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July 12, 2010

China
Simmering Technology Tensions

Photo courtesy of flickr/Chrystian Guy While much of the sturm and drang of the "big" issues in U.S.-China relations--Tibet, North Korea, Iran, and RMB revaluation among others--seems to have diss…

Simmering Technology Tensions

May 26, 2011

International Organizations
Giving Peacekeepers Their Due

* co-authored with my research associate, Rebecca R. Friedman With NATO operations in Libya entering their third month and no conclusion in sight, it is improbable that the civil war will resolve de…

June 20, 2011

International Organizations
U.S.-UN Relations: Back to the Future?

United Nations' Secretary General Kofi Annan meets with Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jesse Helms in 1997 (Luc Novovitch/ Courtesy Reuters). Toxic partisanship on Capitol Hill. A looming …

U.S.-UN Relations: Back to the Future?

November 10, 2011

Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012 Roundup: Michigan Debate and Romney on Iran

Republican candidates at last night's primary debate in Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/courtesy Reuters) Last night’s GOP presidential debate was primarily about the domestic economy. But it started off on…

Republican candidates at last night’s primary debate in Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/courtesy Reuters)

February 16, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: New Figures on Facebook and Twitter in Africa

This is a guest post by Asch Harwood and Melissa Bukuru. Asch is the CFR Africa program research associate. Follow him on Twitter at @aschlfod. Melissa is the CFR Africa program intern. Like mobile …

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