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April 4, 2007
Op-Ed
Washingtonpost.com
See more in Turkey, EU, Middle East, Democracy Promotion
May 2007
Book
This book critically examines how the legacies of military control in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey affect political development in these countries, highlighting the often-overlooked difficulties of promoting democratic change in military- dominated political systems. Using Turkey's recent reforms as a point of departure, Steven Cook offers novel policy prescriptions for encouraging political change in Egypt and Algeria.
See more in Egypt, Defense/Homeland Security, Democracy and Human Rights
March 7, 2007
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in Intelligence, Wars and Warfare
March/April 2007
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Writing in Foreign Affairs, CFR's Ray Takeyh says resuming diplomatic and economic ties with Tehran could bolster Iran's pragmatists and sideline its radicals.
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 26, 2007
Article
Newsweek International
See more in Iran, Grand Strategy, Public Diplomacy
February 14, 2007
Op-Ed
Financial Times
See more in Middle East, Religion
February 8, 2007
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
See more in Iran, Grand Strategy
February 2007 (updated September 2007)
Council Special Report No. 23
Council Special Report
This Council Special Report concludes that only if the United States disengages militarily will it minimize the strategic costs of its failure in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
February 6, 2007
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in Iran, Defense Strategy, Religion
January 17, 2007
Op-Ed
Newsday
See more in Middle East, Israel, Palestinian Authority, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Grand Strategy
January 15, 2007
Article
The National Interest
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
January 11, 2007
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security, Grand Strategy
December 7, 2006
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The prognosis for Iraq looks bad and is getting worse. If the trend does not improve soon, the United States may have no choice but to cut its losses and get out. Recently, many have looked to the bipartisan Iraq Study Group to engineer a change in strategy that might arrest this decline, and the ISG's report does indeed contain some useful ideas and worthwhile recommendations. But on the whole, it offers the political groundwork for a complete withdrawal more than it offers a sustainable solution to the conflict.
See more in Iraq
November 30, 2006
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in United States, Middle East, Public Diplomacy
November/December 2006
Article
The National Interest
See more in Israel, Lebanon, Wars and Warfare
November 19, 2006
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
11.10.2006
Article
National Interest
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
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The diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program continues to build. While experts say an Iranian bomb is years off, the program itself raises concern over the prospect of nuclear terrorism.
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Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah may have ended, but the Middle Eastern conflict continues to fester.
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