February 5, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantick draws lessons for Haiti from the tsunami in Indonesia.
February 4, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Kara C. McDonald discusses how high-level visits to Haiti can hamper the relief effort.
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January 22, 2010
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Elliott Abrams says, "a larger Haitian diaspora would be a far better base for the country's economic future than aid pledges that may or may not be met."
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January 21, 2010
Audio
Listen to experts discuss current and future U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010, New York
Transcript
Cuba experts Carlos A. Saladrigas and Julia E. Sweig discuss U.S.-Cuba relations and the potential for change in the near future.
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January 21, 2010
Video
Watch experts discuss current and future U.S.-Cuba relations.
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January 21, 2010
Audio
Listen to CFR's Kara McDonald discuss the international response to the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti.
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January 19, 2010
Interview
Haiti's earthquake created a need for a tremendous short-term relief effort but also long-term reconstruction that could take decades and cost billions, says former Peace Corps director Mark L. Schneider.
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January 18, 2010
Must Read
CFR's Max Boot foresees a great deal of future American involvement in Haiti, but only with a strategic justification.
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January 17, 2010
Must Read
President Obama declared that the United States will not forsake Haiti in its moment of agony. Honoring this commitment would be a first for Washington.
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