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Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies (ON LEAVE)

Middle East and North Africa Democracy Human Rights

The OAS Secretary General Tells the Whole Truth About the Cuban Regime

Blog Post January 9, 2019 Pressure Points
Follow Matthieu Aikins
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow

Refugees and Displaced Persons Media Wars and Conflict
Follow Edward Alden
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Trade Immigration and Migration Economics

Failure to Adjust

Book October 20, 2016
Follow Paul J. Angelo
Fellow for Latin America Studies

Americas Colombia Central America

Congress Can Hold Trump Accountable on Honduras

Via The Hill September 18, 2019
Amir J. Asmar
National Intelligence Fellow

Intelligence Egypt Israel
Follow Alyssa Ayres
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

Asia India Emerging Markets

Our Time Has Come

Book January 4, 2018
Follow Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Kurds

Why Khashoggi’s death is a ‘major crisis’ for U.S.-Saudi relationship

Via PBS NewsHour October 23, 2018
Follow Curtis R. Bass
Military Fellow, U.S. Air Force

Defense and Security Military Operations Terrorism and Counterterrorism
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

Refusing to Talk With Iran Is a Mistake

Via Foreign Policy September 25, 2019
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Human Rights Haiti

Protestos são Mais Recente Exemplo de Como Corrupção é Vodu que Desgraça o Haiti

Via Fohla De S.Paulo February 18, 2019
Richard K. Betts
Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Defense and Security Intelligence Military Operations

American Force

Book November 18, 2011
Stephen D. Biddle
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy

Defense and Security Wars and Conflict Military Operations

Small Footprint, Small Payoff

Via Journal of Strategic Studies April 12, 2017
Follow Jamille Bigio
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Peacekeeping Conflict Prevention

Controversy Over Sexual Violence in Conflict at the UN Security Council

Blog Post May 3, 2019 Women Around the World
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe and Eurasia Russia

War by Other Means

Book February 11, 2016 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
Follow Thomas J. Bollyky
Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program

Health Trade Development

Plagues and the Paradox of Progress

Book September 1, 2018 Global Health Program
Follow Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History

Time to Reboot the Mistake-Riddled U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks

In Brief September 9, 2019 National Security and Defense Program
Follow Reuben E. Brigety II
Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy and International Institutions

Could China Squeeze the U.S. out of Its Only Permanent Military Base in Africa?

Via The Washington Post December 14, 2018
Karen B. Brooks
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia

Indonesia Southeast Asia Economics

Exceeding Expectations in Indonesia

Via Wall Street Journal October 25, 2015
Michael A. Brooks
Military Fellow, U.S. Marine Corps

Military Operations Terrorism and Counterterrorism Intelligence
Willem H. Buiter
Adjunct Senior Fellow

Budget, Debt, and Deficits Monetary Policy Financial Markets

Citi GPS Women in the Economy: Global Growth Generators

Via Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions May 1, 2015
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Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Nigeria South Africa Kenya

Borno Governor Launches State-Level Initiatives to Fight Boko Haram

Blog Post October 10, 2019 Africa in Transition
Follow Jared Cohen
Adjunct Senior Fellow

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Iran Technology and Innovation

How to Prevent a Cyberwar

Via New York Times August 11, 2017
Follow Jerome A. Cohen
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia Studies

China Asia International Law

A Taiwanese Man’s Detention in Guangdong Threatens a Key Pillar of Cross-Straits Relations

Via China File April 20, 2017
Follow Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Arab Spring

False Dawn

Book March 1, 2019