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Updated: July 24, 2008
Backgrounder
The United Nations has frequently cited East Timor as a model nation-building project. But new unrest in the tiny Asian state indicates that the international community has again failed to show the stamina to guide a nation toward genuine stability.
See more in East Timor, Nation Building, Peacekeeping
July 23, 2008
Daily Analysis
Despite the sputtering U.S. economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to dominate debate on the presidential campaign trail.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, National Security and Defense, U.S. Election 2008
July 10, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
June 12, 2008
Podcast
The authors of a new book says it was the fall of the Berlin Wall, not the 9/11 attacks, that ushered in the biggest changes confronting U.S. foreign policymakers.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Foreign Policy History, Grand Strategy
Updated: June 4, 2008
Daily Analysis
The presidential primary season ends with the economy uppermost in voters' minds, but national security issues are never far away.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, National Security and Defense, U.S. Election 2008
June 2, 2008
Backgrounder
Whether to engage heads of rogue states, a perennial foreign policy dilemma, has emerged in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.
See more in United States, Iran, Diplomacy
May 16, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
Updated: October 3, 2008
Backgrounder
Sen. John McCain's Republican presidential campaign has a group of foreign policy advisers reflecting both realist and neoconservative views of the world.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
Updated: May 6, 2008
Daily Analysis
Mounting gas prices have made energy a top presidential campaign issue. But prospects appear dim for any comprehensive policy reforms from Washington.
See more in United States, Energy/Environment, Energy, U.S. Election 2008
Updated: April 22, 2008
Daily Analysis
Pennsylvania voters have made their choice in the Democratic primary, and like other U.S. states economic concerns continue to be the dominant theme in this election.
See more in United States, Trade
Updated: April 18, 2008
Daily Analysis
Pope Benedict’s first U.S. visit has focused on revitalizing the U.S. Catholic Church. He is also addressing religious freedom.
See more in United States, Western Europe, Religion
March 14, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
March 12, 2008
Video
Experts from the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economist, and New York University discuss the public diplomacy challenges facing a new U.S. administration.
March 7, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
March 5, 2008
Daily Analysis
Hillary Clinton takes Ohio and Texas, extending her fight for the Democratic presidential nomination against Barack Obama even as John McCain clinches the Republican nod.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
March 4, 2008
Podcast
CFR’s Stephen Flynn says the next U.S. president must revive civilian infrastructure, and with it the confidence to confront disasters both natural and manmade.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security
February 22, 2008
Daily Analysis
The U.S. presidential race is a major global spectator sport. Observers are enthralled by the plot twists yet mindful of the high stakes.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
February 15, 2008
Interview
The U.S. envoy on North Korea’s denuclearization process says he expects difficult talks ahead on getting Pyongyang’s full declaration on its uranium enrichment.
See more in United States, North Korea, Human Rights, Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, U.S. Strategy and Politics
![President Bush's Trip to Africa [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]](/content/publications/images/africabush_confcall.jpg)
February 12, 2008
Transcript
The speakers discuss American interests in the countries that President George W. Bush will visit in February 2008.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 13, 2008
Daily Analysis
Barack Obama swept primaries in the capital region, boosted by Democrats seeking change. John McCain’s national security experience helped make him the GOP winner.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
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