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April 21, 2008
| Author: | Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
In this Washington Post op-ed, Sebastian Mallaby argues that while the people falling behind on their mortgages do not deserve government assistance, the threat of a negative spiral in homes prices warrants federal measures to reduce foreclosures. And despite the political candidates who routinely denonuce Washington, the proposals in the House and Senate are by and large sound.
See more in Economic Development, U.S. Election 2008
April 10, 2008
| Author: | Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies |
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Testimony
See more in Andean Region, Congress, U.S. Election 2008
April 7, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Iraq will tell Congress of security improvements and scattered political progress, but many lawmakers want to hear an exit strategy.
See more in United States, Iraq, Defense/Homeland Security, Congress
February 28, 2008
| Author: | Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance |
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Testimony
Roger Kubarych finds that veterans, like many Americans, have been adversely affected by the subprime mortgage crisis and the broadening financial turbulence that developed in its wake.
See more in Economics
January 29, 2008
James M. Lindsay, Tom Slick Chair for International Affairs and Director, Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, University of Texas in Austin interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
James M. Lindsay, an expert on U.S. politics and foreign policy, says President Bush will be regarded as “a below-average president” due to issues like Iraq and immigration reform.
See more in Presidency
Updated: January 29, 2008
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Daily Analysis
President Bush's farewell State of the Union address was marked by a call for Congress to unite behind his Iraq policy and curtail partisanship.
See more in Colombia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Congress, Foreign Aid, U.S. Election 2008
January 4, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee triumphed in Iowa’s caucuses, vowing change at a time of deepening economic concerns.
See more in United States, Congress, Presidency, U.S. Election 2008
January 2, 2008
Podcast
Adam Segal, CFR’s senior fellow for China studies, discusses what the next president’s China policy should look like.
See more in United States, China, Congress, U.S. Election 2008
Updated: December 21, 2007
| Author: | Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor |
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Backgrounder
Democrats in the 110th Congress failed to alter Bush administration policy on Iraq, but made an impact on trade and energy legislation.
See more in United States, Congress
November 20, 2007
Samuel Assefa, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the United States interviewed by Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor
Interview
Ethiopia’s U.S. ambassador says his government needs more international help in securing Somalia and is wrongly blamed by Congress for rights abuses.
See more in Horn of Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Democracy and Human Rights, Nation Building, International Organizations, International Peace and Security, Peacekeeping, Congress, Foreign Aid
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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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