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May 6, 2008
| Author: | Bruce O. Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution |
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Must Read
The Brookings Institution's Bruce Riedel lays out a new U.S. policy agenda toward Pakistan for the next president. He says the United States has failed democratic forces in Pakistan, and must change course in order to better support the country on its "torturous path to democracy." He also says the United States must "greatly intensify efforts to ensure the security of Pakistan's weapons arsenal."
See more in Pakistan, U.S. Election 2008
May 5, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from safe havens across the border in Pakistan increase amid Islamabad's efforts to strike peace with militants.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Defense/Homeland Security, Border and Ports
May 5, 2008
| Author: | Ron Moreau |
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Must Read
In his first interview with a foreign publication since taking office, Pakistan's newly-elected prime minister talks about his plans for the country and his priorities.
See more in Pakistan, Counterterrorism
May 2, 2008
Podcast
The former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan says the U.S.-led war effort is at a fork in the road.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, NATO
April 30, 2008
| Author: | Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson asks: is America treating these related insurgencies with sufficient seriousness?
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq
April 29, 2008
Bruce O. Riedel, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
South Asia expert Bruce Riedel sees the continuing development of U.S.-India ties as a major accomplishment of President Bush, who has built on steps taken by his predecessor.
See more in United States, India, Trade, Energy, Diplomacy
April 29, 2008
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Daily Analysis
As India emerges as an important global player, its foreign policy seeks to balance the country's growing U.S. ties with national interests.
See more in India, Iran, Energy/Environment, Energy, Diplomacy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
April 28, 2008
| Author: | Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health |
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Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Laurie Garrett discusses the confluence of health crises, including bird flu, climate changes and energy and food costs, in Bangladesh.
See more in Bangladesh, Global Health
April 25, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The promotion of General Petraeus to Centcom chief could have profound implications for Washington's long-term strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Defense Strategy
April 2008
Essential Documents
Report
See more in United States, Pakistan, Terrorism
A recent Council report argued that a two-stage compromise is needed to protect nonproliferation while strengthening the bilateral U.S.-India relationship. On 7/26, the House endorsed a plan with a similar philosophy.
In a thorough primer on U.S. trade strategy, Tufts University's Dan Drezner examines the differences between free and fair trade.
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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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