This book is a collection of papers prepared for the 2008 summer Aspen Strategy Group conference on The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose.
President Barack Obama pledged in his first TV interview—with the Arab satellite channel Al Arabiya—that America under his watch would "listen with respect and not dictate" to the world.
Book abstract: This book is a collection of papers prepared for the 2008 summer Aspen Strategy Group conference on The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose.
Mr. Obama took a giant step beyond the Bush administration's "Afghanistan policy" when he named the issue "AfPak" -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and their shared, Pashtun-populated border.
The only thing that can keep nuclear bombs out of the hands of terrorists is a brand-new science of nuclear forensics.
This paper will examine how demography and population shifts influence state policy and group behavior within states.
Building an effective partnership between the president's civilian appointees and senior US military leaders has never been more important - or more challenging.
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