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April 1, 2008
| Author: | Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Alliance Relations |
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Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall notes that, “NATO is actually doing far less than it should be doing. The current pace of operations creates a crisis-like environment in which the urgent crowds out the important.”
See more in NATO, NATO, Peacekeeping
March 7, 2008
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson argues that “a successful president should strive for America to be liked—and expect, on occasion, for America to be resented in a good cause.”
See more in United States, Diplomacy, U.S. Election 2008
November 12, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Nation-branding consulting captures the imagination of countries embroiled in public-relations crises. But does it work?
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Media and Foreign Policy
November 12, 2007
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Charles A. Kupchan, CFR’s top Europe expert, sees major improvements in the mood of U.S.-Europe relations, but, he cautions, there are only “slim pickings” to show on policy issues like Iran and Afghanistan.
See more in United States, France, Germany, Foreign Policy History
November 9, 2007
| Author: | Lee Hudson Teslik, Assistant Editor |
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Backgrounder
Countries increasingly employ public relations firms and the techniques of brand marketing to build cohesive images for their nation.
See more in United States, Information & Communication, Media and Foreign Policy
November 8, 2007
Podcast
Simon Anholt, an expert on “nation branding,” explains both the benefits and pitfalls of countries commissioning PR consultants to improve their image.
See more in Media and Foreign Policy
November 8, 2007
| Author: | David Broder |
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Must Read
The article discusses the implications of the Bush administration's reactions to Musharraf's steps on US-Indian relations.
See more in United States, India, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
November 6, 2007
Simon Anholt, Editor, Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy interviewed by Lee Hudson Teslik, Assistant Editor
Interview
Simon Anholt, an expert on “nation branding,” says countries cannot change international perceptions through advertising “propaganda” but must earn better images through coordinated policy efforts.
See more in Media and Foreign Policy
November 2, 2007
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
See more in Presidency
October 25, 2007
| Speaker: | Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, discuss the role of American values in formulating U.S. foreign policy with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
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Global Health (5/14): Michael Gerson urges the Senate to reauthorize PEPFAR, in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/13): Max Boot analyzes the habit of U.S. generals passing the buck when it comes to the failures in Iraq, in the Washington Post.
Burma (5/13): Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the United Nations must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene in Burma, in the Boston Globe.
Mideast (5/13): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. to focus its efforts on restoring Israeli-Syrian negotiations, in Newsweek.
U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
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.
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 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.
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.
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