Eliminating Accountability and Masking the Intent at CSIS0

• Analysis
• June 26, 2012

In the early 1970’s, the Director of the CIA used to tell fellow Americans, “trust us”. That turned out to be bad advice – bad for the CIA and bad for the reputation of a country ostensibly dedicated to the …

Europe’s Alleged ‘Failure’, Harper’s Certain Gain0

• Analysis
• June 21, 2012

Prime Minister Harper’s pointed criticism of the dithering of European leaders at the G20 summit over the weekend was widely reported, and so too the angry riposte it received from EU Commission President Manuel Barroso. But too few sought to …

The Engaged Academic: Why the Old Ivory Tower Won’t Stand0

• Analysis
• June 20, 2012

The latest issue of the journal Perspectives on Politics, published by Cambridge University Press, includes an important article by Lisa Anderson, an American political scientist who is currently president of the American University in Cairo. Anderson argues that …

The Greek Elections: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly0

• Analysis
• June 20, 2012

All eyes were focused on the Greeks on Sunday. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sitting in her plane on the tarmac in Berlin waiting for the results of the elections before she could take off for the G20 meeting …

Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq0

• Analysis
• June 20, 2012

CIPS Policy Brief No.18, June 2012.
By JOSHUA ROVNER, U.S. Naval War College.

• Some amount of friction is normal in relations between intelligence agencies and policymakers.
• However, intelligence-policy relations become pathological when policymakers neglect intelligence or politicize it.
• The

John Mundy, CIPS Visiting Associate in 2012-130

• Analysis
• June 16, 2012

CIPS is pleased to announce the appointment of John Mundy as Visiting Associate for the 2012-13 academic year.

Mr. Mundy is a former Canadian diplomat. Before retiring in 2008, he held senior diplomatic appointments in Trinidad and Tobago, Iran and …

Multiple Crises and Global Health: The Maps and the Rules are Changing0

• Analysis
• June 11, 2012

by Ted Schrecker

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Laurie Garrett argues that the current economic crisis represents “a watershed moment for global public health” because of the probable stagnation of development assistance for health. In fact, the situation …

Whither the Long Road to Nuclear Zero?0

• Analysis
• June 4, 2012

Published in Global Brief Magazine.

The phrase “Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study” hardly trips off the tongue. But this obscure internal study underway within the US government could end up being one of the more significant watersheds of the nuclear …