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May 7, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The war of words between Washington and Tehran has heightened tensions in Iraq, and raised the prospects of a lengthy standoff.
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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, Energy/Environment, Energy, Diplomacy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
April 27, 2008
| Author: | Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Leslie H. Gelb argues that real issue is not whether to talk to "bad guys" but how.
See more in United States, North Korea, U.S. Strategy and Politics
April 25, 2008
| Author: | Mohamad Bazzi, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow |
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Op-Ed
The National Newspaper
Hamas had a historic opportunity this week. By sending Carter home essentially empty-handed, Hamas allowed Israel and the Bush Administration to declare his mission a failure—and squandered a crucial opening, says Mohamad Bazzi.
See more in Israel, Syria, Terrorist Organizations
Updated: April 18, 2008
| Author: | Holly Fletcher |
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Backgrounder
A profile of the militant Iranian anti-government group.
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Updated: April 17, 2008
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Daily Analysis
As the Bush administration presses for greater economic pressure to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Tehran is turning east for economic survival.
See more in China, Russian Fed., Energy/Environment, Proliferation
April 15, 2008
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Iran’s overarching aim is to prevent Iraq from again emerging as a military or ideological threat, argues Ray Takeyh.
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April 13, 2008
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Nikolas Gvosdev |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev discuss how the United States can work with countries whose behavior it may not condone.
See more in United States, China, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Updated: April 8, 2008
| Authors: | Lionel Beehner Preeti Bhattacharji |
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Backgrounder
Since its creation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has risen in regional prominence and prompted Iran to submit a controversial bid to join the group.
See more in Central Asia, China, Russian Fed., Business & Foreign Policy, Trade, Counterterrorism
March 28, 2008
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Daily Analysis
The Bush administration continues to accuse Iran of fueling violence in Iraq, even as some experts disagree on what Tehran’s objectives might be.
See more in Iraq, Conflict Assessment
Steven Cook discusses the impact of Pierre Gemayel’s assassination on Lebanese politics and Syria’s bid to reinstate itself as the country’s dominant player.
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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.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, 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.
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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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