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November 20, 2020
Transition 2021
Transition 2021: Should Lame-Duck Presidents Make Major Foreign Policy Decisions?
Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump is using all the powers of his presidency and creating a host of problem…
June 27, 2019
Women and Women's Rights
A Bipartisan Promise: The United States Will Advance Women’s Roles in Security
On June 13, CFR Senior Fellow Jamille Bigio testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing on “Women in Conflict: Advancing Women's Role in Peace and Security.” During the …
October 23, 2017
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Women are Vital in the Fight Against Terrorism
Amid deadly terrorist attacks and devastating conflicts, Republicans and Democrats just came together to pass a new law that could improve security around the world. Lawmakers realized that existing …
October 22, 2006
Monetary Policy
Yet more evidence China has far more reserves than it needs … courtesy of Olivier Jeanne and Romain Ranciere of the IMF
Francophone economist working in the US seem to be on something of a roll. Olivier Blanchard (with Giavazzi and Sa) has developed an interesting model for US current account adjustment. Helene Rey…
November 21, 2016
Wars and Conflict
Women Around the World: This Week
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering from November 9 to November 18, was compi…
November 22, 2016
Development
U.S. House of Representatives: Women’s Participation in Peace and Security is Critical
The U.S. House of Representatives just signaled its commitment to women and girls globally. It took a historic step last week by passing the Women, Peace, and Security Act (H.R. 5332), which pledges …
June 13, 2014
United States
What Would Air Strikes in Iraq Achieve?
Demands by current policymakers to use military force are rarely accompanied by a specific objective of what it is intended to achieve. In the binary debate about what to do in Iraq, several policyma…
March 28, 2014
International Organizations
You Might Have Missed: Ukraine, Rep. Mike Rogers, and Drones
Jeanne Whalen and Alan Cullison, “Ukraine Battles to Rebuild a Depleted Military,” Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2014. In recent weeks Mr. Yarema has turned to Washington and NATO for help, but wit…
March 20, 2012
Defense and Security
Lessons Learned: Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack
A new installment of “Lessons Learned” is now out. This week I discuss the sarin gas attack that Aum Shinrikyo carried out in the Tokyo subway system on March 20, 1995. In the video, I discuss how te…
April 5, 2007
China
Think again (China no longer just assembles imported components)
Dated perceptions of China: Chinese banks are filled with NPLs. China runs a surplus with the US but a deficit with the rest of the world, so its trade is in rough balance.China just assembles imp…