Joshua Kurlantzick discusses the China model of economic development, which he describes as, "economic liberalization without political liberalization."

In this response to Charles C. Mann's Atlantic Monthly cover story on abundant fossil fuels, Michael Levi looks at a current resource, coal, and what it means for dangerous climate change.

Shannon O'Neil provides insight into President Obama's visit to Mexico this week.

Obama is right not to rush to war, given our checkered past on the use of chemical weapons and the sinkhole of hatreds in Syria, writes Leslie H. Gelb.

CFR President Richard Haass calls on Americans to "resolve our political dysfunction, rethink our foreign policy and restore the foundations of American power—and in the process provide another century of American leadership."

According to Daniel Markey, "the Musharraf affair will be an early test of which direction Pakistan's civilian politicians and judiciary intend to take their country and its relations with America."

Peter Orszag examines how cities could foster more public-private partnerships in infrastructure construction with revenue-based auctions.

Laurie Garrett offers a detailed account of how the H7N9 virus emerged and describes the two possible paths it may now follow, by pulling from her own experiences in the SARS epidemic ten years ago and reflecting on parallels between the two.

Julia Sweig reflects on implications of the Boston Marathon bombings in the midst of debates on gun control and immigration reform.

Jared Cohen and Eric Schmidt discuss potential future Internet censorship and security scenarios.

Micah Zenko reflects on the purpose and implications of investigating motivations behind terrorist attacks.

According to Ed Husain, "the answers to countering the appeal of radicalism among some Muslims in the West rests in more, not less, debating of religion, pluralist politics and integrating immigrants."

New legislation will do little good given diminishing enforcement capabilities, says Jeanne Hull.

Ed Husain writes, "Boston will not be the last homegrown terror attack. Bombastic statements and burying our heads in the sand do not prepare us for future attacks."

In conjunction with the release of CFR's first Global Governance Report Card and Earth Day, Stewart Patrick asks, "When it comes to addressing the world's gravest ills, how are we doing?"

Shelia Smith outlines the challenges facing Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, particularly the territorial dispute in the East China Sea.

Shannon O'Neil reflects on the early years of her "twenty-year relationship with Mexico."

Ted Alden reflects on impending immigration reform in light of the recent Boston Marathon bombings.

After visiting North Korea, Jared Cohen and Eric Schmidt write about the future of surveillance and digital police states.

In the final Bloomberg View excerpt of his forthcoming book The Power Surge, Michael Levi explores the future of hybrid and electric vehicles.