Uighur expert Dru Gladney says the protests in China's Xinjiang Province are about social justice for the country's minorities and expresses concern they will spark greater Chinese nationalism.
Kevin Casas-Zamora says that by putting its diplomatic weight behind a mediation effort to settle the Honduran crisis, the United States has demonstrated sensitivity to Latin sensibilities.
CFR's top arms control expert, Charles Ferguson, says "nothing revolutionary" was agreed to on arms control issues, despite a pledge to cut nuclear arsenals down from current levels.
Obama's Speech | U.S.-Russia Bargaining
North Korea continues to raise global tension by test firing missiles. This Backgrounder on the Six-Party Talks examines the negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program and their future prospects.
Korea Crisis Guide | UNSC Resolution 1874
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities was a relatively easy benchmark to meet, analysts say. Many are unsure whether the country can withstand a complete U.S. pullout in less than two years.
Iraq's Crossroads | Reversal in Iraq
As the world's major economies confront the global financial system's worst crisis in decades, this new Crisis Guide offers an interactive look at the crisis that draws on the insights of leading policy experts.
Iran's contested presidential vote has raised new questions about the regime's long-term stability and prospects for U.S.-Iran rapprochement. Four experts address the policy options for Washington.
House passage of the Waxman-Markey climate bill puts the U.S. a step closer to comprehensive climate policy. This CFR Crisis Guide examines the diplomatic hurdles and policy options.
Trade and Climate Policy | John Kerry Speech
New CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force Calls for U.S. Immigration Policy Reform
New CFR Interactive Illustrates Causes and Consequences of the Global Financial Crisis
New Contingency Planning Memo Assesses Potential for Ukraine-Russia Crisis
New Working Paper Investigates Causal Factors of the Global Financial Crisis
Online Multimedia Tool Details International Efforts to Curb Nuclear Proliferation
Economics (7/9): Amity Shlaes compares today's economic policy with that of the 1980s, on Bloomberg.com.
NATO (7/9): James M. Goldgeier discusses NATO's 60th anniversary, in the Harvard International Review.
Russia (7/6): Charles Ferguson and Amitai Etzioni consider a deal between the U.S. and Russia, on the Huffington Post.
Presidency (7/6): Peter Beinart discusses Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy legacy in Time Magazine.
United States (7/6): Amity Shlaes considers Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression, in Time Magazine.
Proliferation (7/3): Scott Snyder argues, “North Korea never gave the President a chance to reach out,” on GlobalSecurity.org.
India (6/30): Daniel Markey discusses the hindrances that prevent India from achieving great-power status, in Asia Policy.
Afghanistan (6/30): Micah Zenko argues that collateral damage in Afghanistan is unavoidable, in Guardian UK.
Iran (6/29): Lydia Khalil argues that “reformers hope to fulfill the work they began 30 years ago,” in the Christian Science Monitor.
Israel (6/25): Elliot Abrams argues that “Hillary is wrong about the Israeli settlements,” in the Wall Street Journal.
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