AEI Foreign Policy: Experts, highlights, and headlines

Foreign policy scholars

Danielle Pletka Senior Vice President, Foreign & Defense Policy Studies Research areas: Terrorism, Middle East, Iran, South Asia

 

Michael Auslin Resident Scholar & Director, Japan Studies Research areas: Japan, US-Japanese relations, Asian maritime security

 

Dan Blumenthal Resident Fellow Research areas: China, Taiwan, East Asia, US-China relations

 

Sadanand Dhume Resident Fellow Research areas: S. Asian security, Political economy, Business, Radical Islam in S. Asia, India & Pakistan

 

Frederick W. Kagan Christopher DeMuth Chair & Dir., Critical Threats Project Research areas: National security, US military, Afghanistan & Iraq

 

Michael Mazza Research Fellow Research areas: US Asia-Pacific defense policy, Cross-strait relations, Chinese military

 

Michael Rubin Resident Scholar Research areas: Iran, Syria, Middle East regional politics, Turkey, the Kurds, the Persian Gulf

 

Marc Thiessen Fellow Research areas:  Counterterrorism issues, American presidential leadership

 

John Yoo Visiting Scholar Research areas: International law, Constitutional law

 

Leon Aron Resident Scholar & Director, Russian Studies Research areas: Russia, US-Russian relations

 

J. Matthew McInnis Resident Fellow Research areas: Iranian strategy, Intelligence policy

 

John Bolton Senior Fellow Research areas: Foreign policy, International organizations

 

Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy Research areas: Poverty, Demographics, Entitlements, North/South Korea

 

Roger F. Noriega Visiting Fellow Research areas: The Caribbean, Latin America, Canada

 

Derek Scissors Resident Scholar Research areas: US-China economic relations, Chinese investment, international finance (Asia)

 

Paul Wolfowitz Scholar Research areas: Public-private partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Development issues, Africa

 

Katherine Zimmerman Research Fellow & Sr. Analyst, Critical Threats Project Research areas: Jihadist organizations, terrorism

Headlines and Highlights

Iran doubles down in the fight for the Middle East
J. Matthew McInnis, AEIdeas
Washington should not underestimate how far Tehran will go to secure its interests in Baghdad, defend Damascus,  press Riyadh…or kick the United States out of the region.

Colombian guerrilla negotiator killed in retaliatory airstrike, putting talks in doubt
Roger F. Noriega, AEIdeas
Escalating violence between government troops and the FARC casts doubt on ongoing peace negotiations in Colombia.

The Rohingyan crisis and Asean disunity
Michael Auslin, The Wall Street Journal
There is no easy solution in sight for Asia’s newest boat people. The lack of an effective political community in the region only ensures that their suffering will continue.

Trial of Jason Rezaian raises red flags about proposed nuclear deal
Michael Rubin, Fox News
Jason Rezaian is a canary in the coal mine.

A Reaganesque solution to the Ex-Im Bank dilemma
John Bolton, The Washington Times 
The last thing we need in an increasingly threatening world is to disadvantage ourselves while other nations enhance their own export-credit programs.

Rahul Gandhi’s time machine
Sadanand Dhume, The Wall Street Journal
While Mr. Rahul Gandhi appears to have upped his tactical game, the same can’t be said for his long-term strategy.

Time for US diplomatic leadership in the South China Sea 
Dan Blumenthal, AEIdeas
It is time for a major diplomatic effort in Southeast Asia. The US should take the lead in getting the key Southeast Asian claimants to agree on what belongs to whom in the South China Sea. It can then be clear on exactly what it is ready to back up with military power.

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