Volume 014, Issue 16
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Max Boot and Richard Bennet look at the success of "low-intensity" U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in the Philippines.
See more in Philippines, Counterterrorism
January 3, 2009
Op-Ed
Ottawa Citizen
Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, Canada is still trying to cope with the new border regime that has been an enduring legacy of the terrorist attacks. In this Ottawa Citizen article, Edward Alden urges President-elect Obama to begin rebuilding trust on border issues with Canada.
See more in Border and Ports, Trade, U.S. Election 2008
January 2, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Wars and Warfare
December 31, 2008
Op-Ed
Bloomberg.com
In this Bloomberg op-ed, Amity Shlaes argues against the Kiddie Tax, which discourages venturesome young investors.
See more in Economics
December 31, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Amity Shlaes looks at lessons for President-elect Obama in FDR's experimentation during the Great Depression.
See more in Economics, U.S. Election 2008
December 31, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that Obama "will require sober supporters--and loyal critics--to get through challenges" in 2009.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Election 2008
January/February 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
One of the most important figures in Obama’s administration will be his national security adviser. An examination of past advisers shows how to get the job right—or wrong.
See more in Congress, Foreign Policy History
January/February 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
If it hopes to achieve its foreign policy agenda, the Obama administration will need to undo the damage to the Foreign Service wrought by the Bush administration.
See more in Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy History
January/February 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
To avoid some of the mistakes from past Israeli-Palestinian peace processes, the Obama administration should consult Martin Indyk’s insider account.
See more in Middle East, Foreign Policy History
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Gaza Violence (1/5): Steven Cook writes in U.S. News & World Report that Israel's exercise of military power in the Gaza Strip, employed legitimately or not, is unlikely to achieve its desired goals.
The Obama Administration (1/5): Michael Gerson writes that Obama “will require sober supporters--and loyal critics--to get through challenges” in 2009, in the Washington Post.
Border Security (1/3): Edward Alden urges President-elect Obama to begin rebuilding trust with Canada as a partner in trade and counterterrorism when he takes office, in the Ottawa Citizen.
Energy and Environment (1/3): David Victor and Arun Rai warn that “the global environment may be one of the biggest losers in the current financial crisis” as clean coal projects are abandoned around the world, in Newsweek.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1/2): Michael Gerson writes that the removal of the threat Hamas poses to the Israeli people is “the prerequisite for the resumption of the peace process,” in the Washington Post.
The Obama Administration (12/31): Amity Shlaes argues that “a new hundred days spent making good laws will bring sturdy recovery,” in the Washington Post.
This report lays out a thoughtful agenda for U.S. policy toward the Democratic Republic of Congo, arguing that what happens there should matter to the United States--for humanitarian reasons as well as economic and strategic ones.
In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
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In The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
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