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CFR's Kim Barker and Kathy Gannon of the Associated Press, longtime reporters in South Asia, discuss changing security developments in Pakistan and Afghanistan and the need for revamped U.S. policies in the region.
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A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
Washington will now engage in direct talks with Myanmar's ruling junta while maintaining existing sanctions. CFR's Kara C. McDonald says the success of the strategy hinges on the U.S. ability to work with Myanmar's regional partners to build a multilateral consensus on how to deal with the country.
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CFR Fellow Shannon K. O'Neil says Brazil is "taking ownership" of diplomacy surrounding the Honduras political stalemate in part because the Organization of American States has been unable to effectively manage the crisis.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
CFR's Japan expert Sheila Smith says U.S.-Japan relations remain important for both governments, but the issue of realigning U.S. military forces in Japan will continue to be a difficult challenge.
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A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
Dana Moss of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy says that Libya will continue to seek a good relationship with the United States in its effort to raise its international profile, but she cautions against seeing the U.S.-Libya rapprochement as a model for other rogue states.
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A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
Amid a new round of India-China border talks, regional specialists Sumit Ganguly and Minxin Pei discuss relations between these rising powers and how they affect U.S. interests in Asia.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
Legal expert Sanford V. Levinson says rising debate in Congress over past intelligence practices aimed at combating terrorism will likely lead to modifications in policy though not a major overhaul.
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Uighur expert Dru Gladney says the protests in China's Xinjiang Province are about social justice for the country's minorities and expresses concern they will spark greater Chinese nationalism.
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The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
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