September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The prosperity of the United States and China depends on helping China further integrate into the global economic system.
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Updated: August 28, 2008
Daily Analysis
Russia is seeking support from regional groups such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a counter to the West, but this is proving to be more difficult than it anticipated.
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September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The Bush legacy in Asia is positive and the next admistration can continue this trend by continuing multilateral engagement with Japan and China.
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August 22, 2008
Daily Analysis
The Beijing Olympics have displayed Chinese pride and prowess in staging a world-class event, while leaving a residue of disquiet about the government.
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August 21, 2008
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome Cohen writes that the mainland of China is far more open to foreigners today than it was 36 years ago. Yet the Olympics’ spotlight confirmed that the country still has dark corners that the Communist Party wants to keep that way.
August 20, 2008
Must Read
The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson says the real threat from China is not that its economy will soon overtake that of the United States, but that it will "distort trade, foster huge financial imbalances and trigger a contentious competition for scarce raw materials."
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August 19, 2008
Audio
Listen to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson discuss his recent Foreign Affairs article, "A Strategic Economic Engagement."
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August 19, 2008
Transcript
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson talks about U.S. China Relations.
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August 8, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
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August 7, 2008
Daily Analysis
CFR.org provides a collection of resources examining China's rise and the Olympic Games.
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Republican Convention (9/4): Michael Gerson writes that John McCain must challenge his party in his convention speech, in the Washington Post.
U.S. Politics (9/3): Amity Shlaes warns against “character campaigns,” arguing they leave little time to develop economic or foreign policy goals, on Bloomberg.com.
Campaign 2008 (9/3): Michael Gerson writes that John McCain’s sense of social justice combines “a religious concern for the weak and the oppressed with a military conception of national honor,” in Newsweek.
Middle East (9/2): Steven Cook looks at how the next U.S. president can be successful in the Middle East, in the American Interest.
Democratic Convention (8/30): Michael Gerson writes that Barack Obama's acceptance speech squandered opportunities to transcend partisan divides, in the Washington Post.
Democratic Convention (8/27): Michael Gerson argues that Barack Obama should use this historic moment to address America's divisions, in the Washington Post.
Presidential Campaign (8/27): Amity Shlaes writes that in America, politics is a contest between hope and fear, on Bloomberg.com.
In this report, CFR Fellow Brad W. Setser recommends addressing the U.S. current account deficit in order to strengthen the United States’ position abroad.
This report, written by CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey, outlines the nature of the challenges in Pakistan's tribal areas, formulates strategies for addressing those challenges, and distills the strategies into realistic policy proposals worthy of consideration by the incoming administration.
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.
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