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May 17, 2024
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
The Spanish Inquisition, Part Two
Spain, a country where antisemitic attitudes are the highest in Western Europe, is taking the lead in trying to deprive Israel of the arms it needs to defend itself.
July 1, 2024
Nigeria
Rumors of a Political Capture
Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria.
May 15, 2024
Israel
What Israel’s Political Landscape Says About the Course of the War in Gaza
Amid the many uncertainties surrounding Israel’s endgame in Gaza, views among the public and leading officials indicate that Israel is preparing for a protracted war despite growing calls to accept a…
May 29, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
Oil and National Security: U.S.-Middle East Relations
Steven Cook discusses the modern history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East and how economic interests, including secure access to oil reserves, continue to influence U.S. priorities in the regio…
June 16, 2006
United States
The first quarter current account statistics are kind to the USA
The 2005 current account deficit was revised down to $791.5b or so.The q1 2006 deficit was $208.7b -- down from $223.1b in q4. We knew the trade balance improved a bit. But the income balance also…
November 21, 2002
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Ron Asmus Gives Insider’s Account of How the Clinton Administration Shaped the Alliance for a New Era
New York, November 15, 2002 - How and why did NATO, a Cold War military alliance created in 1949 to counter Stalin’s USSR, become the cornerstone of a new security order for post-Cold War Europe? Why…
July 2, 2024
Trade
The Unbearable Lightness of U.S. Trade Policy
U.S. policymakers are ignoring some of the negative trade-offs of current trade policy to the detriment of American global leadership.
July 1, 2024
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