What are the major schools of thought as to how we should or shouldn’t work with NATO in the coming years? The question about NATO is an interesting one because NATO as an organization is going through a pretty profound transition after the end of the Cold War and then after 9/11. I really see […]
What are the key points of your most recent report on Iran’s nuclear program? There are a couple of important points in the latest report. One is that since November last year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has intensified dialogue with Iran, and I myself went to Tehran, but so far there has been […]
Libya has been called a “model intervention.” Could you tell us more about the mission and what made it such? I think first and foremost it showed us that NATO can work and work fast. We had a UN Security Council resolution, the alliance – 28 nations, as well as Arab partners and European partners […]
How was the military restructured and why? Well, if you think about it, when I came into the Pentagon in 2001, we had moved into the 21st century but we’d also moved into the information age. And Governor Bush, running for president, had given a speech or two at the Citadel to point out the […]
Let’s start with intervention. That’s one of the topics we’re looking at for next season. When do we intervene? When do we not intervene? I think most people would see Libya as a successful example of intervention. Do you agree with that? And if so, what elements made it so? Well, I think that’s a […]
