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May 8, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Myanmar's disaster is compounded by its government, which appears to be restricting aid for political reasons.
See more in Burma/Myanmar, Health, Science, and Technology, Humanitarian Intervention
May 7, 2008
Martin S. Indyk, Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Martin S. Indyk, who served as ambassador to Israel in the Clinton presidency and advises Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign, says it's crucial for President Bush and Secretary of State Rice to become more involved in sealing a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
May 4, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
See more in United States, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
May 4, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
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May 3, 2008
Essential Documents
Statement
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May 2, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
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May 1, 2008
| Author: | Gene B. Sperling, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center for Universal Education |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg.com
Gene B. Sperling explains why “we need to provide more food aid and we need to make sure it is delivered in a way that continues to strengthen school-feeding programs.”
See more in International Organizations, Refugees and the Displaced, Society and Culture
April 30, 2008
Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Contrary to many analysts of the Middle East, Aaron David Miller, who has served as a Middle East negotiator for presidents of both parties, sees reason for optimism in the current process.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
Updated: April 29, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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Backgrounder
The African Union succeeded the old Organization for African Unity (OAU) in 2002. Since then, the new institution has struggled to reform governing bodies inherited from the OAU while shouldering challenging new peacekeeping missions.
See more in Africa, International Organizations
April 29, 2008
Bruce O. Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
South Asia expert Bruce Riedel sees the continuing development of U.S.-India ties as a major accomplishment of President Bush, who has built on steps taken by his predecessor.
See more in United States, India, Trade, Energy, Diplomacy
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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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