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Commentary

Iran's "Preemptive Boycott" is Propaganda

Nathaniel Kern, Matthew M. Reed, April 16, 2012

If you believe state media in Iran, the Islamic Republic is now preemptively boycotting some states in the European ...

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Speech

Indo-Pacific Dynamics in Trans-Pacific Perspective

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), April 16, 2012

Since the end of the Cold War, the Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the world’s most dynamic geopolitical zone. ...

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Speech

China and America: The Pivotal Relationship for Affordable Security?

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), March 28, 2012

There is now no international relationship of greater consequence than that between China and America. There will be ...

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Commentary

Why the Arab League Summit Matters

Nathaniel Kern, Matthew M. Reed, March 15, 2012

Arab leaders and officials will meet in Baghdad later this month for the annual Arab League summit. The meeting, ...

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Journal Essay

Containing Iran: What Does It Mean?

Dalia Dassa Kaye and Eric Lorber , Spring 2011

Even before the onset of the Arab Spring of 2011, leading analysts spoke of containment as the dominant prescription for ...

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Journal Essay

The Politics of Kurdish Crude

Denise Natali, Spring 2011

The entry of ExxonMobil into the Kurdish oil market has sent shock waves throughout Iraq's energy sector and its political ...

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