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Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 13, 2004
Georgia
Stability, Security and Sovereignty in the Republic of Georgia
Overview Georgia is strategically important to the United States in the war on terror and an indispensable transit point for energy supplies between Asia and Europe. Though the country’s Novemb…
April 25, 2005
Iraq
Power-Sharing in Iraq
Overview Iraq's election on January 30 was an important step in the country's political transition. Still it is essential to keep a sense of perspective. In a democracy, power is distributed am…
July 25, 2006
Capital Flows
Foreign Investment and National Security
Overview The Dubai Ports World controversy has shed light on the tensions between Congress and the executive branch over the appropriate balance between foreign investment and national security. …
April 2, 2007
Immigration and Migration
The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration
Overview Immigration reform is one of the most divisive issues confronting U.S. policymakers. The rise in the number of illegal immigrants in the United States over the past ten years—from five…
June 11, 2008
Capital Flows
Global FDI Policy
Overview Foreign investment has been a principal engine of global economic growth in recent years. Foreign investment, though, is not immune to the sort of resistance that we are seeing wi…
