This week was David M. Abshire’s 80th Birthday. Lynne Duke recently had a long article in the Washington Post on DMA, founder of CSIS, and the civility project he is running at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. His footprint in Washington has been large for years, as has his reputation for getting …
Australia, China and Uranium
by | 2006-04-05 | 39 Comments
A lot of hullaballoo about Australia’s agreement to sell uranium to China. The Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office has everything you wanted to know about the deal, including the Transfer of Nuclear Material Agreement, Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Agreement, and a helpful FAQ (Sample question: “Won’t supply of Australian uranium free-up China’s …
Armitage on North Korea, etc.
by | 2006-04-05 | No Comments
Chris Nelson included this interview with Richard Armitage from The Oriental Economist in a report last week. Read the whole thing, but here’s one of the more interesting portions: TOE:Would you clarify a controversial episode regarding North Korea policy? Early on, you testified to Congress that the Bush administration would eventually hold bilateral talks with …
Zarif UN Press Conference Webcast
by | 2006-04-05 | No Comments
This is the webcast of Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran’s PermRep to the UN) speaking after the UNSC adopted its presidential statement on 29 March. The interesting part, IMO, starts ~ 17:00 in. FYI, Zarif is also supposed to appear on the Charlie Rose Show tonight. On an entirely unrelated note, I am annoyed that Atrios …
