifer assesses the considerations of both countries and offers suggestions for building a new framework to reduce strategic arsenals.

No-Drama Obama and the North Koreans

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Some analysts suggested a strong U.S. response was in order to North Korea's long-range rocket test. Michael O'Hanlon argued that the Obama administration should instead be patient and use this as an opportunity for cooperation with an international coalition to secure longer-term goals.

An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the Bush administration came to a close, U.S.-Russian relations had fallen to their lowest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Steven Pifer discussed how the Obama administration can engage Russia to meet challenges such as controlling nuclear materials, pressing Iran to forgo nuclear arms, maintaining access to Afghanistan, and countering international terrorism.

What Does Russia Want? How Do We Respond?

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Steven Pifer spoke before the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M to outline Russia's ambitions in the world, and what the U.S. can do to respond. Pifer believes that U.S. policy must be firm and principled, but it must also treat Russia as more of a partner than a problem going forward.

Iran and U.S. Missile Defense

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ivo Daalder joined Diane Rehm to discuss Iran's test-firing of a series of missiles and the Bush administration's continued pursuit of a Europe-based missile defense shield to counter the threat from Iran.

A New Approach to Missile Defense in Europe

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Steven Pifer addresses the Bush administration's continued desire to install a missile defense system in Europe to counter Iranian weapon threats. Pifer believes that because Iran has not yet developed a missile capable of reaching all of Europe or the U.S., the program's timetable should be slowed to ensure all interested parties, including Russia, are comfortable with the plans.

Europe Based Antimissile System: Defense We Just Don't Need (Yet)

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The New York Times (5/17/07)

Don't Blame Canada for Missile-defense Snub

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Alaska Missile Defense

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael A. Levi, The New Republic (8/11/04)

Neither Star Wars nor Sanctuary : Constraining the Military Uses of Space

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

In Neither Star Wars nor Sanctuary, Michael E. OHanlon asserts that the goal of American policy should be to slow the movement toward weaponizing space, without going as far as preventing the option of developing space weapons if necessary.

A Democratic Case for Missile Defense

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, Space News (4/12/04)

Missile Defense After the ABM Treaty

Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by James Lindsay and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2002

Cruise Control: A Case for Missile Defense

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The National Interest, Spring 2002

Limited National and Allied Missile Defense

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by James Lindsay and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in International Security, Spring 2002

Keep U.S. Nuclear Testing on the Back Burner

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2002

Stuck in the Cold War

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, senior fellows, the Brookings Institution, in the Financial Times, January 14, 2002

Can China's Tolerance Last?

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Bates Gill, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in Arms Control Today, January-February 2002

Test ABMs, But Keep Treaty Intact

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by James Goldgeier, Nonresident Senior Fellow, and James Lindsay, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Baltimore Sun, October 26, 2001

September 11 Verdict - Yes to Missile Defense, But Don't Alienate Russia or China

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

September 11 Verdict: Yes to Missile Defense, But Don't Alienate Russisa or China, Opinion in Los Angeles Times, Philip Gordon and Michael O'Hanlon, foreign-policy, Brookings Institutuion

China's Nuclear Agenda

Fri, 07 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Bates Gill, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The New York Times, September 7, 2001

Putting Nuclear Weapons Out of Reach

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in the Financial Times, August 31, 2001

Democrats' Risk on Missile Defense

Fri, 03 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by James Lindsay, Senior Fellow, and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Instititon, in Newsday, August 2, 2001

Bush Policies Are Isolating America

Thu, 02 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in Newsday, August 2, 2001

Beyond Missile Defense: Countering Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #86, by Michael E. O'Hanlon, August 2001

A Realistic Approach to Missile Defense Talks

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Washington Post, July 31, 2001

Double Talk on Missile Defense

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in The Japan Times, July 31, 2001

The Atlantic Alliance

Sun, 24 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT

The Atlantic Alliance, article in the San Jose Mercury News, June 24, 2001, by Ivo Daalder, senior fellow, foreign policy studies, the Brookings institution

Bush, the Europeans, and Missile Defense

Fri, 18 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

""Bush, the Europeans, and Missile Defense,"" Opinion by Philip Gordon, Liberation, May 18, 2001

