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December 23, 2011

Social Issues
Five Economic Trends to Watch in 2012

Experts forecast the five most consequential trends in 2012, following a year in which the global economy struggled amid high unemployment and mounting debt crises.

Expert Roundup by Christopher Alessi, Gary Burtless, A. Michael Spence, Yukon Huang, Jacob Kirkegaard, and Thomas Philippon and Thomas Philippon Ashley Lester

November 4, 2011

Trade
Can Trade Motor U.S. Economy?

Four experts weigh in on the role of free trade in driving U.S. economic growth and competitiveness amid high U.S. unemployment and a faltering global economic recovery.

Expert Roundup by Christopher Alessi, Edward Alden, Clyde V. Prestowitz, Thea Lee, and C. Fred Bergsten Renewing America

December 16, 2010

United States
Weighing an Ambitious QDDR

Four CFR fellows weigh in on the effectiveness of the State Department’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review recommendations.

Expert Roundup by Deborah Jerome, Laurie Garrett, Yanzhong Huang, Isobel Coleman, and Paul B. Stares Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program

December 7, 2009

United States
Squaring Healthcare with the Economy

As the U.S. Senate debates the healthcare overhaul, experts are divided on whether proposed legislation would stifle U.S. economic and business competitiveness.

Expert Roundup by Len Nichols, Paul N. Van de Water, Jennifer F. Baron and Alexander Muggah, Thomas Miller, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Amanda Austin

May 2, 2011

Afghanistan
What’s Next for al-Qaeda?

Osama bin Laden’s death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. S…

Expert Roundup by Richard Haass, Ray Takeyh, Robert Danin, Steven A. Cook, Max Boot, Daniel S. Markey, and John B. Bellinger III Asia Program