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April 2008
Essential Documents
National Strategy
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May 5, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from safe havens across the border in Pakistan increase amid Islamabad's efforts to strike peace with militants.
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April 8, 2008
| Authors: | Rockford Weitz Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow John Curtis Perry |
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Op-Ed
Baltimore Sun
Rockford Weitz, Scott G. Borgerson and John Curtis Perry argue that we can relieve our overused roadways by shifting to underused waterways.
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April 2, 2008
| Author: | Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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Testimony
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March 28, 2008
| Authors: | Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies John Tierney |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Stephen E. Flynn and John Tierney argue that “the best way to mark the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ speech would be with a debate about its strategic relevance in our post-Sept. 11 world.”
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February 1, 2008
Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR), Ramallah interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Khalil Shikaki, a leading Palestinian political scientist in the West Bank, says the fall of the Gaza-Egypt barrier has boosted the popularity of Hamas.
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January 22, 2008
Essential Documents
Report
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December 13, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
Scott Borgerson writes that “coastal shipping has the potential to strengthen the resilience of America's transportation system – an important national security objective.”
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November 29, 2007
| Author: | Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer |
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Backgrounder
The contentious border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains a site of major conflict, and houses some of the world’s most dangerous militants.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, International Peace and Security, Conflict Assessment, Terrorism
November 19, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Throngs of holiday travelers push the limits of already taxed security and air traffic control systems, making for an unsavory Thanksgiving recipe.
See more in United States, Border and Ports, Defense/Homeland Security, Terrorist Attacks
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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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