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Time For a Saudi "New Deal"

Fahad Nazer September 27, 2005
The ascent of King Abdullah to the Saudi throne represents a great opportunity for domestic political reform, writes Fahad Nazer. As an absolute monarchy with almost no accountability to its citizens, the Saudi government will prove increasingly vulnerable to the demands of internal reformers – as well as growing global criticism over the radical Islam preached by its Wahhabist clerics. Any...

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Shim Jae Hoon September 22, 2005
On September 20 – one day after committing to halt its nuclear weapons program and rejoin the Nonproliferation Treaty – the North Korean foreign ministry issued a statement essentially rescinding its position. By refusing to abandon its weapons program until it receives a civilian light-water reactor for generating electricity, writes journalist Shim Jae Hoon, the North is essentially trying to...

Iran Nuclear Dispute Could Split World Community

Dilip Hiro September 13, 2005
Once isolated as a member of the infamous "Axis of Evil," Iran now has a growing number of friends in the higher councils of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Author of a new book on Iran, Dilip Hiro argues that the protracted negotiations surrounding the country's nuclear program amount to more than a duel between Iran and the West. Iran's steadfastness in...

Le dossier nucleaire iranien pourrait provoquer une profonde rupture au sein de la Communaute internationale

Dilip Hiro September 13, 2005

Indo-US nuclear Deal Is a Bold Step Forward

Ashley J. Tellis September 12, 2005
By signing a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India in July, US President George W. Bush brought 30 years of tough American nuclear policy towards India to a close. Washington assured New Delhi access to civilian nuclear technology, while India pledged to submit its facilities to tighter international security standards and scrutiny. The deal suggests that the Bush administration is...

Indo-US Nuclear Deal is Problematic

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarm bells around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wades through the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. Perkovich argues that the strategic premises underlying...

Faulty Promises

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarms around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, reviews the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. In a policy brief, he argues that the strategic premises underlying...