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April 28, 2008
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March 5, 2008
Daily Analysis
A Colombian incursion into Ecuador sparks a regional diplomatic crisis at a time of increased arms spending across South America.
See more in Colombia, Venezuela, Terrorist Organizations
March 5, 2008
Interview
Francisco R. Rodriguez, an expert on Venezuelan affairs, says the show of force by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after the Colombian incursion into Ecuador is an attempt to bolster his declining popularity at home.
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January 18, 2007
Daily Analysis
Since winning reelection in December, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has moved swiftly to advance his “21st Century Socialism.” As Chavez-friendly leaders take office in Ecuador and Nicaragua, will they do the same?
See more in Bolivia, Venezuela, Industrial Policy, International Finance, Immigration
January 2004
Other Report
The United States spends approximately $700 million per year in the Andean region, but this Commission report concludes that current U.S. policy—focused narrowly on “drugs and thugs” in the Andes—cannot achieve U.S. regional goals of democracy, prosperity, and security. Andes 2020 offers bold new recommendations to recalibrate U.S. policy to better meet its objectives.
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Financial Crisis (12/3): Amity Shlaes argues that one reason markets reacted so negatively to a backward looking meter is the high standard set by our success in taming the business cycle since World War II, in Bloomberg.
Transition 2008 (12/3): Michael Gerson writes that “Obama's appointments reveal not just moderation but maturity,” in Washington Post.
Green Industry (12/1): David Victor argues that “the green view based on small sources and market power will give way to one based on scale and subsidies,” in Newsweek.
Mexico (12/1): Shannon O'Neil writes that it is time for Mexico to be a leader on the international front, on TheNews.com.
U.S. Economy (12/1): Amity Shlaes argues that massive government spending takes away jobs in the private sector, in the Wall Street Journal.
China (12/1): Elizabeth Economy looks at the leadership gap in China, in the Washington Post.
Human Rights (11/27): Jerome Cohen writes that Chinese institutions that investigate abuses of the criminal process have not been effective in exposing the pervasive torture problems, in the South China Morning Post.
Colombia (11/27): Shannon O'Neil and Sebastian Chaskel argue that holding up the free trade deal won’t solve Colombia’s human rights issues, in the Washington Times.
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.
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.
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