2012-05-17T22:36:31Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/l/larrabee_f_stephen.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/11/23/HDN.html 2010-11-23T15:41:00Z 2010-11-23T15:41:00Z

Some Turkish commentators have written off Obama as a lame duck and advised the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government to begin reconsidering relations in the post-election period. However, foreign policy played virtually no role in the election, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/08/17/CSM.html 2010-08-17T21:17:00Z 2010-08-17T21:17:00Z

Washington would be wise to work closely with Britain and France to ensure that their budget cuts do not threaten how the allies will, together, address common threats and security challenges, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Peter A. Wilson.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/06/25/PS.html 2010-06-25T18:52:00Z 2010-06-25T18:52:00Z

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Ukraine on July 4-5 provides an important opportunity to reassure Ukrainians that the U.S. remains committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and democratic evolution, write Taras Kuzio and F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/05/10/PS.html 2010-05-10T14:58:00Z 2010-05-10T14:58:00Z

Greece's high defense spending has contributed to its economic woes. Improvement in relations with Turkey could enable Greece to cut defense spending and make it easier to rescue an economy on the brink of bankruptcy, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Charles Ries.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/10/20/CSM.html 2009-10-20T21:22:00Z 2009-10-20T21:22:00Z

After the decision to cancel missile defense plans in Poland and the Czech Republic, the US needs to do more than damage control to soothe ties there, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Christopher Chivvis.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/07/06/NYT.html 2009-07-06T18:12:00Z 2009-07-06T18:12:00Z

As President Obama takes part in his first U.S.-Russian summit, a good deal of media attention has focused on whether he will be able to establish good personal relations with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The preoccupation with personal relations between these two countries has a long tradition. But it has rarely proved successful.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/06/CNN.html 2009-04-06T15:19:00Z 2009-04-06T15:19:00Z

President Obama's visit to Ankara this week highlights Turkey's growing strategic importance to the United States - and a high stakes dilemma for the President and for U.S. strategic interests, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/03/24/GS.html 2009-03-24T14:25:00Z 2009-03-24T14:25:00Z

At the upcoming NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, French President Sarkozy is expected to formally announce France's return to NATO's integrated military command, from which President de Gaulle withdrew France in 1966. The full reintegration of France into NATO, if confirmed, will remove an important irritant in U.S.-French relations and open up new possibilities for strengthening U.S.-European cooperation more broadly, writes Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/03/04/CNN.html 2009-03-04T22:06:00Z 2009-03-04T22:06:00Z

The Obama Administration’s decision to commit another 17,000 troops to Afghanistan is unlikely to have an important effect unless it is part of a broader shift in U.S. and coalition strategy, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Julian Lindley-French.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/02/22/WT.html 2009-02-22T19:01:00Z 2009-02-22T19:01:00Z

The election of Barack Obama provides an important opportunity to revitalize the trans-Atlantic security partnership. This partnership has served both sides well in the past. But after eight years of deep ideological differences during the Bush administration, it is badly frayed and in need of new leadership and new vision, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Julian Lindley-French.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/09/07/PS.html 2008-09-07T21:32:00Z 2008-09-07T21:32:00Z

The Russian invasion of Georgia has sent shock waves throughout the West and the former Soviet space - especially Ukraine. Indeed, Ukraine could be the next potential crisis, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/08/24/WT.html 2008-08-24T14:34:00Z 2008-08-24T14:34:00Z

The recent decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court not to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) helped Turkey - and especially Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan - narrowly dodge a dangerous political bullet, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/07/25/IHT.html 2008-07-25T15:35:00Z 2008-07-25T15:35:00Z

Turkey is facing a domestic political crisis that not only threatens the country's internal stability but could weaken its ties to the West and exacerbate instability in the Middle East, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/03/27/IHT.html 2008-03-27T18:06:00Z 2008-03-27T18:06:00Z

As NATO heads toward its summit meeting in Bucharest on April 3-4, the question of NATO enlargement — especially whether to give Membership Action Plans, or MAPs, to Georgia and Ukraine — has re-emerged as a contentious issue, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/08/10/UPI.html 2007-08-10T13:25:00Z 2007-08-10T13:25:00Z

Rebuilding Arms Control, in United Press International

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/06/28/WP.html 2007-06-28T18:25:00Z 2007-06-28T18:25:00Z

In Ukraine, Four Steps to Democracy, in Washingtonpost.com.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/12/PS.html 2007-05-12T18:35:00Z 2007-05-12T18:35:00Z

A War of Nerves in Turkey in Project Syndicate (an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries)

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/04/27/PS.html 2007-04-27T12:00:01Z 2007-04-27T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: How Not to Promote American Missile Defense in Europe, in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/29/IHT.html 2007-03-29T12:00:01Z 2007-03-29T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Missile Defense: Avoiding a Crisis in Europe, in International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/05/UPI.html 2007-03-05T12:00:01Z 2007-03-05T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: C. Asia's Great Game, in United Press International.