February 1, 1998
Economic CrisesOverview The Asian financial market meltdown and the fierce debate over the U.S. role in a bail-out tend to obscure the huge scale of American exports to the region, currently $200 billion a year…
March 1, 1998
JapanOverview The U.S.-Japan security alliance is at a crossroads. The outcome of certain decisions to be made in 1998_the Japanese Diet's vote on legislation necessary to implement the new U.S.-Japan …
February 17, 2000
AsiaOverview The cumulative impact of U.S. global and regional policies and behavior, a broad regional trend of emerging, multi-faceted national self-assertiveness, and regional economic dynamics add …
March 24, 2000
ColombiaIntroduction and Executive Summary In November 1999, the Council on Foreign Relations and Inter-American Dialogue established an independent task force to review and offer recommendations on U.S. …
May 5, 2000
ChinaHow can one best explain China's remarkable economic growth during twenty-one years and its rise from autarky to world economic power? The exercise requires chutzpah; it demands simplification; it cr…
February 14, 2002
Middle East and North AfricaOverview Many observers of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) believe the lack of economic prospects and poverty in the everyday life of people in the region contribute to extremism, and perh…
April 20, 2002
Terrorism and CounterterrorismIntroduction This paper outlines the information technology requirements of an effective Homeland Defense strategy against further al-Qaeda terror strikes within the United States. It highlights t…
June 6, 2002
InequalityOverview In the wake of the Enron collapse and other business scandals, the United Statesmust place corporate governance firmly on its foreign policy agenda, argue the authors of this study. Impro…
December 9, 2002
Bosnia and HerzegovinaOverview Despite years of involvement by the United States and its allies, the Balkans region is suffering from economic stagnation and high unemployment; hundreds of thousands of refugees still a…
September 24, 2010
Economic CrisesThis essay examines the historical roots of the eurozone crisis, tracing the roots of ongoing political and economic problems back to agreements that were made around German reunification in 1989. …
