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September 26, 2008
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Experts discuss poll results revealing the divergent opinions of Republicans and Democrats on U.S. foreign affairs priorities and how these could affect the presidential election.
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September 18, 2008
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A Council Special Report of China, Space Weapons and U.S. Security.
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September 8, 2008
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With violence down and U.S. troop deaths at their lowest point since the Iraq war began, military analysts are in near-agreement that Iraq is more secure today. But CFR's Stephen Biddle and Steven Simon disagree on how to ensure stability continues. They discuss their views during this inaugural Foreign Affairs Live debate.
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September 3, 2008
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A Panel discusses the existing problems in the Greater Middle East, and possible solutions.
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Updated: August 28, 2008
Daily Analysis
Russia has emerged as a policy issue in the presidential campaign, adding to a list of top-tier issues including energy policy, Iran, and Iraq.
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August 2008
Essential Documents
National Strategy
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August 25, 2008
Daily Analysis
Both parties will use presidential conventions to boost their candidate's credentials on the economy and national security, at a time when both issues overlap.
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August 14, 2008
Must Read
Harvard professor Samantha Power reviews two books on conservatism and foreign policy, and looks at the common perception that the Republican Party has "issue ownership" over national security policy.
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July 2008
Must Read
In this report from the Brookings Institution's Phoenix Initiative, a group of scholars makes a set of national security policy recommendations for the next presidential administration.
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July 23, 2008
Daily Analysis
Despite the sputtering U.S. economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to dominate debate on the presidential campaign trail.
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Economic Crisis (10/10): Sebastian Mallaby argues that, “the fastest and fairest way to help ordinay people is via a budget stimulus package,” in the Washington Post.
Iran (10/10): Michael Gerson writes about diplomacy and the potential of a nuclear Iran, in the Washington Post.
U.S. Presidential Election (10/10): Peter Beinart discusses the role of race in the presidential campaigns, in Time .
China (10/9): Brian Klein argues that, “China's economy is actually facing a fundamental structural adjustment that has arrived much earlier than expected,” in the Far East Economic Review .
Financial Markets (10/9): Amity Shlaes writes, “this week's declines by stock markets ... are the prudent actions of a crowd crying 'fraud' and anticipating the inevitable,” on Bloomberg.com.
Healthcare Reform (10/8): Michael Gerson compares the healthcare plans of the presidential candidates, in the Washington Post.
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.
In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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.
Complete list of CFR Books.
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