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Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
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January 17, 2007
Op-Ed
Newsday
See more in Middle East, Israel, Palestinian Authority, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Grand Strategy
January 16, 2007
Interview
Steven A. Cook, a leading Middle East expert, says the current U.S. effort to make progress in the Israeli-Palestinian talks is inevitably linked to the U.S. desire to get Arab support for the shaky government in Iraq.
See more in Middle East, International Peace and Security, Conflict Assessment
November 21, 2006
Podcast
CFR Fellow Steven A. Cook discusses the impact of Pierre Gemayel’s assassination on Lebanese politics. He says Gemayel’s murder marks a return of Syrian influence in Lebanon and presents an opportunity for Hezbollah to consolidate its power.
See more in Lebanon, Syria, Sovereignty, International Peace and Security
November 20, 2006
Interview
Steven A. Cook, CFR’s leading expert on Turkey, says the country is so preoccupied with issues of European Union membership, continuing problems over divided Cyprus, and the Kurdish issues that the pending visit of Pope Benedict XVI has not aroused much interest.
See more in Turkey, International Organizations
October 23, 2006
Transcript
Council Fellows Stephen Biddle and Steven Cook, join George Mason University professors Eric McGlinchey and Peter Mandaville at a Town Hall meeting to discuss the Middle East and Iraq.
See more in Middle East, Iraq
August 31, 2006
Interview
Steven A. Cook says relations between the United States and Turkey are strained due to conflicting interests in Iraqi Kurdistan. Washington does not want to upset the relative stability in northern Iraq, whereas Turkey seeks to remove the threat of Kurdish militants in the region.
See more in Turkey, Iraq, Ethnicity and National Identity
July 29, 2006
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion
July 3, 2006
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Turkey, Public Diplomacy
June 22, 2006
Op-Ed
Washingtonpost.com
See more in United States, Turkey, Public Diplomacy
June 22, 2006
Transcript
Council Fellows Steven A. Cook and Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall joined presider Marc Grossman, former ambassador to Turkey, in a presentation of a new Council Special Report. Underscoring the importance of the US-Turkey relationship, they expressed support for Turkey’s integration into the European Union, called for the resolution of the Cyprusissue, and suggested trilateral talks between Turkey, theU.S. and legitimate Kurdish-Iraqi leaders.
See more in Turkey, EU, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 22, 2006
Audio
See more in Turkey
June 21, 2006
News Release
“The growing schism between the West and the Islamic world is one of the primary challenges confronting American foreign and defense policymakers. As a consequence, the relationship between the United States and Turkey—a Western-oriented, democratizing Muslim country—is strategically more important than ever,” asserts a new Special Report.
See more in United States, Turkey, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 20, 2006
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in United States, Middle East, Public Diplomacy
June 17, 2006
Online Debate
On bloggingheads.tv, Steven Cook and Slate's Eric Umansky discuss Arab-Israeli Conflict, Egypt, and democratization in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, Egypt, Israel, Democracy Promotion
June 5, 2006
Video
See more in Iraq
June 5, 2006
Audio
Listen to experts address whether Shia power is destabilizing the region and how it is affecting the Sunni community more broadly.
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June 5, 2006
Transcript
Panelists addressed whether Shia power is destabilizing, with particular attention placed on the Shia communities in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Iran , and Iraq, and how this accumulation of Shia power affects the wider Sunni world.
See more in Middle East, Ethnicity and National Identity, Religion
June 2006
Council Special Report No. 15
Council Special Report
This Council Special Report makes the case that Turkey’s strategic importance to the United States is greater than ever, and that a major effort needs to be undertaken to renew and revitalize the relationship.
See more in United States, Turkey, Public Diplomacy
May 30, 2006
Podcast
Steven Cook, CFR's Douglas Dillon Fellow, discusses the troublesome state of U.S. relations with Turkey and suggests a diplomatic approach for repairing ties with the critical ally.
See more in Turkey, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 26, 2006
Interview
Steven Cook says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for a two-state negotiated solution was "a shrewd move" becuase it puts pressure on the Hamas-led PA government, but also serves to constrain Israel's actions.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, International Peace and Security
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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