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He also served as acting president of the International Crisis Group—a multinational, nongovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels and Washington, focusing on crisis prevention. Prior to joining the Carnegie Endowment in August 1991, he was ambassador to Turkey. He also has served as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research; United States ambassador to the Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Negotiations in Vienna; ambassador to Thailand; deputy assistant secretary of defense for inter-American, East Asian, and Pacific affairs; special assistant to the secretary of defense; special assistant to the deputy secretary of state; and political adviser to the commander-in-chief, Pacific. He is coauthor (with Stephen Bosworth) of Chasing the Sun: Rethinking East Asian Policy (The Century Foundation Press, 2006) and editor of The Century Foundation Press books The United States and Turkey: Allies in Need (2003) and Turkey’s Transformation and American Policy (2000). Articles on Media & Politics Keynote Speech: Reflections on the Mainstream Media Performance Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 11/6/2009 Public Punditry Needs a Code of Conduct Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 9/6/2007 Publications on International Affairs The Future Of American-Turkish Relations Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 6/9/2006 Chasing the Sun: Rethinking East Asian Policy Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, The Century Foundation, 5/1/2006 Adjusting to the New Asia Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, Foreign Affairs, 8/1/2003 The United States and Turkey  Allies in Need Morton Abramowitz, Century Foundation Press, 4/1/2003 Turkey's Transformation and American Policy Morton Abramowitz, Century Foundation Press, 2/1/2001 Articles on International Affairs Facing the Pakistan Flood Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 8/23/2010 Kosovo Status Talks Redux Morton Abramowitz, Koho Ditore, 8/9/2010 Salvaging Afghanistan Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 6/25/2010 Some Western Perceptions of Turkey Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 3/1/2010 Keynote Speech: Reflections on the Mainstream Media Performance Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 11/6/2009 Swat Valley's Hidden Crisis Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 9/2/2009 Tough Questions Nobody Wants to Ask Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 8/11/2009 Pakistan’s Human Debacle Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 8/6/2009 A View From Kabul Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 6/8/2009 The Obama Administration and North Korea Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 6/5/2009 ASEAN's continuing Dilemma Morton Abramowitz, Natalie Parke, The Jakara Post, 5/1/2009 Springtime in Turkish-American relations? Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek International, 4/6/2009 Bashing Bashir Morton Abramowitz, Natalie Parke, The National Interest, 3/24/2009 North Korean Latitude Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 2/26/2009 Another Trilateral Commission Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 1/30/2009 Not So Grand Bargains Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 1/14/2009 Gridlock in Bangkok Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 12/4/2008 The World Economic Crisis and Turkey Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek International, 11/3/2008 Georgia on Our Mind Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 9/16/2008 Making Intervention Work Morton Abramowitz, Thomas R. Pickering, Foreign Affairs, 8/25/2008 The Bear Wakes Up Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 8/13/2008 The Problem Is Pakistan Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek, 8/2/2008 The Shortchanging of Iraqi Refugees Morton Abramowitz, Los Angeles Times, 6/23/2008 Abandoning Burma Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, The Century Foundation, 5/6/2008 Charlie Wilson’s War Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 4/9/2008 A Moment Of Truth For Serbia Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek, 3/24/2008 Inside Track: Beyond Darfur Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, The National Interest, 2/13/2008 Putin's Balkan Mischief Morton Abramowitz, The Guardian, 1/28/2008 Bashir in Turkey: The Unanswered Questions Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 1/24/2008 Nudge the Junta Towards Change Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, The Australian, 1/17/2008 Stitching up Bosnia Morton Abramowitz, Edward P. Joseph, Wall Street Journal, 12/14/2007 The Answer in Pakistan Thomas R. Pickering, Carla Hills, Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 11/14/2007 Toward the Point of No Return Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek International, 10/22/2007 Inside Track: What American Leadership? Morton Abramowitz, Leslie H. Gelb, The National Interest, 10/15/2007 Ending the Impasse Over Kosovo Morton Abramowitz, Jacques Rupnik, Europe's World, 10/15/2007 Cyprus