September 5, 2008
Daily Analysis
Angolans headed to the polls on September 5 for their first election in sixteen years. The country is in the midst of a remarkable oil boom, but average Angolans remain among the world's poorest.
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August 29, 2008
Backgrounder
With oil supplies tighter than ever, regions most vulnerable to oil supply disruptions present a significant concern.
See more in Nigeria, Venezuela, Caucasus, Middle East, Energy Security
August 26, 2008
Podcast
Gene Sperling, director of CFR's Center for Universal Education, discusses how Kenya's new government is approaching education policy.
See more in Kenya, Democracy and Human Rights, Education
August 21, 2008
Daily Analysis
Development experts have long lamented the negative effects of brain drain on Africa. Some economists now argue the benefits outweigh the costs.
See more in Africa, Economics, Health, Science, and Technology, Society and Culture
August 21, 2008
Podcast
Michael Clemens of the Center for Global Development says that the migration of skilled workers is not to blame for Africa's weak health systems.
See more in Africa, Economics, Labor, Society and Culture
September 8, 2008
Interview
Anthony H. Cordesman, an expert on military affairs, says that "substantial progress" has been achieved in Iraq but that political questions leave the future open to question.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Democracy and Human Rights, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 5, 2008
Interview
A senior economic adviser to Sen. John McCain calls free trade an essential element in reviving U.S. economic fortunes.
See more in United States, Trade, Energy, U.S. Election 2008
September 5, 2008
Interview
A top economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama describes his views on how to harness globalization and energy diversification to improve U.S. fortunes.
See more in United States, Trade, Energy, U.S. Election 2008
September 4, 2008
Essential Documents
John McCain gave this speech on September 4, 2008 at the Republic National Convention, after accepting the Republican nomination for president.
See more in United States, U.S. Election 2008
September 3, 2008
Op-Ed
Bloomberg.com
In this Bloomberg op-ed, Amity Shlaes writes that the problem with character candidacies is that they are all about damage control, leaving little time to develop economic and foreign policy goals. To prove character, John McCain and Sarah Palin must fight the issues and escape the character topic.
See more in United States, Economics, U.S. Election 2008
September 8, 2008
Daily Analysis
Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, takes office amid growing ire against U.S. military actions in Pakistan. Seven years after 9/11, is Islamabad still committed to counterterrorism?
See more in Pakistan, Democracy Promotion, Counterterrorism, Polls
September 8, 2008
Interview
Anthony H. Cordesman, an expert on military affairs, says that "substantial progress" has been achieved in Iraq but that political questions leave the future open to question.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Democracy and Human Rights, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 6, 2008
Essential Documents
Statement
See more in India, Proliferation
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.
See more in China, Geoeconomics
August 28, 2008
Must Read
Peaceful Muslim protests in Kashmir have been shut down by Indian police forces.
See more in Kashmir, Democracy and Human Rights, Ethnicity and National Identity, Religion
September 6, 2008
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev argue that "Russia’s assault on Georgia may produce no measurable change of its Iran policy."
See more in Russian Fed., Iran
September 3, 2008
Interview
Robert E. Hunter, a former U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, says Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili miscalculated by sending troops into South Ossetia in mid-August, but in the end, "Russia is the loser here."
See more in Georgia, Russian Fed., Nation Building, International Organizations
September 3, 2008
Interview
Robert E. Hunter, a former U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, says Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili miscalculated by sending troops into South Ossetia in mid-August, but in the end, "Russia is the loser here."
See more in Georgia, Russian Fed., Nation Building, International Organizations
Updated: September 4, 2008
Daily Analysis
A more aggressive domestic energy policy has emerged as a Republican Party priority, setting the stage for heightened debate with Democrats in the presidential race this fall.
See more in United States, Poland, Energy, Natural Resources Management, U.S. Election 2008
August 29, 2008
Backgrounder
With oil supplies tighter than ever, regions most vulnerable to oil supply disruptions present a significant concern.
See more in Nigeria, Venezuela, Caucasus, Middle East, Energy Security
September 8, 2008
Interview
Anthony H. Cordesman, an expert on military affairs, says that "substantial progress" has been achieved in Iraq but that political questions leave the future open to question.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Iraq, Democracy and Human Rights, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 6, 2008
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev argue that "Russia’s assault on Georgia may produce no measurable change of its Iran policy."
See more in Russian Fed., Iran
September 4, 2008
Daily Analysis
Official optimism runs high amid improved security and a growing role for Iraqi forces, but analysts caution against premature celebrations.
See more in Iraq, Civil Reconstruction, Society and Culture
September-October 2008
Article
American Interest
Steven A. Cook looks at how the next U.S. president can be successful in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
September 1, 2008
Must Read
Noemie Emery, contributing editor to the Weekly Standard, says Sen. Barack Obama's opposition to the troop surge in Iraq raises questions about his judgment on foreign policy matters. Emery says the surge's success has caused "incoherence" in the Democratic Party's line on Iraq.
See more in Iraq, U.S. Election 2008
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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.
Complete list of CFR Books.
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