November 29, 2012
United StatesGregory D. Johnsen is a former Fulbright fellow in Yemen and currently a PhD candidate in Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. He is the author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and Ameri…
October 31, 2019
United StatesWith the U.S. national debt already exceeding $16 trillion, President Trump’s tax reform and budget deals with Congress have added to the country’s deficits. CFR explores the origins of the national debt, the risks it presents, and the outlook for change.
November 1, 2016
United StatesGreg Hayes provides his perspective on trade, globalization, and the development of a competitive and educated workforce in an evolving global economy.
February 20, 2019
Arab SpringTeaching Notes for False Dawn, written by Steven A. Cook, in which he examines why Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Turkey did not transition to democracy and explains how and why Middle East uprisings didn't succeed.
October 10, 2017
Puerto RicoA new report from the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), co-authored by Brad W. Setser and Gregory Makoff.
March 16, 2010
United KingdomThe provisional Irish Republican Army, or IRA, is an outgrowth of an older group known as the Irish Republican Army, which fought an insurgency that successfully challenged British rule in the whole …
August 27, 2009
Terrorism and CounterterrorismAn overview of Peruvian terrorist groups, Shining Path and Tupac Amaru.
November 5, 2008
IraqA profile of a militant Islamist Kurdish separatist movement seeking to transform Iraq into an Islamic state.
May 16, 2003
Saudi ArabiaF. Gregory Gause III, a prominent expert on Saudi society and politics, says that the terrorist attacks on residential compounds in Riyadh will force the Saudi leadership to make a critical decision…
October 10, 2019
YemenOur panelists discuss the humanitarian and political situation in Yemen, and the state of U.S. involvement in the conflict. AMIRFAR: Good afternoon and welcome, everybody. It’s a real pleasure to …
