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Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Middle East and North Africa Democratization Human Rights

The Latin American Summit Must Deal With Dictatorship in Cuba

Blog Post April 12, 2018 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 4, 2018
Follow Henri J. Barkey
Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Kurds

Springtime for Autocrats

Via American Interest March 19, 2018
John B. Bellinger III
Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

International Law Treaties and Agreements Sanctions

Syria Airstrikes Reopen War Powers Discussion

Via Voice of America April 17, 2018
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy

Women and Women's Rights Human Rights Haiti

The Long Arc of Human Rights: A Case for Optimism

Blog Post April 17, 2018 Women Around the World
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

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 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

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

Boot: Bombing and Then Leaving the Middle East Is Not a Successful Long-Term Strategy

Via HBO April 6, 2018
Follow Reuben E. Brigety II
Adjunct Senior Fellow for African Peace and Security Issues

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Organizations Diplomacy and International Institutions

Trying to Defend President Trump’s Derision, Diplomatically

Via New York Times January 19, 2018
Karen B. Brooks
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Asia

Indonesia Southeast Asia Economics

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

Nigeria South Africa Kenya

Traditional Rulers Hold Real Power in Nigeria

Blog Post April 17, 2018 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

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Arab Spring

False Dawn

Book June 1, 2017
Courtney Cooper
International Affairs Fellow

Afghanistan Defense and Security Intelligence

In Afghanistan’s Unwinnable War, What’s the Best Loss to Hope For?

Via New York Times February 1, 2018
Follow Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Adjunct Senior Fellow

International Economic Policy Women and Economic Growth Infrastructure

Citi GPS Women in the Economy: Global Growth Generators

Via Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions May 1, 2015
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

U.S. and China Have Bigger Problems Than a Trade War

Via Bloomberg View April 11, 2018
Janine di Giovanni
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow

Syria Refugees and Displaced Persons Islamic State

di Giovanni: It Is Not in the Political Interests of the United States for Syria to Become a Failed State

Via MSNBC April 14, 2018