Graham Allison

There is going to be lots of twists and turns here, and I think both the U.S. and Iraq will read more

There is going to be lots of twists and turns here, and I think both the U.S. and Iraq will end up making some compromises, accommodations, as we get towards endgame.

We are seeing the most intense bargaining among big states that we have seen since the end of the Cold read more

We are seeing the most intense bargaining among big states that we have seen since the end of the Cold War, with war in the offing and no certainty about the outcome,

Since earlier this year, the administration has shifted from an ideological approach toward North Korea, which produced nothing but counterproductive read more

Since earlier this year, the administration has shifted from an ideological approach toward North Korea, which produced nothing but counterproductive results, to a realistic, pragmatic approach with interesting results.

My bottom line is that if the U.S. government just stands on the autopilot, just on the current trim line read more

My bottom line is that if the U.S. government just stands on the autopilot, just on the current trim line ... I think that it is more likely than not that we will see a nuclear bomb exploding in one of our cities in less than a decade.

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of read more

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of a place like Russia. [Say] some crook steals it, he sells it to Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden brings it to Cleveland, or Boston, or L.A., and blows it up.