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Winter, 2008
| Author: | Chong-Pin Lin |
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Must Read
This paper examines China's foreign policy toward Taiwan. Chong-Pin Lin writes that China has softened its stance over Taiwan's sovereignty and that the US government should try to better understand China’s complex domestic factors that affect its approach to Taiwan.
See more in China, Taiwan, Sovereignty
April 8, 2008
| Author: | John F. Murphy |
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The Suffolk Transnational Law Review examines the Medellin decision and its implications for the United States and the rule of law in international affairs.
See more in United States, International Law, Rule of Law
November 30, 2007
Podcast
Joshua Busby, an expert on climate change politics, discusses what can be expected out of the Bali conference on climate change.
See more in Energy/Environment, Climate Change
October 31, 2007
| Author: | Donald Kirk |
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Must Read
With a 'peace agreement' between North and South Korea on the table, the author questions whether anything good or new can come of it.
See more in North Korea, South Korea
October 24, 2007
Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Stephen Sestanovich, CFR’s top Russia expert, says President Vladimir Putin seems to be enjoying keeping the world guessing as to whether he will seek to become prime minister of Russia.
See more in Russian Fed., Elections, Economic Development
October 24, 2007
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Daily Analysis
U.S. and EU talk of “partnership” with Russia has reverted to rivalry as Moscow moves to undo some of the agreements of the 1990s.
See more in Russian Fed., Economic Development
August 8, 2007
| Author: | Scott G. Borgerson, International Affairs Fellow |
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Op-Ed
New York Times
See more in Russian Fed., Arctic, Regions
October 2006
| Author: | Charles D. Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology |
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Op-Ed
Opening Argument
See more in Proliferation
September 19, 2005
Joseph Cirincione interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
See more in North Korea, Weapons of Mass Destruction
December 1, 2003
Essential Documents
Accord
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
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U.S. Foreign Policy (7/2): James Goldgeier and Derek Chollet look at the schism among Republicans about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy, in National Interest.
Trade (7/2): Jagdish Bhagwati argues that Free Trade Agreements must be placed on moratorium, in the New York Sun.
Diplomacy (6/30): Walter Russell Mead argues that closer ties between Australia and Canada would bring substantial benefits to both, in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Economics (6/30): Sebastian Mallaby discusses oil futures and the folly of price controls, in the Washington Post.
U.S. Politics and Religion (6/27): Michael Gerson argues that the issue of abortion is Obama’s greatest obstacle to securing support from evangelicals, in the Washington Post.
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