Swift Boats on the East River: Ambassador Aboutalebi and the Future of U.S....
Carter Page offers another perspective on the recent debate over Dr. Aboutalebi’s application for a U.S. visa to take up Iran's ambassadorship to the United Nations. Swift boating has been…
View ArticleMan Overboard in the Black Sea: Cobbling Together the Latest Coalition of the...
Teaching the next generation: Alternative lessons from America and Russia At an event in New York on April 16th, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power described for an audience how she…
View ArticleAlternative Courses to Quadruple Dual Containment: President Obama’s West...
Carter W. Page unpicks President Obama’s West Point Speech and looks to the future of US foreign policy. "This above all: to your own self be true." - William Shakespeare Speak Loudly…
View ArticleA Global Framework for Addressing Iraq’s Challenges: Building Upon...
Carter Page suggests that Iraq’s new energy infrastructure has the potential to closely parallel alliances which could do much to help resolve its current crisis. The Obama administration has…
View ArticleThe Global Implications of Partisanship in U.S. Foreign Policy and...
Carter Page looks for alternatives to the polarizing frameworks that dominate US foreign policy. The confrontational culture often observed in Washington typically arises along traditional partisan…
View ArticleDr. Strangelove 2: An Open Pitch Letter
Carter Page chimes in with a timely movie pitch. Doug BelgradPresidentColumbia Pictures10202 West Washington BoulevardCapra Building, Suite 2500Culver City, California 90232 Dear Mr.…
View ArticlePSD-10 and the Origins of Iraq War 3
In light of the ongoing crisis in Iraq, Carter Page takes a look at the US’s current thinking on preventing mass atrocity crimes through multilateral responses. In August 2011, President Barack…
View ArticleEurope Awake: Mogherini’s Future and NATO’s Fiasco
As the new EU foreign policy chief arrives in Brussels and a NATO summit convenes in Wales, Carter Page considers alternatives for resolving the current morass. At last, the fierce, widespread and…
View ArticleBack to the Future of Warfare: Costs and Effects in the Middle East
Amidst the cost-benefit debates now surrounding the terms of intervention in the Middle East, Carter Page offers initial thoughts on the economic dimension. The current debate over “boots on…
View ArticleProfiles in Courage: In memoriam of de Margerie and Bradlee
Amidst the wholesale muting of progressive and engagement-oriented voices regarding Russia’s relations with the West in media and academic circles, Carter Page explains how the lives of two…
View ArticleAustria as an Alternative to Provocative Models: A Visitor's Guide to the...
While NATO allies have struggled to deal with the aftermath of the Ukrainian revolution that its members helped instigate, Carter Page shows how the unconventionalities of Austria’s political…
View ArticleNo Justice, No Nuclear Peace: Weapons of Mass Destruction in an Age of Inequity
Amidst rising justice concerns in America and a return to Cold War tactics by policymakers, Carter Page considers the evolving nuclear relationship between the U.S. and Russia. In recent months,…
View ArticleFrom Unilateralism to Global Citizens: Improving the Success of Round 3 in Iraq
As the U.S. takes incremental steps to officially approve the ongoing use of force in Iraq for the third time in twenty-five years, Carter Page considers peaceful means to improve the endgame. Two of…
View ArticleNew Slaves, Global Edition: Russia, Iran and the Segregation of the World...
Carter Page describes how the lessons learned from the U.S. civil rights movement might provide a new vision for the foreign policy intelligentsia. SlavePronunciation: /slāv/1.2 - A person who is…
View ArticleThe Secret and the Surge: ISIS Response Self-help Principles for Would-be...
Amidst current crises in global affairs, Carter Page considers ways in which certain popular self-help concepts could prove beneficial to the practice of foreign policy. Oprah Winfrey has been a…
View ArticleBarbados, the U.S. and the Future of Climate Negotiations: A View from the...
Based on a recent meeting at the United Nations, Carter Page examines the commonality of purpose and divergence in challenges faced by international actors in addressing today’s energy and…
View ArticleCycles of Violence and Cycles of Technology: Paris's Fourth Quarter and the...
Ahead of COP21, Carter Page argues that in global governance and cooperation throughout recent decades, a stark contrast has emerged between the level of success seen in the realm of international…
View ArticleParis, Supply and Demand: Deep-digging Next Steps Toward Sustainable Solutions
Carter Page considers key drivers that will determine the long-term implications and success of the current climate talks in Paris.At the end of the first day of the United Nations Climate Change…
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