October 10, 2008
Interview
Iraq's finance minister asserts his country does not have a surplus of funds and expresses concern about the potential impact of the global financial crisis, and falling oil prices, on Iraq.
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February 2008
Essential Documents
Report
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October 8, 2008
Audio
Watch Iraqi Minister of Finance Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi discuss the situation in Iraq and necessary steps for improvement in the country.
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October 8, 2008
Video
Watch Iraqi Minister of Finance Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi discuss the situation in Iraq and necessary steps for improvement in the country.
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October 8, 2008
Transcript
Baqir Jabr al-Zubeidi, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Iraq, speaks with Council members.
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October 5, 2008
Must Read
The New York Times offers an in-depth comparison of the presidential candidates' plans for Iraq, based largely off the candidates' comments in extensive interviews on the topic.
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October 3, 2008
Daily Analysis
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.
October 2, 2008
Audio
Listen to Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki discuss U.S.-Iranian relations, as well as the roles of power and responsibility in international relations.
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October 2, 2008
Interview
Marc Lynch, an expert on Iraqi politics, says that despite security gains in Iraq, the political situation remains unsettled, suggesting progress might be ephemeral.
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October 2, 2008
Video
Watch Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki discuss U.S.-Iranian relations, as well as the roles of power and responsibility in international relations.
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Steven Cook discusses the impact of Pierre Gemayel’s assassination on Lebanese politics and Syria’s bid to reinstate itself as the country’s dominant player.
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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.
Healthcare Reform (10/8): Michael Gerson compares the healthcare plans of the presidential candidates, in the Washington Post.
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.
In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.
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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