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October 9, 2012

Algeria
Thinking About Algeria and “Analytic Overshooting”

In the fall of 1991, Robert A. Mortimer writing in the Middle East Journal declared, “Although the leaders of the post-independence generation feared that a pluralistic Algeria would be too unruly to…

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May 22, 2012

Education
Peter Thiel and the Great College Debate

Should more Americans go to college? I would have thought the answer is an unequivocal yes. The evidence is overwhelming that college graduates have lower unemployment rates, earn far more money, and…

Co-founder of PayPal Peter Thiel speaks during a news conference in Washington in October 2011 (Yuri Gripas/Courtesy Reuters).

March 9, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: KONY 2012, Beyond the Buzz

This is a guest post by Melissa Bukuru, CFR Africa program intern. After 50 million views and a media buzz that shows no sign of dying down quickly, backlash to Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 video …

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September 15, 2010

Economic Crises
C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Alan Greenspan

The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

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September 15, 2010

Economic Crises
A Conversation with Alan Greenspan

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan discusses prospects for financial recovery and the future of the housing market. This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on Internationa…

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