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BACKGROUNDERS
Current political and economic issues succinctly explained.
Updated: April 29, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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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, International Peace and Security
April 25, 2008
| Author: | Greg Bruno, Staff Writer |
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Cease-fires that began with Sunni tribes in Anbar province have spread through Iraq, and are credited with reducing violence. Can the calm last?
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security
April 23, 2008
| Author: | Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer |
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Nationalism in China, surging amid protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet, increasingly fills the role Maoism played before China embraced capitalism.
See more in China, Nationalism
April 21, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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South America faces energy shortfalls at the same time that several countries have nationalized energy resources. Experts say a lack of cooperation on energy policy could hinder regional economic growth.
See more in South America, Energy/Environment, Energy
April 21, 2008
| Author: | Holly Fletcher |
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A profile of the domestic left-wing and right-wing extremists that operate in the U.S.
See more in United States, Terrorist Organizations
Updated: April 18, 2008
| Author: | Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer |
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A profile of the international terrorist network that the United States has singled out as the most serious threat to U.S. security.
See more in Terrorist Organizations
Updated: April 18, 2008
| Author: | Holly Fletcher |
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A profile of the militant Iranian anti-government group.
See more in Iran, Terrorist Organizations
April 16, 2008
| Author: | Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer |
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China has a range of options for its citizens to access justice, but experts say none of them are particularly effective.
See more in China, Nation Building
April 25, 2008
| Author: | Toni Johnson, Staff Writer |
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It is likely a new U.S. president will seek vigorous climate-change policy. Efforts to curb greenhouse gases pose considerable economic pitfalls, as well as opportunities.
See more in United States, Economics, Energy/Environment, Climate Change
Updated: April 14, 2008
| Authors: | Lionel Beehner Lee Hudson Teslik, Assistant Editor |
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Experts say not to expect significant changes in U.S.-Vatican relations even after Joseph Ratzinger’s accession as Pope Benedict XVI.
See more in United States, Western Europe, Religion
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.
In this POP, Adjunct Fellow Michelle D. Gavin suggests steps the Bush administration could take to promote political and ethnic reconciliation and to restore the viability of Kenya’s governing institutions.
In this paper, Senior Fellow Daniel Markey poses a set of recommendations for the United States to consider in response to Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis.
To address the growing importance of Africa, the Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs present Beyond Humanitarianism, a collection of recent work that explains underlying trends on the continent and provides an absorbing look at Africa’s emergence as a strategic player on the world stage.
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