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October 21, 2016

Philippines
The U.S.-Philippines Defense Alliance

A long-lasting security alliance with the Philippines remains at the heart of U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific, a region that includes the disputed South China Sea.

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Backgrounder by Eleanor Albert

February 6, 2009

Homeland Security
Media Conference Call: Closure Of The Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp (Audio)

Listen to CFR experts Daniel B. Prieto and Matthew C. Waxman discuss the implications of President Obama’s decision to close the Guantánamo prison camp and reverse the Bush Administration's policies …

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Conference Call Media Briefings

December 18, 2013

Intelligence
U.S. Domestic Surveillance

Successive U.S. administrations have sought to justify controversial domestic surveillance programs amid criticism from Congress and rights activists, explains this Backgrounder.

Backgrounder by Newsteam Staff

October 19, 2006

United States
Plugging In and Speaking Out: the Internet, the Public, and Policymaking

As more citizens turn online for information and opinions, the Internet plays an increasingly central role in empowering and shaping public involvement in the political process on issues ranging from…

Podcast
Event by Joe Trippi, Lee Rainie, and Drew J. Ladner

March 21, 2006

Liberia
A Conversation With President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Fondly called the “Iron Lady” by her supporters, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has, throughout her 30-year career as a stateswoman, political prisoner, and Liberian national demonstrated her iron will and de…

Podcast
Event by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Princeton N. Lyman David Rockefeller Lecture