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July 16, 2007

Civil Society
Iranian Civil Society and the Role of U.S. Foreign Policy

The arrests of four Iranian-Americans have created a chill among those in Iran working to open up civil society and led to disagreements over U.S. support for those efforts.

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner

July 18, 2006

Iraq
Securing Baghdad

Despite a security clampdown in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital remains a hotbed of sectarian violence. The new government has yet to find a solution—military, political, or otherwise—for securing the city.

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner

September 23, 2009

International Organizations
Twenty Agendas at G-20, Part II

Leaders attending the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh will seek to forge agreements to buoy a global economic recovery and repair financial imbalances that contributed to the recession.

Backgrounder by Jamal Afridi

April 23, 2014

Digital Policy
What Is Internet Governance?

An intense international debate over who manages parts of the internet’s technical infrastructure is likely to feed a broader discussion of internet-related public policy.

World Internet Conference China
Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters

February 3, 2005

Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN: Security

This publication is now archived. How can security in Afghanistan be improved?There are many options. Among them: dramatically expanding and strengthening the new Afghan national army; broadening the…

Backgrounder by Sharon Otterman