Undersecretary of Defense Douglas J. Feith addressed a CSIS luncheon on July 8, and delivered a talk entitled "Building Trust in Iraq Today." Feith's talk discussed the challenges of improving the security environment in Iraq, involving the Iraqis in...

Speech given to the Houston World Affairs Council

Presented to the Wilton Park Conference Political, Economic and Social Reform in the Arab World

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) rejected the policy of containment in Iraq and advocated regime change as the only way to disarm Iraq at a CSIS Policy Forum on February 13. As McCain said, "After one war, twelve years, seventeen Security resolutions, various bombing...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, chairman of Turkey's recently victorious Justice and Development Party (JDP), spoke at a CSIS Statesmen's Forum on Monday, December 9.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, chairman of the opposition Justice and Development Party in Turkey, outlined a vision for democracy and relations with the West, at CSIS on Jan. 28. Erdogan stressed that his new party accepted the democratic and secular character of Turkish society but...

Meeting on Turkey and the Global Storm with Ozdem Sanberk, Former Undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Meeting on the Turkish Economic Crisis with Dr. Attila Karaosmanoglu, former Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister and World Bank Vice-President.

Speech given to the Middle East Institute

Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali discussed a number of issues related to the current Middle East Peace Talks at Camp David. In the  interview, the Tunisian President offered his views on American policy, globalization, sanctions and other topics of...