Home |
Site Index |
FAQs |
Contact |
RSS
|
Podcast
September 12, 2007
| Author: | Jason McLure |
|---|
Must Read
This article discusses the U.S. military's strategies to fight terrorism in the Horn of Africa.
See more in Horn of Africa, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 11, 2007
| Author: | E. Alshech |
|---|
Must Read
This document delves into the concepts of jihad, arguing that jihadists aim to "persistently drain the economic strength of the U.S."
See more in United States, Middle East, Terrorism, Targets for Terrorists
May 31, 2006
| Authors: | Andrew Karoly Todolfo Martell |
|---|
Must Read
In their working paper, Andrew Karoly and Todolfo Martell examine the impact on stock prices in the aftermath of terrorist attacks. The study identifies 75 attacks on publicly traded firms between 1995 and 2002 from the Counterterrorism Office of the U.S. Department of State and elucidates the market effect of these attacks. A comprehensive understanding of the nature of terrorism and its effects is integral to the prevention of such attacks.
See more in United States, Terrorism, Targets for Terrorists
September 11, 2002
| Author: | Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance |
|---|
Article
Council on Foreign Relations
February 1, 2002
| Author: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
|---|
Op-Ed
Revue des Deux Mondes
See more in Geoeconomics
January 1, 2002
| Authors: | Alice M. Rivlin Alan Berube |
|---|
Must Read
Many urban residents and city officials are worried that the combined impact of the recession and ongoing terrorist threats may have a devastating effect on the health of cities. This Brookings Institution paper attempts to shed light on these concerns by examining the impact of the last two recessions on large cities, by exploring recent trends that may affect the vulnerability of cities in the current recession, and by speculating on the long-term effects of terrorism on urban centers.
November 1, 2001
| Authors: | Gary Clyde Hufbauer Jeffrey J. Schott Barbara Oegg |
|---|
Must Read
This policy briefing from the Institute for International Economics analyzes the effectiveness and foreign policy implications of using economic sanctions as a weapon in the war on terrorism.
September 17, 2001
| Author: | Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance |
|---|
Op-Ed
Die Zeit
September 11, 2001
| Author: | Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance |
|---|
Op-Ed
Foreign Affairs
See more in Terrorist Attacks
The Council offers a variety of email newsletters about up-to-date CFR.org material on what’s happening around the world.
Enter your email address,and click 'Go' to subscribe.
Council Experts are based in the Council’s New York and Washington offices. Each expert's bio page contains his or her contact information, professional and educational history, links to publications and current research, a downloadable one-page biographical narrative, and a high-definition photo.
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.
Complete list of CFR Books.
Copyright 2008 by the Council on Foreign Relations. All Rights Reserved.
