Peter Rodman calls it the 'crisis that ought to be happening but isn't.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Peter Rodman, what - at some point, as the rubber hit the road, and you say the public is not with us?

NPR: President Bush Airs His Ideas About Iraq and Iran

Joining us to talk about this now are Peter Rodman, who is senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution.

NPR: President Bush Airs His Ideas About Iraq and Iran

Mr. PETER RODMAN (Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution): Good evening.

NPR: President Bush Airs His Ideas About Iraq and Iran

Later this month, an American assistant secretary of defence, Peter Rodman, will visit Beijing for talks on ways to revitalise military-to-military contacts.

ECONOMIST: Defence in East Asia

Welcome once again, Peter Rodman.

NPR: President Bush Airs His Ideas About Iraq and Iran