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September 29, 2008
Op-Ed
Forbes Online
In this Forbes.com op-ed, Edward Alden writes that there were many good reasons to strengthen U.S. border security after 9/11. However, maintaining this country's strength requires the relentless innovation that stems from keeping an open door to the most talented and ambitious people the world has to offer.
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September 25, 2008
Op-Ed
The Globalist
In this Globalist op-ed, Edward Alden warns that new regulations on immigration after 9/11 have come with the high price of keeping out the very people that the United States needs to maintain its position in the world.
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September 2008
Essential Documents
National Strategy
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September 24, 2008
Op-Ed
The Globalist
Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, travelling to the U.S. has become vastly more difficult and unpleasant. Edward Alden describes where the visa process has gone wrong and how this has impacted America's image abroad.
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September 17, 2008
Podcast
CFR's Edward Alden says a flawed U.S. approach to tightening its borders after the 9/11 terrorist attacks has harmed the country's once-admired immigration image.
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September 17, 2008
Transcript
In his new book, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration's struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the worst ever attack on U.S. soil. This is a transcript of a discussion of the book and U.S. immigration policy.
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September 12, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss U.S. immigration policies, their effects on Latin America and national security concerns, and how immigration reform might occur in the next administration.
This symposium was made possible by the generous support of the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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September 11, 2008
News Release
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September 2, 2008
Transcript
Panelists discuss Foreign Policy challenges
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September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The key to a successful foreign policy in Latin America will be focusing on four critical issues -- Cuba, immigration, trade, and the "two lefts."
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U.S. Politics (10/6): Max Boot compares John McCain and modern day conservatives to Theodore Roosevelt, in World Affairs Journal.
U.S. Economy (10/6): Michael Gerson discusses President Bush's Role in the financial crisis, in the Washington Post.
Border Control (10/6): Edward Alden writes about security issues surrounding the U.S. border with Canada, in the Globe and Mail .
Economic Regulation (10/6): Sebastian Mallaby argues that, “blaming deregulation for the financial mess is misguided,” in the Washington Post .
China (10/2): Jerome Cohen writes that foreign investors have much to learn from the contaminated milk scandal, in the South China Morning Post.
Financial Centers (10/1): Amity Shlaes argues that the future of New York's economic landscape hinges on the bailout plan, on Bloomberg.com.
In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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.
Complete list of CFR Books.
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