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America really is a global democracy
Commentary, 20 January 2009
Barack Obama’s election has dramatically improved America’s image overseas, but the new President is likely to have to sacrifice international goodwill in order to obtain objectives he considers important.
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What chances for success under an Obama administration?
Commentary, 20 January 2009
Expectations are unrealistically high, and the style of American political leadership will change more than the substance – yet the inauguration of Barack Obama as America’s first black president is hugely significant, and the very problems he is inheriting could enhance his chances for success, and perhaps even for greatness.
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The CIA in Transition
Commentary, 19 January 2009
Barack Obama’s appointment of an intelligence outsider as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency signals a break with Bush-era intelligence policy. If the Obama administration allows intelligence to rank low on their list of priorities, however, they risk neglecting the acute threat that terrorism and traditional espionage pose to the US today.
Tags: Americas, Domestic Security, Intelligence, Terrorism
Obama, Bush and US policy in Latin America
Commentary, 7 November 2008
The position Barack Obama will inherit in Latin America is stronger than is often claimed. Making real progress in the region, however, will prove difficult for the President-elect.
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The Prospects for Missile Defence in an Obama Administration
Commentary, 6 November 2008
There are unlikely to be early and major changes to US plans for Missile Defence under an Obama Administration. But as the Russians plan to install missiles in a possible response to the initiative, debates on the controversial European ‘Third Site’ segment of the US defensive shield could well intensify.
Tags: Americas, Europe
Changing US policy toward Pakistan
Commentary, 6 November 2008
US policy towards Pakistan is inextricably tied up with its activities in Afghanistan, and Obama cannot afford to ignore it. If he is to have any hope of mending the US’s troubled relationship with the state, a fundamental reassessment of the situation is essential.
Tags: Americas, Terrorism, Central and South AsiaPages
Transatlantic Briefing No. 7-06
Commentary, 10 October 2006North Korean Crisis: Key US Players
Americas, Global Security Issues, Pacific
Election Brief: Ballistic Missile Defence and the UK
Commentary, 5 April 2005There is an outstanding invitation from President George W. Bush Jr. to the United Kingdom, and other allies, to join the United States in a Global Ballistic Missile System. So far, Tony Blair has made no response, or at least, if he has, the nature of the response has not been made public. Many believe that, if there has been a response, it is along the lines of: "Ask me again after the election...
Americas, Europe
Open Letter to George Bush
Commentary, 7 December 2004Published in the RUSI Newsbrief, November 2004.
Americas
The UK’s Integrated Review Has Restarted: Are Key Questions and Assumptions Still Valid?
Open Skies Clouded by Sham and Ambiguity
Western Way of War: Professor Frank Hoffman