National Security Initiative

About the Project

The National Security Initiative is committed to developing realistic and robust bipartisan policy recommendations for the principal national security and foreign policy issues confronting the United States.

Wald: A last chance to stop Iran from going nuclear: To make sanctions work, start preparing for military
Article - New York Daily News - Feb. 22, 2010

In Case You Missed It: General Charles Wald in the New York Daily News
Press release - Feb. 22, 2010

Organized Approach Can Prevent Yemen from Becoming the Next Afghanistan
Article - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - Feb. 4, 2010

U.S. panel backs holistic plan for Yemen
Article - UPI - Feb. 4, 2010

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Fragility and Extremism in Yemen
Feb. 3, 2010

Although its notoriety may be newfound, Yemen‘s fragility is not. Nor is the presence there of threats to U.S. and international security. For these reasons, Yemen has proven a constructive case study for the Bipartisan Policy Center‘s Stabilizing Fragile States project, which considers how to revise and restructure U.S. policy towards weak states.

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Meeting the Challenge: Time Is Running Out
Sep. 15, 2009

A year ago, Senators Daniel Coates and Charles Robb and Gen. (ret.) Charles Wald participated in the Bipartisan Policy Center’s task force on U.S. policy towards Iranian nuclear ambitions, reaching consensus outlined in the report, Meeting the Challenge: U.S. Policy Toward Iranian Nuclear Development, on a robust yet realistic and comprehensive policy toward Iranian nuclear development.

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