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President Obama’s major address on U.S counterterrorism policy is likely to rekindle debate over the controversial practice of targeted killings, explains this CFR backgrounder.
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After the disqualification of popular former president Rafsanjani, it's unclear which of the remaining, mostly conservative candidates will triumph in the June presidential election, says expert Farideh Farhi.
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Ending child marriage is not only a moral obligation--it is a strategic imperative that will further critical U.S. foreign policy interests in development, prosperity, stability, and the rule of law, writes CFR's Rachel Vogelstein in this new report.
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U.S. tracking of visa overstays is not perfect, but neither is it the massive hole in immigration enforcement that many in Congress believe exists, says CFR's Edward Alden.
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Despite long-standing mistrust between Egypt and Iran, present circumstances may bring the two rivals closer together, says CFR’s Steven A. Cook.
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