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Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Former senior director for democracy and human rights, senior director for the Near East, and deputy national security adviser handling Middle East affairs in the George W. Bush administration. Former assistant secretary of state for UN affairs, human rights, and Latin America in the Reagan administration.
U.S. policy in the Middle East, Israel-Palestinian affairs, democracy promotion, human rights policy, U.S. foreign policy.
Phone: +1.202.509.8472
Email: estein@cfr.org
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
Former Washington bureau chief at the Financial Times. Latest book, The Closing of the American Border, examines U.S. visa and border policies in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
U.S. economic competitiveness, U.S. trade policy, visa and immigration policy.
Phone: +1-202-509-8474
Email: ealden@cfr.org
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics
Director for external relations for the International Monetary Fund. Former economics and finance reporter for the Washington Post. Currently directing a roundtable series on global economics.
Financial crises management; foreign exchange markets; international economics; IMF and the World Bank; Japan; Argentina.
Phone: +1-202-509-8444
Email: prudegeair@cfr.org
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Asia (11/23): Leslie Gelb argues that Obama missed an opportunity of a new leadership role in the world's most dynamic economic region, on the Daily Beast.
U.S. Strategy (11/18): Marisa Porges considers the "unorthodox" solution of rehabilitation for Guantanamo detainees, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Law (11/17): Steven Simon writes in favor of trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in New York federal courts, in the New York Times.
Israel (11/16): Steven Cook asks if Palestinian leadership is going to use violence against Israel to strengthen domestic support, in The New Republic.Terrorism (11/15): Thomas Lippman reviews book written by Osama bin Laden’s first wife and son, in the Washington Post.Japan (11/12): Sheila Smith writes on Obama's trip to Asia, in the Washington Post.Nigeria (11/12): John Campbell considers efforts to reform Nigeria's oil and gas industry, on the GlobalPost.
History (11/12): Ray Takeyh considers Vietnam’s lesson in Afghanistan, in the Boston Globe.
Pakistan (11/12): Daniel Markey assesses Pakistani partnerships with the U.S., in the National Bureau of Asian Research.
Defense (10/1): Stewart Patrick says the U.S. should lead through rule-based institutions, in new book Cooperating for Peace and Security.
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