Turkey's Engine Shows Resilience
CFR Senior Fellow Steven Cook writes that Turkey's economy is proving more resilient than expected in the face of the global economic downturn.
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Concise and timely policy analysis from Council on Foreign Relations scholars.
CFR Senior Fellow Steven Cook writes that Turkey's economy is proving more resilient than expected in the face of the global economic downturn.
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CFR Senior Fellow Michael Levi writes that the financial crisis will affect U.S. near-term efforts to deal with energy security and climate change.
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CFR Senior Fellow Laurie Garrett writes that the United States cannot afford to reduce its foreign assistance spending, even though it faces its toughest budgetary challenge since the Great Depression.
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CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey writes that the global financial downturn is exacerbating preexisting economic problems in Pakistan.
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CFR's Latin America Studies Program outlines the implications of the global financial crisis for Latin America.
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The Gulf and the financial crisis.
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CFR's James Goldgeier and Charles Kupchan discuss the effect of the global financial crisis on Europe.
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CFR Senior Fellow Peter Beinart writes about how the global financial crisis will affect the United States' broad foreign policy goals.
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CFR's Elizabeth Economy and Adam Segal write that Chinese leadership in resolving the financial crisis is likely to be constrained.
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CFR Senior Fellow Adam Segal writes that India may be better positioned for a quick recovery from the global financial crisis than many other developing countries.
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Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis
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