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January 1, 2007
Must Read
The 2007 edition of State of the News Media that provides insight into the current state of American journalism.
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October 16, 2006
| Speaker: | Luis Lugo, Director, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life |
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| Presider: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Pentecostalism is the fastest-growing segment of global Christianity, representing at least a quarter of the world’s 2 billion Christians. As the evangelical movement spreads, it is bumping up against established religions like Islam in Africa and Roman Catholicism in Latin America. In this meeting, part of the Council’s Nexus of Religion and Foreign Policy initiative, Luis Lugo and Walter Mead discuss the rapid growth of this movement and what it portends for U.S. foreign policy as well as international relations throughout the world.
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July 1, 2006
Must Read
This Brookings Institution report looks at Cambodia's health sector: Starting in 1999, the government outsourced management of government health services to NGOs in five districts that had been ramdomly made eligible for contracting. The evidence suggests that health improved in the outsourced districts.
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June 28, 2006
| Author: | Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor |
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Backgrounder
In a short time, the Gates Foundation has established a reputation as an innovative, effective donor to global health causes. A $30 billion gift from Warren Buffett is expected to dramatically expand the foundation's influence.
See more in Corporate Governance, Global Health
January 1, 2006
| Authors: | Benoit Chervalier Joseph Zimet |
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Must Read
This policy paper discusses the relationship between U.S. philanthropic institutions and the evolving transatlantic alliance.
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December 7, 2005
| Authors: | Jack Kemp, Former Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States |
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Op-Ed
The New York Times
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November 17, 2005
| Authors: | Jack Kemp, Former Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States |
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News Release
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June 24, 2003
| Authors: | Gil Loescher |
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Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in International Peace and Security
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Latin America (7/3): Julia Sweig looks at why Colombia is a lucrative part of John McCain’s foreign policy, in the Washington Independent.
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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