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Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, discusses the long-term geopolitical implications of the credit crisis and the future of U.S. financial power internationally. Read more
Transcript: Financial System Stability with Mohamed El-Erian, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Investment Management Company
CFR Forum: Experts discuss the impact of financial turmoil on U.S. power on new CFR blog
Council Special Report: Sovereign Wealth and Sovereign Power
CFR Experts on Economics
Passage of a long-awaited election law has renewed hope that Iraq can find political solutions to its many problems. But some Western observers still see trouble on the horizon. Read more
Gwertzman Interview with Marc Lynch: Political Situation in Iraq is 'A House of Cards'
Foreign Affairs: "How to Leave a Stable Iraq" by Stephen Biddle, Michael E. O'Hanlon, and Kenneth M. Pollack
Campaign 2008 Issue Tracker: The Candidates on Iraq
CFR Experts on Iraq
The resignation of South African President Thabo Mbeki has exposed a rift in the ruling ANC party, raising questions about the future of one of the continent's champions and a regional powerbroker. Read more
Podcast with Princeton N. Lyman: 'Bringing Democracy' to South Africa's Ruling Party
Council Special Report: Planning for Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Op-ed: "The Despots' Democracy" by Michael Gerson (Washington Post)
CFR Experts on sub-Saharan Africa
President Bush's AIDS initiative wins widespread praise. Yet some health experts worry AIDS funding has grow disproportionately large compared with other U.S. development spending. Read more
Op-ed: "An AIDS Victory Up Close" by Michael Gerson (Washington Post)
Foreign Affairs: "The Challenge of Global Health" by Laurie Garrett
Campaign 2008 Issue Tracker: The Candidates on U.S. Policy toward Africa
CFR Experts on Global Health
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U.S. Presidential Election (10/8): Michael Gerson looks at the weaknesses of the G.O.P.'s strategy, in the Washington Post.
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.
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