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March 1, 2013 THE WORLD THIS WEEK Italians Rekindle Euro Jitters Charles A. Kupchan Should a functioning government fail to emerge in Italy, the eurozone could slide backward and again be engulfed in expensive and controversial bailouts to avert financial crisis. With Germany headed into its own election season, Chancellor Angela Merkel will be treading very carefully when it comes to putting German taxpayers on the line. Read the First Take » The Pope as Diplomat Edward Pentin As Pope Benedict XVI abdicates the papacy, retiring to a life of prayer and study, he leaves behind an admirable, if somewhat chequered record in international relations. Read More on ForeignAffairs.com » Support Process Over Personalities in Pakistan Daniel Markey Pakistan's most powerful institutions face impending leadership transitions. U.S. officials should consider how they might influence this political environment by suspending drone strikes, making exceptions only for plotters of imminent terrorist attacks. Read the Policy Innovation Memorandum » Drones in Niger: A Fateful Decision John Campbell Given the United States' limited interests in the region, the deployment of one hundred American troops to a U.S. drone base in Niger was likely motivated by fear of the region's quasi-criminal networks, which have adopted the al-Qaeda brand. Read More on Africa in Transition » Heralding Hope Amid Tough Realities Scott A. Snyder South Korean President Park's political resume is one that has been built through resilience and the ability to succeed in the face of political adversity. Park will need to rely on past experience to confront the policy challenges ahead of her. Read More on Asia Unbound » THE WORLD AHEAD An Audio Preview of the World Next Week James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon CFR's James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon discuss Kenyan elections, the scramble to assemble a new government in Italy, and the sixtieth anniversary of Stalin's death. Listen to the Podcast » What Is Egypt? Steven A. Cook President Barack Obama has worked hard to keep relations between Washington and Cairo on track as Egypt has lurched from one political crisis to another over the last two years. But where exactly is that track supposed to be leading? It is not at all clear that the president knows. Read More on from the Potomac to the Euphrates » Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights Graham Allison and Robert Blackwill Lee has been a mentor to every Chinese leader from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, and a counselor to every U.S. president from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. In their new book, Graham Allison and Robert Blackwill extract the essence of Lee's visionary thinking about critical issues, including U.S.-China relations, India, and globalization. Read the Book » Abe's Post-Summit Decisions Sheila A. Smith Following his first summit meeting with President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces important economic challenges. His ability to appoint a governor for the Bank of Japan and secure participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be contingent on support from both houses of parliament. Read More on Asia Unbound » Democracy's Decline and the Case of Kenya Joshua Kurlantzick There was once a widely shared hope that Kenya would be part of a new, "Fourth Wave" of democracy. But in Africa, Asia, and now the Middle East, we have witnessed the emergence of either dysfunctional democracies or, like Kenya, countries that have turned into elected autocracies. Reversing this decline will require concerted efforts from both the leaders and citizens of once-promising democracies. Read the Expert Brief » Why Transatlantic Trade Winds Are Blowing Jeffrey J. Schott While a free-trade deal has eluded the U.S. and EU for more than twenty years, both have greater incentives to reach an agreement that could stimulate halting economies on both sides of the Atlantic. Read the Interview » WORLD EVENTS CALENDAR March 3 - 5: American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee Annual Conference, Washington, DC
CFR Resources on: Israel » March 4: Presidential Election, Kenya
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Today in CFR's New York office, CFR fellow Micah Zenko hosted a U.S. drone policy panel with Palantir Technologies' Michael Leiter and the American Civil Liberties Union's Jameel Jaffer. Watch the Discussion
The Battle for Bretton Woods In a new book, CFR's Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics Benn Steil argues that the U.S.-China monetary standoff makes "a new Bretton Woods" impossible.
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