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John Hulsman

All Publications by John Hulsman
  • WebMemo posted January 24, 2006 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. Confounding the Mullahs of Iran: It's Time for Israel to Join NATO

    On the surface, Iran appears to have bested the international community in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. As former Secretary of State Colin Powell has observed, after two years of fruitless negotiation, the international community is no closer to halting Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.…

  • Backgrounder posted January 11, 2006 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. After Schroeder: U.S.-German Relations in the Merkel Era

    The election of Angela Merkel as Germany's new chancellor and the departure of Gerhard Schroeder provide an opportunity for Washington and Berlin to lay the groundwork for greater cooperation in the war on terrorism and in international efforts to address the growing threat from rogue regimes such as Iran and Syria. Merkel's ascendancy will pave…

  • WebMemo posted January 6, 2006 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman The Bush/Merkel White House Meeting: Recommendations for the Bush Administration

    President George W. Bush will meet with Germany's new Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on January 13. The summit will be an important opportunity for Washington and Berlin to lay the groundwork for greater cooperation in the war on terror and in confronting the growing threat posed by rogue regimes such as…

  • WebMemo posted January 5, 2006 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman Britain's Conservatives Must Reclaim the Anglo-American Special Relationship

    The election in December of 39-year old David Cameron as leader of the British Conservative Party has dramatically transformed the fortunes of the world's oldest political organization. The latest polls place the Conservatives in a clear lead over the ruling Labour Party for the first time since 1992. The prospect of a Labour defeat…

  • Backgrounder posted December 14, 2005 by James Phillips, John Hulsman, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Countering Iran's Nuclear Challenge

    Western efforts to negotiate an end to Iran's drive for nuclear weapons have produced unsatisfactory results. Tehran has made tactical concessions under international pressure to freeze its uranium enrich­ment operations and submit to increased inspections of its nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but it remains determined to develop a full nuclear…

  • WebMemo posted August 23, 2005 by John Hulsman, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. Make or Break for the Iraqi Constitution

    At the end of Monday's cliffhanger negotiations, Iraqi representatives set a new and final deadline of August 25, 2005, for reaching agreement on the country's new constitution. The process has unsurprisingly been contentious from the start, as long-standing differences of opinion over such important issues as federalism, Islamic (Sharia) law, women's…

  • WebMemo posted July 7, 2005 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman The London Terrorist Attacks: The Anglo-American Alliance Will Not Be Broken

    Today's barbaric terrorist attacks in London, which claimed at least 37 lives, are a direct assault on the Anglo-U.S. alliance, the engine of the global war on terror. An al Qaeda splinter group calling itself "the Secret Group of al-Qaeda's Jihad in Europe" has already claimed responsibility for the multiple blasts. The motives of…

  • Backgrounder posted June 20, 2005 by John Hulsman Cataclysm: The Rejection of the European Constitution and What ItMeans for Transatlantic Relations

    It has already begun. The authors behind the Euro­pean Union's latest effort at centralization, the EU Constitution, are attempting to ignore the cataclysm of its rejection by voters in the Netherlands and France. In both countries, voters turned out in large numbers, with roughly 70 percent of the French and…

  • Backgrounder posted June 1, 2005 by Helle Dale, John Hulsman A New Perspective on Kosovo's Final Status

    After years of relative international neglect, the Bal­kans is back on the political agenda in Washington and Brussels, where there is agreement to review Kos­ovo's ultimate status this summer. As noted by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns on May 19, it is "a year of…

  • WebMemo posted February 17, 2005 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., John Hulsman President Bush's Trip to Europe: Key Issues and Recommendations

    President Bush will shortly embark upon the most important European trip of his presidency. Between February 20 and 24, the President will hold summit talks with leaders of NATO and the European Union and will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.…