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February 12, 2008
Audio
Listen to Council experts discuss President Bush’s February 2008 trip to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia .
See more in Africa, Global Health, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Updated: February 10, 2009
Backgrounder
The effort to stimulate the U.S. economy provides the first major test of how the Obama administration will balance concerns about trade policy.
See more in United States, Trade
February 7, 2008
Daily Analysis
John McCain is now the prohibitive favorite to secure the GOP nomination while the Democratic race remains closely contested .
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
February 4, 2008
Interview
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte says China is largely “in sync” with the United States on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.
See more in China, Iran, Proliferation
January 31, 2008
Transcript
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
January 31, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the role of foreign policy in the 2008 presidential campaign.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
January 30, 2008
Daily Analysis
As Democrats eschewed Florida for technical reasons, Republican John McCain won the state's important primary, campaigning on security during hard economic times, and winning over Hispanics and other swing voters.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Updated: January 29, 2008
Daily Analysis
President Bush's farewell State of the Union address was marked by a call for Congress to unite behind his Iraq policy and curtail partisanship.
See more in Colombia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Congress, Foreign Aid, U.S. Election 2008
January 16, 2008
Daily Analysis
Mitt Romney took his turn as a Republican primary winner, capturing the industrial state of Michigan in a contest pivoting on the economy and U.S. competitiveness.
See more in United States, Elections
January 9, 2008
Daily Analysis
The economy and the Iraq war remained top concerns in New Hampshire where Washington veterans John McCain and Hillary Clinton won the nation’s first primary votes.
See more in United States, Elections
Updated: January 9, 2008
Daily Analysis
Buzzwords like “change” are ringing in the presidential primary season, obscuring foreign policy differences and similarities of the candidates.
See more in United States
January 4, 2008
Daily Analysis
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee triumphed in Iowa’s caucuses, vowing change at a time of deepening economic concerns.
See more in United States, Congress, Presidency, U.S. Election 2008
Updated: December 21, 2007
Backgrounder
Democrats in the 110th Congress failed to alter Bush administration policy on Iraq, but made an impact on trade and energy legislation.
See more in United States, Congress
Updated: December 19, 2007
Backgrounder
Congress has approved the first increase in corporate average fuel economy in thirty years, propelled by worries over rising oil prices.
See more in United States, Industrial Policy, Energy/Environment
Updated: December 19, 2007
Daily Analysis
Presidential candidates have staked out ambitious plans for U.S. "energy independence." Experts doubt the concept is feasible, and legislative battles in Washington illustrate the obstacles.
See more in United States, Energy/Environment, U.S. Election 2008
December 7, 2007
Interview
A leading Republican candidate for president, Sen. John McCain, tells CFR.org the country needs to unite over issues ranging from Iraq to immigration.
See more in Iran, Iraq, Immigration, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
December 5, 2007
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Charles A. Kupchan discuss implications of Kosovo's expected declaration of independence when international mediators report to the United Nations' Security Council on December 10, despite the vociferous opposition of Russia and Serbia.
See more in Europe/Russia, Sovereignty
December 5, 2007
Transcript
CFR Senior Fellow Charles Kupchan discusses implications of Kosovo's anticipated declaration of independence despite Russia's opposition.
See more in Russian Fed., Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Sovereignty
November 21, 2007
Daily Analysis
Pakistan’s political crisis has revealed a realist edge in the way U.S. presidential candidates of both parties consider alliances, democracy, and diplomacy.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Defense/Homeland Security, Elections
November 20, 2007
Transcript
A CFR teleconference with Stephen Biddle about the situation in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Nation Building
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