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April 30, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Oil and the status of Kirkuk continue to divide Iraq's central government and the Kurdish region, but signs of political progress are emerging.
See more in Iraq, Nation Building, Natural Resources Management
April 23, 2008
Edward Friedman, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Edward Friedman, an expert on Chinese nationalism, says China’s ethnic Han majority views minorities like Tibetans and Uighurs as "people who should be incorporated into the larger Chinese state."
See more in China, Taiwan, East Asia, Nationalism
March 31, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Pakistan’s civilian government has asserted a new policy in dealing with terrorists on its territory, posing challenges for Washington.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Elections
March 31, 2008
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Must Read
Newsweek's Melinda Liu argues that even though the Dalai Lama wants to talk peace, the anger of his long-suffering people is only hardening.
Updated: March 31, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Security gains in Iraq have been overshadowed by renewed intra-Shiite violence in Baghdad, Basra, and elsewhere. Some experts worry the worst is yet to come.
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
March 7, 2008
Henry Siegman, Director, United States/Middle East Project interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Henry Siegman, an expert on Middle East negotiations, says no peace will be possible between Israel and the Palestinians unless Hamas is brought into the talks.
See more in Middle East, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Nationalism
Updated: March 10, 2007
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Daily Analysis
Ethnic tensions with minority Chinese and Indians leads to an election setback for Malaysia’s governing coalition.
See more in Southeast Asia, Elections
February 12, 2008
Frank G. Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, AIG Inc. interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Washington’s representative to talks on Kosovo, Frank G. Wisner, says Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo and that Russia’s role has been “unbelievably regrettable.”
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Sovereignty
February 8, 2008
| Author: | Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
New York Times
Noah Feldman explains that “if Turkey is to continue its integration into European and Western civilization, it needs to show that liberal values and Islam are not only compatible but complementary.”
See more in Turkey, Ethnicity and National Identity, Religion
Updated: February 8, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The growing appetite of Iraq’s Kurdish government, Washington’s most trusted ally, for control of their own national destiny has sparked worries that Kurdish nationalism could undermine fragile political progress in Baghdad.
See more in Iraq, Nationalism, Nation Building
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Responsibility to Protect (5/15): Stewart Patrick urges the U.S., Britain, and France to submit a U.N. resolution insisting on immediate humanitarian access in Burma, in the Baltimore Sun.
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.
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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