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January 26, 2010
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Mildrade Cherfils of the Global Post discusses the recent recommendation by French lawmakers to forbid women from wearing head-to-toe Islamic dress in some public spaces, and how this proposed law relates to the question of "French identity," including issues of immigration, integration and religion.
See more in France, Ethnicity and National Identity, Immigration, Religion
January 21, 2010
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The return of big government means that policymakers must grapple again with some basic questions. They are now even harder to answer.
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December 3, 2009
Op-Ed
American Interest
"France can help us more than we think," writes Walter Russel Mead looking through the history of the rocky U.S.-French relationship to provide context for the current state of the alliance.
See more in Afghanistan, France, Foreign Policy History
November 30, 2009
Must Read
The Swiss-born Tariq Ramadan writes that the vote to ban minarets in Switzerland is another example of Europe's "lack of trust in their new Muslim citizens."
See more in Ethnicity and National Identity, Religion
Updated: December 1, 2009
Backgrounder
Western Europe's burgeoning Islamic population continues to spark concerns about Muslim assimilation and a cultural divide.
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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, Political Movements, 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.
See more in Germany, Democracy and Human Rights, International Peace and Security, Foreign Policy History
November 5, 2009
Podcast
CFR's Bernard Gwertzman and Serge Schmemann of the International Herald Tribune discuss their role in reporting the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago and the enduring significance of that day.
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October 5, 2009
Must Read
Bruce Anderson says David Cameron's Tories will have to eventually "renegotiate" Britain's relations with the European Union.
September 28, 2009
Interview
The right-of-center Free Democrats are big winners in Germany's elections and, in coalition with Christian Democrats, will likely support pro-U.S. policies on Afghanistan and Iran, says expert William M. Drozdiak.
See more in Germany, U.S. Strategy and Politics
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