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June 15, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Rawabi: the new city in the Palestinian territories

The Associated Press reports this week on the arrival of the first families moving into Rawabi, a new city being built in the West Bank. Rawabi is a marvel in many ways. I visited there in January…

Rawabi (Courtesy: Bayti Real Estate Investment Company/Massar International)

June 9, 2015

Americas
Economic Clusters, Productivity, and Growth in Latin America

This post was co-authored by Gilberto Garcia, research associate for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. How can countries boost productivity and economic competitiveness? Man…

May 21, 2002

Cuba
Council Fellow Julia Sweig Debunks the Mythology Surrounding the Birth of the Cuban Revolution

  Inside the Cuban Revolution Council Fellow Julia Sweig Debunks the Mythology Surrounding the Birth of the Cuban Revolution   Contact: Lisa Shields, Director of Communications, 212-434-9…

September 28, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: The UN Debates Amidst Regional Turbulence

Significant Middle East Developments Israel and Palestine. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly yesterday within minute…

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu draws red line on graphic of bomb as he addresses 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 28, 2012 (Jackson/Courtesy Reuters).

June 17, 2013

United States
TWE Remembers: Herbert Hoover Signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Into Law

Economists are said to be too smart for their own good and not smart enough for anyone else’s. If so, should presidents take their advice? One president who wishes he had is Herbert Hoover. In June 1…

Tariff Act