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October 11, 2007
Podcast
CFR’s Steven A. Cook says recent Turkish military action in Iraq and a controversial U.S. congressional vote could undermine U.S.-Turkish relations at a critical time.
See more in Turkey, Wars and Warfare
September 20, 2007
Audio
Listen to Steven A. Cook, CFR's Douglas Dillon fellow, discuss the impact of military regimes on political development in the Middle East with students, as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 11, 2007
Other Report
Six CFR experts provide their own analysis of the Petraeus and Crocker testimony.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
July 26, 2007
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in Turkey, Democracy Promotion, Religion
July 23, 2007
Interview
Steven A. Cook, an expert on Turkey, says the sweeping victory of the Justice and Development Party in parliamentary elections has proven “beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can have democracy in a Muslim-majority country.”
July 17, 2007
Op-Ed
Slate
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion
July 16, 2007
Interview
A week away from crucial parliamentary elections in Turkey, relations between the United States and Turkey are severely strained. CFR Fellow Steven A. Cook says a recent major poll shows that “in Turkey, a NATO country firmly allied with the United States over the last fifty years, only 9 percent of Turks have a favorable view of the United States.”
See more in Turkey, Elections, Religion
June 28, 2007
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
May 25, 2007
Transcript
See more in Turkey, Democracy Promotion
May 21, 2007
News Release
Ruling But Not Governing provides valuable insight into the political dynamics that perpetuate authoritarian regimes and offers novel ways to promote democratic change. In this new CFR book, author and Council Douglas Dillon Fellow Steven A. Cook highlights the critical role that the military plays in the stability of the Egyptian, Algerian, and, until recently, Turkish political systems.
See more in Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Democracy and Human Rights
May 18, 2007
Podcast
Steven Cook discusses his new book, Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey and how it applies to current developments in the region.
See more in Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Defense Policy & Budget, Democracy Promotion
April 4, 2007
Op-Ed
Washingtonpost.com
See more in Turkey, EU, Middle East, Democracy Promotion
March 29, 2007
Interview
Steven A. Cook, a CFR expert on Turkey, says “the great underreported story” of the Iraq war is the serious deterioration in U.S.-Turkish relations. “It has already blown up,” says Cook.
See more in Turkey, Iraq, Terrorist Organizations
May 2007
Book
This book critically examines how the legacies of military control in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey affect political development in these countries, highlighting the often-overlooked difficulties of promoting democratic change in military- dominated political systems. Using Turkey's recent reforms as a point of departure, Steven Cook offers novel policy prescriptions for encouraging political change in Egypt and Algeria.
See more in Egypt, Defense/Homeland Security, Democracy and Human Rights
March 13, 2007
Transcript
The panelists discuss the recent Gallup poll on Muslim views, including views of the United States and the West, conducted in 22 countries over the past year and a half.
March 13, 2007
Video
Watch experts discuss the recent Gallup poll on Muslim views, including views of the United States and the West.
See more in Religion, Media and Foreign Policy
March 13, 2007
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the recent Gallup poll on Muslim views, including views of the United States and the West.
See more in Religion, Media and Foreign Policy
February 28, 2007
Interview
CFR’s Steven A. Cook says the decision to speak with Iran and Syria on Iraq, marks “a positive change in policy.”
See more in Iran, Syria, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Public Diplomacy
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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