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July 25, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Cambodia has come a long way from the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge, but development challenges and lack of freedoms continue to hamper growth.
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July 24, 2008
Podcast
A top Pentagon official says victory in the global fight against terrorism is achievable, but may take decades to accomplish.
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July 24, 2008
Michael G. Vickers, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Low-Intensity Conflict, and Interdependent Capabilities interviewed by Greg Bruno, Staff writer
Interview
A top Pentagon official says victory in the global fight against terrorism is achievable, but may take decades to accomplish.
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Updated: July 24, 2008
| Author: | Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor |
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Backgrounder
The United Nations has frequently cited East Timor as a model nation-building project. But new unrest in the tiny Asian state indicates that the international community has again failed to show the stamina to guide a nation toward genuine stability.
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Updated: July 24, 2008
| Author: | Stephanie Hanson, News Editor |
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Backgrounder
The International Criminal Court has sparked controversy with its case selection and pursuit of justice in Uganda and Sudan.
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July 2008
| Authors: | Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Bruce W. Jentleson Ivo H. Daalder Antony Blinken Lael Brainard Michael A. McFaul, Stanford University James C. O’Brien Gayle E. Smith James B. Steinberg, Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin |
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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
Daniel Senor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Daniel Senor, a former foreign policy adviser for the Bush administration, says Sen. Barack Obama's trip to Iraq and Afghanistan produced a mix of risks and benefits.
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July 23, 2008
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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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July 23, 2008
Podcast
Jerusalem-based journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the U.S. presidential race as perceived by Israelis.
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July 23, 2008
| Author: | Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History |
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Op-Ed
Bloomberg
Barack Obama will be given a euphoric reception this week when he speaks at Victory Column in Berlin. But in this Bloomberg article, Amity Shlaes argues that the Berlin cityscape reminds us of the limits of Obama’s foreign policy and that sometimes you encounter war even when you don’t want to.
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Barack Obama (7/23): Amity Shlaes writes that the setting for Barack Obama's upcoming speech in Berlin will say a lot about the limits of his foreign policy, in the Washington Post.
Iraq (7/23): Max Boot analyzes Nouri al-Maliki's statements about a timetable for troop withdrawal, in the Washington Post.
Olympics (7/22): Richard Haass writes that those boycotting the Olympics are ignoring China's accomplishments, in the China Daily.
Europe (7/21): James Goldgeier and Derek Chollet analyze European response to Barack Obama's visit and the upcoming U.S. election, in the Guardian.
Financial Crisis (7/21): Sebastian Mallaby argues that clamping down on short-sellers is not the right response to the current market crisis, in the Washington Post.
After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.
In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
Complete list of CFR Books.
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