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Graphics and multimedia explainers on the foreign policy, national security, and international financial issues of the day.
September 23, 2009
An interactive multimedia feature that maps out and evaluates multilateral efforts to address some of the most difficult international issues.
See more in North Korea, Financial Crises, Global Governance, Proliferation
August 18, 2009
This timeline examines the events that precipitated the U.S. war in Afghanistan as well as the history of the war.
See more in Afghanistan, International Peace and Security, Terrorism
June 29, 2009
An in-depth, multimedia look at the causes and consequences of the global economic crisis that seeks to unravel the questions surrounding the downturn and shed light on its policy implications, drawing on insights from leading thinkers on economics and international affairs.
April 16, 2009
This three-part timeline looks at the history of U.S.-Mexico relations from Mexican independence to present.
See more in Mexico, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 19, 2009
An interactive slideshow detailing events since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 13, 2009
A three-part timeline that examines the 2007 global financial crisis, the history of financial regulation and deregulation, and the evolution of modern economic thought.
See more in Economics, Financial Crises
January 28, 2009
This interactive map explores the turbulent tribal region along Pakistan's Afghan border, including the North West Frontier Province, Balochistan, and the semiautonomous tribal areas.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan
January 28, 2009
An interactive timeline exploring the history of U.S.-Pakistan relations.
See more in United States, Pakistan
October 16, 2008
An in-depth, multimedia look at climate change, its global impact, and efforts to combat it.
See more in Energy/Environment, Climate Change
May 28, 2008
An interactive slideshow looking at how the Olympics have served as political showcases for nations, individuals, and ideologies.
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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The report of this bipartisan Task Force of distinguished leaders and experts represents a strong consensus on the importance of repairing America's immigration policy. It makes the case that maintaining America's political and economic leadership depends on attracting talented and hard-working immigrants, and on securing the country's borders in a smart, effective, and humane way.
This report finds that nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security in the near term, and makes recommendations on how to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. deterrent nuclear force, prevent nuclear terrorism, and strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
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Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
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