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Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Middle East and North Africa Democratization Human Rights

Speaking About Regime Change

Blog Post September 25, 2017 Pressure Points
Follow Edward Alden
Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow

Trade Immigration and Migration Economics

Failure to Adjust

Book October 20, 2016
Follow Alyssa Ayres
Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

Asia India Emerging Markets

Our Time Has Come

Book January 2, 2018
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

At U.N. General Assembly, Signing a Nuclear Pact and Debating Another

Via The New York Times September 20, 2017
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women's Rights Human Rights Haiti
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's Rights Peacekeeping Conflict Prevention

How Women’s Participation in Conflict Prevention and Resolution Advances U.S. Interests

Report October 24, 2016 Women and Foreign Policy Program
Robert D. Blackwill
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. Foreign Policy U.S.-China Relations Europe and Eurasia

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

Health Trade Development

The Emerging Global Health Crisis

Task Force Report December 4, 2014
Follow Max Boot
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

U.S. Foreign Policy Defense and Security Military History

President Trump Addresses UN General Assembly

Via VOA News September 22, 2017
Follow Reuben E. Brigety II
Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy and International Institutions

Why Abandoning Paris Is a Disaster for America

Via Foreign Policy June 1, 2017
Karen B. Brooks
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia

Indonesia Southeast Asia Asia

Exceeding Expectations in Indonesia

Via Wall Street Journal October 25, 2015
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
Follow John Campbell
Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies

Sub-Saharan Africa Democratization Defense and Security

Counterterrorism Partner Chad Included in New Travel Ban

Blog Post September 26, 2017 Africa in Transition
Blake Clayton
Adjunct Fellow for Energy

Banking Emerging Markets Fossil Fuels

Market Madness

Book February 2, 2015 Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Arab Spring

False Dawn

Book June 1, 2017
Courtney Cooper
International Affairs Fellow

Asia Afghanistan Defense and Security
Follow Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Adjunct Senior Fellow

International Economic Policy U.S. Competitiveness Women and Economic Growth

The Case For Women

Via New York Times June 27, 2013
Follow Robert M. Danin
Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Middle East and North Africa Israel Palestinian Territories

Ending Gaza’s Isolation

Policy Innovation Memorandum July 17, 2013 Middle East Program
Michael P. Dempsey
National Intelligence Fellow

Intelligence Defense and Security Latin America

After Islamic State, Is There Still an Iraq?

Via Wall Street Journal September 20, 2017
Janine di Giovanni
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow

Global Governance Defense and Security Human Rights