Geoffrey Kemp
Geoffrey Kemp is the
Director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center. He received his Ph.D. in
political science at M.I.T. and his M.A. and B.A. degrees from Oxford University. He
served in the White House during the first Reagan administration and was Special Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Near East and South
Asian Affairs on the National Security Council Staff.
Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where he was Director of the Middle East Arms Control Project. In the 1970s he worked in the Defense Department in the Policy Planning and Program Analysis and Evaluation Offices and made major contributions to studies on U.S. security policy and options for Southwest Asia. In 1976, while working for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, he prepared a widely publicized report on U.S. Military Sales to Iran. His most recent publication is "Stopping the Iranian Bomb" which appeared in the Summer 2003 edition of The National Interest.
email Dr. Kemp
at gkemp@nixoncenter.org
Recent Articles by Geoffrey Kemp
"Is North Korea More Dangerous than Iraq?," Al-Ittihad, January 3, 2002.
"Europe, Iraq and the War on Terrorism," Al-Ittihad, December 22, 2002.
"Israel's New Opposition Leader," Al-Ittihad, December 17, 2002.
"Iran and the EU: Is a New Trade Agreement Possible?," Al-Ittihad, Special, 2002.
"The New Debate Among Washington's Hawks," Al-Ittihad, December 17, 2002.
"How Long Will Powell's Victory Last?," Al-Ittihad, December 1, 2002.
"How Stable is Iran?," Al-Ittihad, November 24, 2002.
"George Bush: Elected President," Al-Ittihad, November 17, 2002.
"Iraq, Oil and War," Al-Ittihad, November 10, 2002.
"Will the Korean Crisis Effect Plans for Iraq?," Al-Ittihad, October 27, 2002.
"Arafat and Sharon: They Still Need Each Other," Al-Ittihad, October 13, 2002.
"War on Iraq: Will it be Suez 1956 or June 1967?," Al-Ittihad, October 6 , 2002.
"Securing Iraq After a War," Al-Ittihad, September 8, 2002.
"America Against the World," Al-Ittihad, September 1, 2002.
"Realists and Idealists: Interpreting the Bush Doctrine," Al-Ittihad, August 25, 2002.
"The Republican Challenge to Bush," Al-Ittihad, August 18, 2002.
"Confusion on the Middle East in Washington," Al-Ittihad, August 11, 2002.
"The U.S. Senate Hearings on Iraq," Al-Ittihad, August 4, 2002.
The Quartet: Can it Be Effective?, Al-Ittihad, July 21, 2002.
Good Governance and the Arab World, Al-Ittihad, July 7, 2002.
Bush's Speech: Next Steps, Al-Ittihad, June 30, 2002.
U.S.-Arab Relations: An Update, Al-Ittihad, June 23, 2002.
Bush and Strategic Preemption, Al-Ittihad, June 16, 2002.
Existential Threats to Israel and Palestine: Suicides and Settlements, Al-Ittihad, May 26, 2002.
Europe and the Middle East, Al-Ittihad, May 12, 2002.
Can Colin Powell Survive?, Al-Ittihad, May 5, 2002.
Powell's Mission: The Balance Sheet, Al-Ittihad, April 28, 2002.
Bush Wades In, Al-Ittihad, April 21, 2002.
Russia, China, and the Middle East, Al-Ittihad, March 31, 2002.
Middle East Priorities, Al-Ittihad, March 24, 2002.
Abdullah and Sharon: Feelers for an Agreement, Al-Ittihad, March 17, 2002.
Crown Prince Abdullah's Peace Proposal, Al-Ittihad, March 10, 2002.
Confronting Saddam: "Best" and "Worst" Case Scenarios, Al-Ittihad, March 3, 2002.
U.S.-Saudi Relations: Vice President Cheney's Visit, Al-Ittihad, February 24, 2002.
Iran and the Axis of Evil, Al-Ittihad, February 10, 2002.
U.S. and Iran: What Next?, Al-Ittihad, January 27, 2002.
Sharon and Arafat: Two Failed Leaders, Al-Ittihad, January 21, 2002.
What to Do About Iraq?, Al-Ittihad, January 13, 2002.
