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September 12, 2006

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Albright: ’Room for Optimism’ in Confrontation with Iran

David Albright, a well-known expert on Iran’s nuclear program, has published the hitherto secret Iranian response to the UN Security Council’s demand that it suspend its uranium enrichment program. H…

July 2, 2008

Russia
Medvedev Trying to Carve Out New Role as President to Help Modernize Nation

Stephen Sestanovich, CFR’s top Russia expert, says that after two months as Russia’s new president, Dmitri Medvedev "has not replaced Putin as president. He’s only assumed the title."

June 28, 2013

United States
Extraditing Edward Snowden

Whether NSA leaker Edward Snowden is extradited to the United States will hinge more on diplomatic relations than international legal considerations, says expert Stephen Vladeck.

July 11, 2013

Homeland Security
Has the FISA Court Gone Too Far?

While the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has granted U.S. agencies broad legal authority to collect sensitive information, it is hardly a "rubber stamp" for government surveillance requests,…

March 24, 2008

Taiwan
Romberg: Election of New President in Taiwan Likely to Improve Taiwan-China Relations

Taiwan expert Alan D. Romberg says the election of Ma Ying-jeou as the island’s next president should usher in a new era of less contentious cross-Strait relations.