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February 8, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantzik argues, "the age of global human-rights advocacy has collapsed."
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February 7, 2010
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Joshua Kurlantzick argues that America will not be giving way to Asia as the global hegemon anytime soon.
See more in China, India, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 5, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantick draws lessons for Haiti from the tsunami in Indonesia.
February 3, 2010
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome A. Cohen and Oliver Zhong discuss how during a recent murder trial in China, public sentiment played a role in the judicial process.
See more in China, Democracy and Human Rights, Rule of Law
February 2, 2010
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In a BBC article, guest columnist Ahmed Rashid says talking to the Taliban could be the only way to end the war in Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, International Peace and Security
February 1, 2010
Interview
CFR Senior Fellow Sheila Smith says the Six Party Talks have built cooperation among Northeast Asian countries, which need to work together, particulary on North Korea, but also on growing tension between the United States and China over planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
See more in Northeast Asia, International Peace and Security, Diplomacy
January 31, 2010
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Regarding the United States' sale of arms to Taiwan, Leslie H. Gelb states, "It's not at all clear that Chinese and American leaders have thought strategically about their next moves and how to keep the situation within bounds."
See more in United States, China, Taiwan, Arms Trade
January 28, 2010
Essential Documents
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See more in United States, Pakistan, Nation Building
January 27, 2010
Interview
Two key issues in Afghanistan are whether President Hamid Karzai will implement reforms and whether the American public is willing to invest the time it will take for a successful counterinsurgency, says CFR defense expert Stephen Biddle.
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