Gayle Lemmon explores the question of how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014.

Thomas Bollyky and Anu Bradford discuss the newly launched Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations and its potential for overcoming the real barrier to global trade and commerce – divergent or duplicative regulatory policies.

Speaker: Adam S. Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Author: Bradford DeLong, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Presider: Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs Magazine
July 10, 2013

Sheila Smith says that China's rise has called for a more complex assessment in both Tokyo and Washington of the circumstances under which the U.S.-Japan alliance might be tested.

Blake Clayton argues that federal lawmakers should overturn the ban on exporting crude oil produced in the United States.

"Relations with Russia and China deserve to be given priority," according to Leslie H. Gelb and Dmitri K. Simes.

Max Boot argues against claims that the man who revealed NSA secrets saved the U.S. from dictatorship.

Last week's Supreme Court rulings on the Voting Rights Act and DOMA reveal divergent trends: the vindication of gay rights stands in stark contrast to the setback in protection against voter suppression, writes Julia Sweig.

Steven Cook examines President Obama's response to recent developments in Turkey.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran's Association (IAVA) conducts a yearly survey to understand the "challenges and opportunities of [veterans'] day-to-day lives" and how the organization can better address their needs.

The new documentary gives voice to the undocumented children of immigrants, while commenting on current U.S. policies.

Jeremy Stein discusses current monetary policy developments.

How can the United States protect cyberspace "control system of our country," without restricting the open "flow of information on the Internet"? What should countries consider when developing international cybersecurity standards and protocol? What should their citizens know to protect their information and their rights? Cybersecurity Policy Research Links provide news, background information, legislation, analysis, and international efforts to protect government and the public's information.

The Americas Research Links include news, country background, government and diplomatic representation, data, U.S. policy toward the Americas, organizations, history of the Americas, comprehensive research guides.

Jeremy Stein discusses current monetary policy developments.

CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot and the Brookings Institution's Michael Doran argue that the United States should relearn the Cold War craft of political warfare to promote its interests in the Middle East.

Whether NSA leaker Edward Snowden is extradited to the United States will hinge more on diplomatic relations than international legal considerations, says expert Stephen Vladeck.

Jeremy Stein discusses current monetary policy developments.

The specific challenge in the post-2014 context, as NATO troops draw down from Afghanistan, is to avoid a situation in which violence and instability spike, leading U.S.-Pakistan relations to fray to the point of rupture.

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Anya Schmemann examines U.S.-Russia relations in light of Edward Snowden's presence in Moscow.