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E-mail: noah_feldman@harvard.edu
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December 10, 2008
Academic Module
This module features teaching notes by Noah Feldman, author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, along with other resources to supplement the text. This CFR book provides a sweeping history of the traditional Islamic constitution—its noble beginnings, its downfall, and the renewed promise it could hold for Muslims and Westerners alike.
February 10, 2009
Article
New York Times Magazine
Noah Feldman discusses the need for a balance between secrecy and transparency in the U.S. government. He explains, "The effective operation of even the most democratic government requires secrecy and surprise as well as transparency and predictability."
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September 28, 2008
Article
The New York Times Magazine
Noah Feldman writes that "it is becoming increasingly clear that the defining constitutional problem for the present generation will be the nature of the relationship of the United States to what is somewhat optimistically called the international order."
See more in Global Governance, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 7, 2007
Article
The New York Times Magazine
CFR's Noah Feldman examines the American urge to export democracy.
See more in Democracy Promotion, Grand Strategy
April 8, 2007
Article
The New York Times Magazine
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Election 2008
February 4, 2007
Article
The New York Times Magazine
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October 29, 2006
Article
The New York Times Magazine
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October 1, 2006
Article
The New York Times Magazine
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 18, 2008
Audio
Listen to Noah Feldman, adjunct senior fellow at CFR and professor of law at Harvard Law School, discuss his new book, The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series.
See more in Religion
March 25, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the role of religion with regard to the state.
See more in Nation Building, Religion
June 5, 2006
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the origins of the Shia and the political and religious beliefs of the Shia.
See more in Iraq
April 2008
Book
In this penetrating book, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
See more in Middle East, Society and Culture
October 10, 2008
Interview
Noah Feldman, CFR adjunct senior fellow and Harvard constitutional law expert, says two landmark Supreme Court rulings send conflicting messages to the world about U.S. adherence to international law.
See more in United States, International Law, Rule of Law
August 27, 2007
Interview
CFR’s Noah Feldman says outgoing U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales harmed the Department of Justice, especially abroad, by allowing it to become increasingly politicized.
See more in United States, Intelligence, Counterterrorism
October 18, 2006
Interview
Noah Feldman says a bill establishing military commissions shifts the detainee debate “to being more purely a human rights issue.”
See more in International Law, Terrorism
May 19, 2006
Interview
CFR Adjunct Fellow Noah Feldman, discussing the legal issues at stake in the upcoming Hamdan decision, says the case will decide whether military tribunals are constitutionally sufficient and warns that if the Supreme Court rules current trial procedures inadequate, it may be difficult to try many of the nearly 500 Guantanamo detainees.
See more in United States, International Law, Terrorism and the Law
June 10, 2009
Op-Ed
New York Times
Noah Feldman argues, "many of the greatest [Supreme Court] justices have been irascible, socially distant, personally isolated, arrogant, or even downright mean."
See more in United States, Rule of Law
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.
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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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