Sabotage Morton Abramowitz, Henri J. Barkey, Wall Street Journal, 10/9/2007 Inside Track: Waiting for China Morton Abramowitz, The National Interest, 10/2/2007 Burma Rising Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, Wall Street Journal, 9/24/2007 A New Job for Ban Ki-moon Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, Newsweek International, 9/10/2007 Appetite for Construction Morton Abramowitz, Heather Hurlburt, The National Interest, 8/29/2007 How to Save Iraqi Kurdistan from Itself Morton Abramowitz, Foreign Policy, 7/24/2007 Asia-Pacific Roundtable: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Last Years of the Bush Administration and Global and Regional Security—As Delivered by Morton Abramowitz Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 6/13/2007 A Showdown in Ankara Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek International, 6/11/2007 Why China Won’t Save Darfur Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, Foreign Policy, 6/7/2007 Europe’s Decisive Role Morton Abramowitz, The Guardian, 5/21/2007 Remarks of Morton Abramowitz at Global Leadership Forum, Istanbul, Turkey (As Delivered) Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 5/12/2007 Again the “Sick Man?” Morton Abramowitz, Henri J. Barkey, The Century Foundation, 5/7/2007 Turkey's Western Destiny Morton Abramowitz, Henri J. Barkey, Wall Street Journal, 4/24/2007 A Lifeline for the Burmese Morton Abramowitz, Jonathan Kolieb, Washington Post, 4/4/2007 Time To Decide About Kosovo Morton Abramowitz, Newsweek International, 3/12/2007 Kosovo's Road to Independence Morton Abramowitz, Wall Street Journal, 3/7/2007 A Better Way Morton Abramowitz, Leslie H. Gelb, Wall Street Journal, 2/9/2007 The Final Status of Kosovo Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 11/15/2006 Four Big East Asian Issues Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 11/1/2006 Another Balkan High Noon Morton Abramowitz, Guardian Unlimited, 10/26/2006 A New Tack on Darfur Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 10/23/2006 Can a White House Visit Shore Up a Sagging US-South Korea Alliance? Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, YaleGlobal Online, 9/15/2006 Our Political Crisis Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 9/5/2006 Crossing the Lexicon Morton Abramowitz, Heather Hurlburt, The Century Foundation, 8/24/2006 Balkan Choice Morton Abramowitz, Mark Schneider, Wall Street Journal, 8/5/2006 Testimony on North Korea Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 7/20/2006 Turkish American Relations in a Sea of Troubles Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 5/23/2006 Mr. Hu, the Stakeholder? Beijing Can Wait Morton Abramowitz, International Herald Tribune, 5/19/2006 Challenging our Policy in Iraq Morton Abramowitz, Samantha Power, Los Angeles Times, 4/11/2006 Backward Again in the Balkans Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 2/27/2006 Kosovo's Future Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 11/16/2005 Turkey at a Crossroads Morton Abramowitz, Wall Street Journal, 6/29/2005 America Needs a Coherent East Asia Policy Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, Financial Times, 6/9/2005 Rethinking Southeast Asia Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, The Century Foundation, 4/21/2005 In Defense of Striped Pants Morton Abramowitz, Leslie H. Gelb, The National Interest, 3/17/2005 The Six Parties Must Act Together Morton Abramowitz, Stephen Bosworth, Financial Times, 2/22/2005 Where to Start With Europe Morton Abramowitz, Heather Hurlburt, Washington Post, 12/23/2004 An American Perspective on Turkey and the EU Morton Abramowitz, Zaman Online, 12/13/2004 A Broken System Morton Abramowitz, Samantha Power, Washington Post, 9/12/2004 The Shaky State Of Nation-Building Morton Abramowitz, Heather Hurlburt, Washington Post, 7/12/2004 What Should Bush Do Now? Morton Abramowitz, Time Magazine, 4/12/2004 Intelligence Again in the Dock Morton Abramowitz, The Century Foundation, 2/11/2004 Snatching Defeat in The Balkans Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 1/7/2004 A Tale of Two Protectorates Morton Abramowitz, Wall Street Journal, 11/13/2003 Peace Before Prosecution? Morton Abramowitz, Paul Williams, Washington Post, 8/25/2003 After Iraq, Shrinking Horizons Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 7/31/2003 Don't Let Burma Slide Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 7/21/2003 Time to Lean on Thailand Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 6/9/2003 Former Envoy Abramowitz Says Turkey Will Receive $6 Billion in Aid and Billions in Loans Morton Abramowitz, Council on Foreign Relations, 2/24/2003 Foreign Policy Inflight... Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 8/19/2002 Let the Montenegrins Have Their Say Morton Abramowitz, International Herald Tribune, 12/31/2001 Old Issues for the New Serbia Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post, 11/28/2000 Copyright 2010 The Century Foundation. Privacy Policy NY Office: 41 East 70th Street—New York, New York—10021—Phone:212-535-4441—212-879-9197 DC Office: 1333 H Street, NW—10th Floor— Washington, D.C. 20005— Phone: 202-387-0400— Fax: 202-483-9430