November 20, 2009
Interview
CFR nuclear arms expert Charles D. Ferguson says with an important nuclear arms control deadline approaching, the U.S.-Russia talks remain complicated by missile defense and verification issues.
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Updated: November 18, 2009
Backgrounder
Western Europe's burgeoning Islamic population continues to spark concerns about Muslim assimilation and a cultural divide.
See more in Western Europe, Ethnicity and National Identity, Religion
November 17, 2009
Testimony
Michael A. Levi testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the state of global efforts to combat climate change, prospects for the ongoing United Nations climate negotiations, and climate policy in Europe and India.
See more in United States, India, Energy/Environment, Climate Change
November 15, 2009
Essential Documents
Statement
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November 11, 2009
Video
Watch experts analyze reasons for the fall of the Berlin Wall and how this fit into the larger context of the end of the Cold War.
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November/December 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Today, Russia has more to gain by cooperating with the world's major powers than by opposing them.
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November/December 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Turkey hopes to be a global power, but it has not yet become even the regional player that the ruling AKP declares it to be.
November 9, 2009
Must Read
Spiegel Online interviews Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia's relationship with the European Union, natural resource management, human rights, and corruption.
See more in Russian Fed., Democracy and Human Rights, Economics, Diplomacy
November 9, 2009
Op-Ed
Politico
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, James Goldgeier examines what the occasion meant for the Republican party, and how it has affected the U.S. presidency since.
See more in Germany, Democracy and Human Rights, Society and Culture, Presidency
November 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Times
The fall of the Berlin Wall was not the only significant international development of 1989, writes James Goldgeier. The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the Tiananmen Square massacre in China signified the emergence of two new international challenges: failed states and illiberal capitalism, each of which has "vexed" the United States for the past two decades.
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U.S.-Russia relations headed in the wrong direction, finds Council Task Force.
Task Force Chairs Kemp and Edwards' op-ed in the International Herald Tribune.
Task Force Director Stephen Sestanovich's op-ed in the Washington Post.
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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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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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