Defending America : The Case for Limited National Missile Defense

Tue, 15 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

With clear and lively prose free of partisan rhetoric, Defending America provides reliable, factual analysis of the missile defense debate. Written for a general audience, it assesses the current and likely future missile threat to the United States,

President Bush's National Missile Defense Plan

Wed, 02 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Event Information:

May 02, 2001 at 12:00 AM

Missile Defense Plan Short on Substance

Wed, 02 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in Newsday, May 2, 2001

Unilateral Withdrawal From the ABM Treaty Is a Bad Idea

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in the International Herald Tribune, April 30, 2001

ABM Treaty Under Attack

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

ABM Treaty Under Attack, Opinion in the Washington Times, April 26, 2001, by Michael O'Hanlon

Missile Defenses: The Case for a Limited Insurance Defense

Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Prepared statement by Ivo H. Daalder for a Hearing on National Missile Defense before the Danish Parliament, Copenhagen (4/25/01)

For Star Wars, Small Is Beautiful

Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion bu James Lindsay and Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellows, the Brookings Institution, in The Baltimore Sun, February 19, 2001

Defending America: A Plan for a Limited National Missile Defense

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #70, by James Lindsay and Michael O'Hanlon (February 2001)

Bush, Missile Defense, and the Atlantic Alliance

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Bush, missile defense, and the Atlantic Alliance, article in Survival, February 2001, by Philip Gordon, senior fellow, foreign policy studies, the Brookings institution

Rapid Deployment On Missile Defense

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Rapid Deployment On Missile Defense Is A Bad Idea, Opinion in the International Herald Tribune, December 27, 2000, by James Lindsay and Michael O'Hanlon, foreign-policy, The Brookings Institution

Foreign Policy in the Age of Primacy: An overview

Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Richard N. Haass (Fall 2000)

The Nuclear Agenda: Arms Control and Missile Defense Are Back in the News

Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by James M. Lindsay (Fall 2000)

The Domestic Politics of National Missile Defense

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00:00 GMT

The Domestic Politics of National Missile Defense, Opinion distributed by Netherlands Press Association, July 10, 2000, by Ivo H. Daalder, foreign-policy, The Brookings Institution

A Cooperative Approach to Missile Defense

Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

A cooperative approach to missile defense, Opinion in the San Diego Union Tribune, by Dinshaw Mistry

A Look at . . . The China Puzzle

Sun, 05 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

A Look at . . . The China Puzzle, Opinion in The Washington Post, March 5, 2000, by Bates Gill, foreign-policy, The Brookings Institution and James Mulvenon, the Rand Corp.

Deploying NMD: Not Whether, But How

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Goldgeier, and James M. Lindsay; Survival (Spring 2000)

NATO Needs Accord on Missile Defense

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT

NATO Needs Accord on Missile Defense, Opinion in Newsday, February 29, 2000, by Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, foreign-policy

Everyone's Wrong About 'Star Wars'

Thu, 20 Aug 1998 00:00:00 GMT

Everyone's Wrong About 'Star Wars', The Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1998, by Michael E. O'Hanlon. In a report that will prove inconvenient for opponents of national missile defense, an independent panel has concluded that a country like Iran, Iraq

Missile-Defense Chimera

Sat, 02 Nov 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by By Stephen I. Schwartz, Director, U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project, foreign-policy, The Brookings Institution in The Washington Post, November 2, 1996

Expenditures for Antimissile Systems

Mon, 23 Sep 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Expenditures for Antimissile Systems, The Los Angeles Times, September 23, 1996, by Stephen I. Schwartz. A letter to the editor. Since the mid-1950s the United States has expended nearly $100 billion for ballistic missile defense programs.

A Sure-Fire Missile Defense System

Fri, 14 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT

A Sure-Fire Missile Defense System, The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 1996, by Stephen I. Schwartz. A letter to the editor. A capsule history of U.S. ballistic missile defense programs and a suggestion for a better defense against nuclear attack.

Planning Future Defense: Time to Confront the Cold War Mindset

Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review, Summer 1996