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Beyond Gaza

Efforts to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip show little promise right now, but a new American administration and a changed dynamic in both Israel and the Palestinian territories have improved prospects for restarting peace talks.

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Assessing the Gaza Flare Up
Change They Can Believe In: Reviving the Peace Process
Tackling the Middle East
The Incoming National Security Team

Barack
Obama

Joseph
Biden

Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton

Defense Secretary

Robert M. Gates

Attorney General

Eric H. Holder Jr.

National Security

James L. Jones

Treasury Secretary

Timothy Geithner

Homeland Security

Janet Napolitano
The President's Inbox

Financial Policy
The U.S. financial crisis has rocked nearly every facet of the country's financial policy, prompting experts to assess potential short- and long-term consequences.
Global Economy in Crisis Timeline
Sovereign Wealth and Sovereign Power
Grasping 'Radical' Economic Change

Pakistan and Afghanistan
Many foreign policy experts place Pakistan at the top of the most serious foreign policy issues facing the next U.S. president.
Pakistan's Militants Trouble
The Troubled Afghan-Pakistani Border
U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Energy and Climate Change
Energy policy is expected to get new attention from the incoming administation, particularly ways to integrate climate change with new energy initiatives.
Oil Market Volatility
Challenges for Nuclear Power Expansion
Climate Change Crisis Guide

Iraq
The next president will face very difficult questions over the future of Iraq and U.S. forces.
U.S. Security Agreements and Iraq
The Surge and Iraq's Path to Sucess
'Winning' in Iraq, but 'Losing' in Afghanistan

Iran
One of the next administration's chief challenges is how to forestall an Iranian nuclear weapons program and whether to pursue greater engagement with Iran.
Negotiating with Hostile States
Iran's Nuclear Program
Policy Options for the Next Administration

Trade and Globalization
The next president will have to choose whether to revive the U.S. trade agenda or lead changes that will make more deals palatable to Americans.
NAFTA's Economic Impact
The Case for Wage Insurance
Fair Trade or Free Trade

Expert Analysis and Opinions

A View From Abroad

Europeans Await 'President' Obama With Some Nervousness

Iran Uncertain About Obama's Intentions

'Tremendous Expectations' for President Obama in Middle East

Presidents and the National Security Council

Op-Eds From CFR Fellows

Tight Border Regime an Enduring Legacy of 9/11

Edward Alden

Ottawa Citizen

A Chilling Uncertainty: The Lessons of Roosevelt's Experimentation

Amity Shlaes

Washington Post

Support Obama Will Need

Michael J. Gerson

Washington Post

Podcasts: Briefing the President

U.S.-Cuba Policy 'Caught Between Conflicting Impulses'

Alden on U.S. Immigration Clampdown Post-9/11

Georgia's Vice PM Urges Western Economic, Security Support After War with Russia

Multimedia: Experts on the Issues

Prepared Remarks: A Conversation with Madeleine K. Albright

Preventive Priorities for the Next Administration; Part of a CFR Center for Preventive Action Symposium (Video)

Transition 2008: Advising America's Next President: Rethinking Trade Policy (Video)

Transition 2008: Advising America's Next President: Rethinking Trade Policy (Audio)

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President

Election Resources

Online Debates

Will More Drilling Increase U.S. Energy Security?

Experts debate the degree to which opening more federal lands and waters to drilling will improve U.S. energy security.

Will Opening Restricted Federal Lands and Waters in the United States Ease Oil Prices?

Sara Banaszak of the American Petroleum Institute and Morgan Gray of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming...

Should the U.S. Support the UN's Responsibility to Protect Doctrine?

CFR Senior Fellow Stewart M. Patrick and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation debate the merits of supporting the Responsibility to...

Election Must Reads

Salon: Does Obama Understand his Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenge?

Middle Eastern and South Asia expert Juan Cole lays out the challenges facing President-elect Barack Obama in dealing with Pakistan,...

Foreign Service Journal: A New Partnership With the Americas

Bill Richardson, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary, lays out a new policy agenda for the U.S. relationship with...

Policy Review: The 2008 Democratic Shift

The Hoover Institution's David Brady, Douglas Rivers and Laurel Harbridge describe a shift in the U.S. electorate toward the Democratic...

Speeches and Debates

Obama's Announcement of Economic Team

November 24, 2008

McCain's Concession Speech

November 4, 2008

Obama's Acceptance Speech

November 4, 2008
The New Administration

Morning Update: Economic Plan
January 5, 2009

CFR Forum: Expert Conversations on World Events
Recent Posts: The Afghanistan Problem; Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy

CFR/NYU/Economist Forum
Advising America's Next President
Audio: Nov. 11th Meeting on Fixing Global Finance
Audio: Nov. 18th Meeting on The Future of American Leadership
Audio: Dec. 2nd Meeting on Rethinking Trade Policy

Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Credit Crisis
The fallout from last August's crisis continues. These articles explore what needs to be done to keep the financial crisis from spilling over into the broader economy and reduce the risk of future crises.
Economist: Credit Crunch
Gillian Tett: Big Freeze
Martin Wolf: Living Dangerously
Testimony: Systemic Risk
Federal Reserve Bank: Remarks

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Washington Post Politics

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PBS Online NewsHour Politics

Obama Campaign Fundraising Totals Near $750 Million, New Records Show

Chambliss Wins Ga. Run-off, Democrats Fall Short of 60 Senate Seats

Military Recruitment Called into Question Over Promises, Methods

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Pew Research Center Polling

Calling Cell Phones In '08 Pre-Election Polls

Some Final Thoughts on Campaign '08

Winds of Political Change Haven

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