The Exchange

The Exchange

The place to go to find out what others are reading, post your suggestions and make sure important ideas are added into the mix.

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MOST RECENT
We've Lost. Here's How to Handle It.
Category: Iraq
Date of Publication: 2007/06/17
Publication / Source: The Washington Post
Author´s Name: Steve Simon and Ray Takeyh
Description:
Steve Simon and Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations, propose several ways that the United States can minimize the consequences of its failed endeavor in Iraq.
Academics Shouldn't Shut the Door on Iran
Category: Reports on Internal Political Dynamics in Iran
Date of Publication: 2006/06/30
Publication / Source: Houston Chronicle
Author´s Name: William Burke-White and Adam Kolker
Description:
William Burke-White and Adam Kolker of the University of Pennsylvania Law School argue that engagement with Iranian academics and intellectuals, regardless of ideological persuasion, is the best path for future liberalization and security.
Petraeus' Potential Conflict
Category: Iraq
Date of Publication: 2005/05/25
Publication / Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Author´s Name: Lawrence Korb
Description:
Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and the Center for Defense Information, argues that General David Petraeus' previous willingness to offer misleading assessments on Iraq may rear itself again when he reports to the President in September.
Bombs, Bugs, and Deadly Gases: The WMD Reference Center
Category: Non Proliferation
Date of Publication: June 2006//
Publication / Source: The Henry L. Stimson Center
Description:
"Bombs, Bugs and Deadly Gases is designed to provide members of the US Congress and the media with easy, immediate access to the objective information that they need to be educated on a wide range of topics involving WMD, from specific threat reduction programs to summary information relating to the threats posed by WMD."
CSI: Nukes
Category: Security Messaging
Date of Publication: 2007/06/04
Publication / Source: The Wall Street Journal
Author´s Name: Senator Joe Biden
Description:
In an Op-Ed piece, Senator Biden argues that 21st century deterrence needs to be updated. "Before, we relied on being able to track incoming bombers or missiles to know who had attacked us. Today, because a nuclear bomb might be delivered in a rental van or a boat, the credibility of the new deterrence will rest on our scientific ability to examine the air and ground debris created by an attack to determine the source of the nuclear material."