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July/August 2008
| Author: | Jeffrey Mankoff, Adjunct Fellow for Russia Studies |
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Op-Ed
Problems of Post-Communism
Although the United States can expect some continuity in Russia’s transition from Vladimir Putin to Dmitri Medvedev, there are uncertainties about factors beyond the new president, that deserve a closer look, writes Jeffrey Mankoff. These include, the ideological preferences of the country’s elites, the interests of important bureaucratic decision-makers, and the ease (or lack thereof) with which Medvedev asserts his authority over these competing factions.
See more in Russian Fed.
August 5, 2008
Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University interviewed by Greg Bruno, Staff Writer
Interview
The Bush administration's global war on terror has become an unchallenged doctrine in American politics. Iraq expert and Boston University history professor Andrew J. Bacevich says the next U.S. president should take another look.
See more in United States, Terrorism, U.S. Election 2008
July 31, 2008
| Author: | Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg
In this Bloomberg article, Amity Shlaes writes that the new housing act—hesitantly signed into law by President Bush—may look great at first, but promises future trouble. The bill expands moral hazard, widening incentives to do the wrong thing.
See more in Economics
July 30, 2008
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
The passage of the President’s Plan for AIDS Relief has highlighted the ability of Congressmen such as Joe Biden and Tim Coburn to work towards bipartisan progress in a branch of government that is otherwise overwhelmed by cynicism and bitterness, writes Michael Gerson.
See more in Global Health, Congress
July 27, 2008
| Author: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Using Barack Obama’s recent trip to Europe and the Middle East as a backdrop, Walter Rusell Mead highlights the many paradoxes associated with US foreign policy.
See more in Presidency
July 23, 2008
| Author: | Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg
Barack Obama will be given a euphoric reception this week when he speaks at Victory Column in Berlin. But in this Bloomberg article, Amity Shlaes argues that the Berlin cityscape reminds us of the limits of Obama’s foreign policy and that sometimes you encounter war even when you don’t want to.
See more in Germany, Presidency
July 21, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The Bush administration has increased resources for public diplomacy with a focus on Muslims. But criticism remains about how the "war of ideas" is waged.
See more in United States, Media and Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy
July 21, 2008
| Authors: | James M. Goldgeier, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations Derek H. Chollet, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security |
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Op-Ed
Guardian UK
James Goldgeier and Derek Chollet remind America’s European friends that they should not be lulled into thinking that the exit of President Bush will mean that all of the tough problems will be solved and the hard work will be over. In fact, the work is just getting started.
See more in Europe/Russia, Presidency
Summer 2008
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Peter L. Trubowitz |
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Op-Ed
International Security
Charles A. Kupchan and Peter L. Trubowitz respond to Joseph M. Parent and Joseph Bafumi’s criticism of their article “Dead Center: The Demise of Liberal Internationalism in the United States”
See more in Grand Strategy, Organization of Government
July 14, 2008
| Author: | David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology |
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Op-Ed
Newsweek
Rising food prices offer the United States an opportunity to wean farmers off lavish subsidies. However, as David Victor argues in this Newsweek article, the U.S Congress has been doing just the opposite by passing legislation that will heap even more cash on farmers.
See more in Economics
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Russia (8/6): Jeffrey Mankoff details the factors that will shape US-Russian relations in the coming years, in Problems of Post Communism.
International Trade (8/2): Amity Shlaes and Douglas Irwin write that turning trade talks into tangible agreements will require renewed leadership, in the Wall Street Journal.
OPEC (8/1): David Victor argues that OPEC is not as powerful as conventional wisdom might suggest, in Newsweek.
Housing Crisis (7/31): Amity Shlaes criticizes the passing of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, on Bloomberg.com.
This report outlines the nature of the challenges in Pakistan's tribal areas, formulates strategies for addressing those challenges, and distills the strategies into realistic policy proposals worthy of consideration by the incoming administration.
This report analyzes the debate over U.S. use of assurances against torture, explaining the contexts in which they are used, how they can be conveyed, and what they can contain, and recommends a number of ways to respond to criticism so that the United States can continue using assurances.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, 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.
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