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    January/February 2010

    A Few Dollars at a Time
    Authors:
    Philippe Douste-Blazy
    Daniel Altman

    Summary

    Soon, travelers worldwide will have a chance to contribute to the global fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis whenever they purchase airline tickets.

    See more in Humanitarian Organizations, Poverty

     

     

    January/February 2010

    Against the Grain
    Authors:
    Carlisle Ford Runge
    Carlisle Piehl Runge

    Summary

    The "green revolution" dramatically boosted crop yields throughout the world, but it also bred overconfidence and complacency.

    See more in Health, Science, and Technology, Health

     

     

    January/February 2010

    The New Population Bomb
    Author:
    Jack A. Goldstone

    Summary

    A series of looming demographic trends will greatly affect international security in the twenty-first century.

    See more in Global Governance, Population

     

     

    January/February 2010

    Not So Dire Straits
    Author:
    Bruce Gilley

    Summary

    As Taipei drifts further into Beijing's sphere of influence, the United States must decide whether to continue arming Taiwan as a bulwark against a rising China or step back to allow the Taiwanese people to determine their own future.

    See more in United States, Taiwan

     

     

    January/February 2010

    The New Energy Order
    Authors:
    David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology
    Linda Yueh

    Summary

    Growing demand for energy in developing countries and calls for greener energy worldwide are putting unprecedented pressure on the global energy system.

    See more in Economics, Energy/Environment

     

     

    January/February 2010

    Nuclear Disorder
    Author:
    Graham Allison

    Summary

    The current global nuclear order is extremely fragile, threatened by North Korea's expanding nuclear weapons program, Iran's nuclear ambitions, and Pakistan's increasing instability.

    See more in Defense/Homeland Security, Global Governance

     

     

    January/February 2010

    Mind Over Martyr
    Author:
    Jessica Stern, Former Adjunct Fellow, Superterrorism, Council on Foreign Relations

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    Is it possible to deradicalize terrorists?

    See more in Middle East, Terrorism

     

     

    January/February 2010

    The Best Defense?
    Author:
    Abraham D. Sofaer

    Summary

    Some threats to international security are so potentially damaging that preventing them in advance is preferable to remedying their effects.

    See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security

     

     

    January/February 2010

    Banned Aid
    Author:
    Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics

    Summary

    As the Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues, the concept of foreign aid is flawed -- not just because corrupt dictators divert aid for nefarious or selfish purposes but also because even in reasonably democratic countries, aid creates perverse incentives and unintended consequences.

    See more in United States, Foreign Aid

     

     

    January/February 2010

    The Better Half
    Author:
    Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

    Summary

    Efforts to provide the world's women with economic and political power are more than just a worthy moral crusade: they represent perhaps the best strategy for pursuing development and stability across the globe.

    See more in Democracy and Human Rights, Women

     
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    Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities

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    Enhancing U.S. Preventive Action cover imageThe authors of this CSR explain why the United States needs to place greater emphasis on preventive action and how current organizational arrangements can be changed to meet that need.

    The United States in the New Asia

    United States in the New Asia cover imageThis report addresses pan-Asian and trans-Pacific architectures and guidelines for how the United States can revise its approach in order to consolidate and improve the efficacy of these Asian institutions.

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