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November 4, 2009, New York.
Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks about the current nuclear situation, threats to stability, and ways to further promote nonproliferation.
See more in Global Governance, International Law, Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
November 2, 2009
Max Boot, CFR senior fellow for national security studies, discusses U.S. strategy in Afghanistan online with Politico readers.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Strategy, Elections
October 30, 2009
Following a visit to the AfPak region, CFR Senior Fellows Max Boot and Daniel Markey discuss the prospects for Afghanistan's stability and give their recommendations for U.S. foreign policy in South Asia.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 28, 2009
Stephen Cohen, Dmitri Simes, and Celeste Wallander discuss Russia during the meeting Russia Update: Is the Reset Working? held at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City.
See more in Russian Fed., International Organizations
October 26, 2009
Senator John Kerry (D-MA) speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington D.C. on Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense Strategy
October 20, 2009, Washington D.C.
The private sector is recognized as the engine of economic growth, and growth is recognized as a key condition for poverty alleviation. But effectively promoting private investment in the developing world has proven to be a major challenge for those in the field. R. Glenn Hubbard and Lars H. Thunell discuss the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.
See more in Economic Development, Poverty, Foreign Aid
October 19, 2009, Washington D.C.
In his closing keynote address, Assistant Secretary Of State For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell discusses the History of US-China relations, and considers how strategic interests and relations may progress in the future.
See more in China, Economic Development, Trade, Diplomacy
October 19, 2009
Session III of a Council on Foreign Relations Conference on China 2025. Subject: China's Security Future
See more in China, Economic Development, Trade
October 19, 2009
Stephen S. Roach on the future of China's economy and what it means for the rest of the world, as part of the Council on Foreign Relations' China 2025 conference.
See more in China, Economics, Economic Development
October 19, 2009, Washington D.C.
Aaron L. Friedberg, keynote speaker of the China 2025 Conference, on the implications of China's rise.
See more in Asia, China, Economics
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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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