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January 20, 2016

Elections and Voting
Five Foreign Policy Books the Next President Should Read

Inauguration Day is now exactly one year away. In 366 days—2016 is a Leap Year—one of the candidates now barnstorming Iowa and New Hampshire will take the oath of office. Everything will change the m…

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 17, 2019

Genocide and Mass Atrocities
By Any Other Name: Thoughts on U.S. Genocide Determinations

The history of the Genocide Convention stretches back more than seventy years, yet much work remains to be done to prevent and respond to atrocities. 

A person holds a candle during a night vigil and prayer at the Amahoro Stadium as part of the 25th commemoration of the 1994 genocide, in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 7, 2019.
Blog Post by Avril Haines and John B. Bellinger III The Internationalist

January 28, 2013

United States
Wanting Egypt to Fail

Egypt is a mess.  Just two short years after the uprising that brought Hosni Mubarak’s long-rule to an end, the country is paralyzed politically, protests have become increasingly violent, sectarian …

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 7, 2008

Financial Markets
Abu Dhabi wants to make airplanes ... and it has a sovereign fund available to help make it happen

Airbus is looking to source more parts (and produce more) in the dollar zone. Selling a product denominated in dollars with a euro cost structure isn’t currently a recipe for enormous profits. Chi…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

March 23, 2005

Financial Markets
Lucky that the dollar is in the midst of a mini-rally …

Because if the dollar was heading the other way, as the New York Times noted Wednesday morning, there is no one left at the Treasury to mind the store. Under Secretary for International Affairs John…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money