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To help readers better understand the nuances of foreign policy issues, Bernard Gwertzman—a former foreign editor and diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times—conducts in-depth interviews with a wide range of international experts. CFR.org Deputy Editor Robert McMahon talks with Washington-based policymakers in his Capital Interview series.
December 19, 2008
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice credits sanctions with deepening the isolation of Iran's leaders, defends regime change in Iraq, and says the Bush administration's democracy promotion agenda has changed the discourse in Mideast states.
See more in United States, Democracy Promotion
October 21, 2008
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador in Washington, says his government views the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban as a national priority in spite of the doubts of some American officials. He also takes issue with the notion that Pakistan is close to bankruptcy.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Counterterrorism, Havens for Terrorism
May 22, 2008
General William Ward, head of U.S. Africa Command, discusses the new military command's efforts to define its strategic approach in Africa.
See more in Africa, United States, Defense/Homeland Security
April 15, 2008
Afghan Finance Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi says security and development could lead to a boom in his country’s natural resource sector.
See more in Afghanistan, Nation Building, Economic Development, International Peace and Security
April 1, 2008
The U.S.Air Force is standing up a dedicated command to coordinate offensive and defensive cyber strategy within the Pentagon.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Technology
February 15, 2008
The U.S. envoy on North Korea’s denuclearization process says he expects difficult talks ahead on getting Pyongyang’s full declaration on its uranium enrichment.
See more in United States, North Korea, Human Rights, Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 4, 2008
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte says China is largely “in sync” with the United States on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.
See more in China, Iran, Proliferation
January 18, 2008
Jendayi Frazer, the top U.S. official in charge of African affairs, says Kenya’s crisis could have serious consequences for peace plans in Somalia and Sudan.
See more in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya, U.S. Strategy and Politics
November 20, 2007
Ethiopia’s U.S. ambassador says his government needs more international help in securing Somalia and is wrongly blamed by Congress for rights abuses.
See more in Horn of Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Democracy and Human Rights, Nation Building, International Organizations, International Peace and Security, Peacekeeping, Congress, Foreign Aid
November 7, 2007
A Wisconsin congressman says the time is ripe to reform the massive farm bill to make U.S. farmers more independent and competitive
See more in United States, Economics, Trade, Congress
October 3, 2007
A U.S. official involved in training Iraqi forces says the U.S. military will likely have to adjust the way it assists Iraqi units as coalition forces withdraw.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Defense/Homeland Security, Peacekeeping
September 19, 2007
Ambassador John M. Yates, U.S. special envoy to Somalia, says the security situation remains dismal in Mogadishu and the Somali people lack confidence in the Transitional Federal Government.
See more in Somalia, Defense Technology, Conflict Assessment, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 6, 2007
Col. Michael J. Meese, a member of Gen. David Petraeus’ team assessing progress in Iraq in advance of the general’s report to Congress next week, says violence in Iraq is down due to cooperation between U.S. soldiers and local tribes. But Meese adds that security gains would be lost in the event of a “non-conditions based withdrawal.”
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
August 28, 2007
The official in charge of running U.S.public diplomacy, Karen Hughes, says her insights as a roving ambassador increasingly help shape Bush administration policy.
See more in Middle East, Democracy Promotion, Technology and Foreign Policy, Information & Communication
August 2, 2007
The State Department’s third-ranking official says the U.S.-India nuclear deal and efforts to freeze Iran’s nuclear program are advancing the cause of nonproliferation.
See more in India, Iran, Proliferation
July 10, 2007
The U.S. State Department’s legal adviser says Washington remains concerned about the prosecutorial reach of the ICC but wants to help it pursue some war criminals.
See more in Global Governance, International Law
June 28, 2007
Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell says there is clear evidence of Iranian support for Iraqi insurgents, citing sophisticated new roadside bombs.
See more in United States, Intelligence
June 14, 2007
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson says he will push for more Chinese flexibility in allowing its currency to appreciate, saying it “doesn’t reflect reality.”
See more in United States, China, Economics
June 5, 2007
Sudan’s U.S. ambassador says Western states need to give the National Unity Government space to solve the Darfur crisis.
See more in Sudan, Conflict Prevention, Humanitarian Intervention, Peacekeeping
May 8, 2007
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) calls on the Bush administration to accept Iraq war funding legislation that conditions U.S. engagement on Iraqi government moves toward political reconciliation.
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Congress
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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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