Transnational Issues
The prominence of transnational issues in the first part of the 21st century cannot be understated. Energy politics, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and the substantial shift of power from the West to Asia--all are changing the parameters in which policy and investment decisions are formed and executed.
Emerging in the vacuum of sustained and disciplined global leadership, what once were secondary symptoms of international neglect are now driving forces on the international scene and must be addressed both as cause and effect. The great test of American leadership in the coming decades will be whether the United States can move beyond the vicious cycles of reaction to transnational crises and address the root causes that make them so potent.
The American Strategy Program's Transnational Issues cluster of initiatives seeks to understand, demystify, and provide solutions for the critical transnational threats and trends confronting the United States and the international order.
For more on our work on transnational issues, please click on the initiatives below:
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Global Governance Initiative
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Geopolitics of Energy Initiative
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Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative
- Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Initiative
Articles
| Article | Date |
|---|---|
| Survey Says: Stop Backing Musharraf | July 5, 2008 |
| Does Osama bin Laden Still Matter? | July 2, 2008 |
| The New Colonialists | June 25, 2008 |
| Europe's Century | June 17, 2008 |
| US Economic Decline Top Issue | June 16, 2008 |
| Al Qaeda In Iraq | June 12, 2008 |
| Bush’s Bluffing Has Made Mideast Peace a Bad Bet | June 12, 2008 |
| Stop Looking for 'Moderate' Shiites and Address Interests | May 30, 2008 |
| The Rise Of Non-Americanism | May 18, 2008 |
| Bin Laden And Palestine | May 16, 2008 |
Policy Papers
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Events
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Rethinking Nuclear Weapons | July 24, 2008 |
| Pakistan’s Dangerous Turn | June 20, 2008 |
| Posturing About the Future of Nuclear Weapons | May 20, 2008 |
| How Many Nuclear Weapons Do We Need? | May 7, 2008 |
| How Many Nukes Does it Take? | April 18, 2008 |
| NYC Event: The Global Great Game | April 17, 2008 |
| Nuclear Mind Reading | April 9, 2008 |
| The Global Great Game | March 17, 2008 |
| Space Race With China? | February 12, 2008 |
| The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism | January 30, 2008 |



