One claim I have frequently heard from opponents/skeptics of US engagement with Iran is that Tehran has frequently rejected Washington’s past overtures. So I’d be interested to know if there is any truth to this afternoon’s FT article: Iran has prepared a high-level delegation to hold wide-ranging talks with the US, but the Bush administration …
DPRK FM Speaks
by | 2006-04-07 | No Comments
I just recalled that I found this ITAR-TASS interview with DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sung last month. My impression is that Paek doesn’t give too many of these, at least that are available in English. This portion well summarizes Pyongyang’s take on its diplomacy with Washington and Tokyo, at least as it stood in …
Happy Birthday, Dave Abshire
by | 2006-04-07 | No Comments
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 …
