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Updated: January 3, 2008
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination highlights the difficulties of campaign security as U.S. candidates attempt to secure themselves without sacrificing interaction with local communities.
See more in United States, Homeland Security, U.S. Election 2008
Updated: December 19, 2007
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
November 21, 2007
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
October 15, 2007
Presidential candidates from both parties signal a break with Bush administration foreign policy but offer contrasting visions on issues from Iraq to trade.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
August 14, 2007
Months before even the first primary vote is cast, the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign is fulfilling expectations as a major contest over foreign policy.
See more in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Homeland Security, National Security and Defense, International Peace and Security
July 9, 2007
The presidential and congressional elections eighteen months away are contributing to new pressures from Capitol Hill for a U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics
July 9, 2007
With the volume of illegal immigrants flowing across the U.S. border fueling an emotional debate in Washington, the impact of immigration policy on foreign health workers has been overshadowed.
See more in United States, Health, Immigration
Updated: July 3, 2007
Britain’s latest brush with terrorism leads many to reexamine the country’s relationship with its own Muslim community. The United States, too, could benefit from such an analysis.
See more in United States, U.K., Terrorism
May 25, 2007
The fate of the latest proposal for immigration reform appears doubtful—it has aroused strong opposition and is running up against a presidential election cycle.
See more in United States, Immigration, U.S. Election 2008
May 23, 2007
With presidential politics already coloring all aspects of international policymaking, CFR.org launches Campaign 2008 to track the tangle of foreign policy and national security issues throughout the election cycle.
See more in United States, Grand Strategy, U.S. Election 2008
May 15, 2007
American politicians finally agree on the need for benchmarks to judge progress in Iraq, but disagree sharply over linking those milestones to future funding or a timetable for withdrawal.
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, Congress
April 9, 2007
As Congress prepares to revive attempts at immigration reform, some experts are urging a more comprehensive look at the economics of worker flows.
See more in United States, Immigration
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