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April 24, 2008
| Speaker: | Francisco R. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to Wesleyan professor Francisco R. Rodriguez discuss the economic policies of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Venezuela, Economics
April 21, 2008
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Daily Analysis
A mounting food crisis threatens grave consequences for the world’s poor. Experts blame rising oil prices and self-interested agricultural policies.
See more in Africa, International Organizations
January 25, 2008
| Author: | Charles E. Hanrahan |
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Must Read
The Congressional Research Service reports on international food aid and the 2007 Farm Bill.
See more in United States, Foreign Aid
March 11, 2008
| Speaker: | Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations |
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| Presider: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to UN deputy secretary-general Asha-Rose Migiro discuss priorities for the United Nations, with particular regard to international development. This event was made possible by the generosity of ExxonMobil.
See more in Human Rights, International Organizations
March 11, 2008
| Speaker: | Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations |
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| Presider: | Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
Video
Watch UN deputy secretary-general Asha-Rose Migiro discuss priorities for the United Nations, with particular regard to international development. This event was made possible by the generosity of ExxonMobil.
See more in Human Rights, International Organizations
March 11, 2008
Matt Flannery, cofounder and CEO of Kiva interviewed by Stephanie Hanson, News Editor
Interview
Matt Flannery, cofounder of the microfinance website Kiva.org, discusses microfinance and its ramifications for economic development and poverty reduction.
See more in Economics, Economic Development
March/April 2008
| Author: | Francisco Rodriguez |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The former chief economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly argues that despite Hugo Chavez's pledge to fight poverty, the Venezuelan president's economic policies have hurt the poor most of all.
See more in Venezuela, Economic Development
November 2007
Essential Documents
Report
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November 14, 2007
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
In this op-ed article, Gerson says that Republicans need to show the same capacity to speak to the largest economic challenge of our moment -- the recovery of economic mobility.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
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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.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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