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Editor, Peter G. Peterson Chair, Foreign Affairs
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Editor of Foreign Affairs, the premier journal on international affairs and foreign policy, former editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, and former publisher of the New York Daily News; expert on U.S. foreign policy and media issues.
Expertise:U.S. foreign policy; media issues; trends in international economics.
Experience:Editor, Foreign Affairs (1992-present); Chairman, International Center for Journalists (2002-present); Director, Foundation for a Civil Society (2000-present); Director, Human Rights Watch (1998-present); Chairman, Program Committee, American Ditchley Foundation (1997-present); Publisher and President, New York Daily News (1984-91); Washington Correspondent, Editor-in-Chief, and Publisher, Chicago Sun-Times (1958-84); Senior Fellow, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, Columbia University (1992); Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1991); Congressional Fellow, American Political Science Association (1962); Vice Chairman, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (1982-84); Director, Council on Foreign Relations (1980-84); Chairman, Adlai Stevenson International Center (1973-76).
Honors:Public Service Award, University of Chicago (1970). Six Pulitzer Prizes awarded to the Chicago Sun-Times for journalistic excellence and one awarded to the New York Daily News under his leadership.
Selected Publications:Articles in the New Republic, Nieman Reports, Media Studies Journal, and Foreign Affairs; How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War (coeditor, HarperCollins, 2001); The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World (coeditor, Basic Books, 1997).
September 8, 2008
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With violence down and U.S. troop deaths at their lowest point since the Iraq war began, military analysts are in near-agreement that Iraq is more secure today. But CFR's Stephen Biddle and Steven Simon disagree on how to ensure stability continues. They discuss their views during this inaugural Foreign Affairs Live debate.
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September 8, 2008
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With violence down and U.S. troop deaths at their lowest point since the Iraq war began, military analysts are in near-agreement that Iraq is more secure today. But CFR's Stephen Biddle and Steven Simon disagree on how to ensure stability continues. They discuss their views during this inaugural Foreign Affairs Live debate.
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February 27, 2008
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Watch Michael Mandelbaum, the Christian Herter professor at the Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies, discuss his book, Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government.
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February 27, 2008
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Listen to Michael Mandelbaum, the Christian Herter professor at the Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies, discuss his book, Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government.
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June 19, 2007
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June 14, 2007
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Listen to Sam Nunn, cochairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, reflect on the past sixty years of efforts to prevent nuclear war and discuss strategies to combat today's growing nuclear threats.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Proliferation, Weapons of Terrorism
June 14, 2007
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Watch Sam Nunn, cochairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, reflect on the past sixty years of efforts to prevent nuclear war and discuss strategies to combat today's growing nuclear threats.
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January 11, 2007
Op-Ed
New York Sun
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May 11, 2006
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Listen to the principal authors of the Pentagon’s Joint Forces Command’s “Iraq Perspective Project” Kevin Woods and James Lacey discuss the inner workings of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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May 11, 2006
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Watch the principal authors of the Pentagon’s Joint Forces Command’s “Iraq Perspective Project” Kevin Woods and James Lacey discuss the inner workings of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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May 11, 2006
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Kevin Woods and James Lacey, two authors of the Pentagon’s secret study of Saddam Hussein’s regime, discuss their Foreign Affairs article, “Saddam’s Delusions: The View from the Inside” (May/June 2006).
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April 4, 2006
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Listen to General Anthony Zinni explain how the United States can effectively use its power to improve security, democracy, and human rights in the world.
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April 4, 2006
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Watch General Anthony Zinni explain how the United States can effectively use its power to improve security, democracy, and human rights in the world.
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December 7, 2005
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February 2005
Book
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States awoke to find itself at war. If that much was clear, many other things were not—including the identity and nature of the enemy, the location of the battleground, and the strategy and tactics necessary for victory.
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July/August 2004
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Global power shifts happen rarely and are even less often peaceful. Washington must take heed: Asia is rising fast, with its growing economic power translating into political and military strength. The West must adapt or be left behind.
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January 2004
Book
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In The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
Complete list of CFR Books.
In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.
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