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April 17, 2008
| Authors: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa Sasha Polakow-Suransky, Associate Editor |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
J. Anthony Holmes and Sasha Polakow-Suransky argue that “by denying the crisis in Zimbabwe and perpetuating Mugabe’s egregious misrule, [Mbeki] is more likely to be remembered as the apologist who abandoned his own values.”
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April 16, 2008
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Daily Analysis
As Zimbabwe’s postelection deadlock continues, experts wonder when African leaders will start criticizing their peers.
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April 4, 2008
Podcast
Andrew Meldrum, a longtime correspondent in Zimbabwe, discusses President Robert Mugabe’s behind-the-scenes negotiations as he seeks to retain power following March 28 elections.
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April 4, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
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March 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to CFR Adjunct Fellow for Africa Michelle D. Gavin discuss Zimbabwe's recent presidential and parliamentary elections.
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March 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Scholar on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Michelle Gavin explains the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and the tallying process.
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Updated: April 3, 2008
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Daily Analysis
As Zimbabwe holds its breath for presidential election results, some observers worry about a tainted vote and continued economic upheaval.
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March 31, 2008
| Author: | Scott Johnson |
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Must Read
Newsweek's Scott Johnson argues that a former close ally of Mugabe may offer the best chance yet of toppling Zimbabwe's dictator at the ballot box.
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March 28, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
See more in Zimbabwe, China, Economics
March 25, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Experts doubt Zimbabwe’s March 29 election will be fair, but fissures have opened in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party and traditional support base.
See more in Zimbabwe, Elections
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Iraq War (5/13): Max Boot analyzes the habit of U.S. generals passing the buck when it comes to the failures in Iraq, in the Washington Post.
Burma (5/13): Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the United Nations must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene in Burma, in the Boston Globe.
Mideast (5/13): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. to focus its efforts on restoring Israeli-Syrian negotiations, in Newsweek.
U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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