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March 28, 2008
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson suggests that McCain should pay close attention to the British conservatives, as he may have a thing or two to learn from the reincarnation of “compassionate conservatism.”
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November 7, 2007
| Speakers: | Jamie S. Gorelick, Member, Continuity of Government Commission; Partner, WilmerHale Fred C. Iklé, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic & International Studies Norman J. Ornstein, Senior Counselor, Continuity of Government Commission; Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute |
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| Presider: | Thomas E. Donilon, Partner, O'Melveny & Meyers LLP |
Audio
Listen to experts discuss suggested measures the U.S. government could take to react to and function after a catostrophic event in the nation's capital.
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November 1, 2007
| Author: | David Rose |
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Must Read
Washington showing little appetite to reign the corrupt in, one well-financed lawyer is trying his best to shed light on these profiteers, and his target is none other than Cheney's KBR.
See more in North America, United States, Iraq, Business & Foreign Policy
August 18, 2007
| Author: | Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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Op-Ed
The Australian
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Foreign Policy History
August 1, 2007
| Author: | Jon B. Alterman |
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Must Read
This special report from the United States Institute of Peace says that Iraq’s neighbors are playing a major role—both positive and negative—in the country’s worsening crisis, and reviews the interests and influence of the countries surrounding Iraq and the impact on U.S. bilateral relations.
See more in Iraq, Nation Building, Congress
May 10, 2007
| Author: | Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg.com
May 2007
| Author: | Lt. Col. Paul Yingling |
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Must Read
Lt. Col. Paul Yingling writes in the Armed Forces Journal that the current difficulties in the Iraq war are largely caused by a crisis in American's general officer corps.
See more in Iraq, Defense Policy & Budget
April 26, 2007
Newt Gingrich interviewed by Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor
Interview
Former House Speaker and prospective presidential candidate Newt Gingrich urges a more bipartisan approach to solving problems from Iraq to homeland security and hints he may enter the race late this year.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
April 26, 2007
| Speaker: | Newt Gingrich, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives (R-Ga) |
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| Presider: | Karen J. DeYoung, Associate Editor and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, the Washington Post |
Transcript
At this Council event, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses why he thinks the United States needs to make sweeping institutional and strategic reforms in order to meet developing challenges to its economy and national security.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
April 26, 2007
| Speaker: | Newt Gingrich, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Former Speaker of the House (R-GA) |
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| Presider: | Karen J. DeYoung, Associate Editor and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post |
Audio
Listen to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich outline what he believes are the major challenges and threats facing the United States and his ideas for institutional and strategic reforms.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
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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.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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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