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Reframing America's Grand Strategy America's greatest accomplishment--creating a free world order in which so many states are liberal, capitalist, and democratic--is in jeopardy. To address this problem, its grand strategy should be refocused on initiating a new phase of "liberal internationalism," argue Daniel Deudney and G. John Ikenberry. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) Freeing the Global Market: How to Boost the Economy by Curbing Regulatory Distortions Traditional trade negotiations have done little to remedy the growing use of anticompetitive market distortions by advanced developing countries. Shanker Singham argues that the United States needs to initiate new international negotiations to combat this worrisome trend. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) The Irony of Global Economic Governance: The System Worked Pundits and scholars have criticized the state of global economic governance since the Great Recession began. Read why Daniel W. Drezner is more optimistic about the global regime. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) Tapping Emergency Oil Stockpiles CFR's Blake Clayton writes that the International Energy Agency's 2011 release of emergency oil stockpiles provides valuable lessons about three critical aspects of these interventions: their effect on oil prices, implications for international cooperation, and logistical issues raised about the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) Capitalizing on Latino Immigrant Entrepreneurs Increasing entrepreneurialism among U.S. Latino immigrants would pay large dividends, such as creating jobs and boosting the U.S. economy. Yet visa issues and other roadblocks are preventing the United States from capitalizing on this great source of entrepreneurial potential, asserts Alexandra Starr. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) Time for a Global Trust For billions of people around the world, "the rule of law exists on paper, but not in practice." The United States can address this problem by taking the lead to augment inadequate rule of law programs and by forging a more nimble partnership with public, private, and nonprofit sectors, says CFR's Mark P. Lagon. Read More » Download This Policy Innovation Memorandum (free PDF) ASEAN Is at a Crossroads Though it has largely achieved its initial purpose of preventing interstate conflict in Southeast Asia since the Indochina Wars, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations faces major challenges to becoming a more powerful organization capable of achieving critical security and economic goals, writes CFR Fellow Joshua Kurlantzick. Read More » Download This Working Paper (free PDF) South Korea’s Global Profile, on the Rise South Korea's increasing contribution to international security is part of President Lee Myung-bak's "bold and ambitious" initiative to dramatically alter the nation's international role. Global Korea, edited by CFR Senior Fellow Scott A. Snyder, discusses the benefits of this enhanced role and provides recommendations to sustain and extend South Korean commitments. Read More »
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More on Korea » Confronting Renewed Violence in Iraq Ethno-sectarian violence and a breakdown in constitutional order threaten the positive progress in Iraq. Douglas Ollivant writes that, despite the withdrawal of U.S military forces, the United States still possesses a variety of measures to help this fragile state overcome these challenges. Read More » Download This Contingency Planning Memorandum (free PDF) Potential for Unrest in Venezuela Political instability and violence in Venezuela would damage U.S. efforts to promote democracy and protect economic interests in the region. Writing ahead of Venezuela's recent presidential election, Patrick Duddy outlines a range of potential scenarios that could still unfold and provides options to prevent and mitigate such developments. Read More » Download This Contingency Planning Memorandum (free PDF) Washington and Pretoria: Take This Diplomatic Opportunity South Africa is now the only African country with the clout to partner with the United States on a slew of African strategic issues, argues CFR Senior Fellow John Campbell, including a peaceful succession to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe through credible elections. Read More » Download This Policy Innovation Memorandum (free PDF) About CFR Publications
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