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May 1, 2018
China
Xi’s China Is More Authoritarian at Home and More Assertive Abroad, Argues Elizabeth Economy in New Book
May 1, 2018—“One of the great paradoxes of China today,” writes eminent China scholar Elizabeth C. Economy, “is Xi Jinping’s effort to position himself as a champion of globalization, while at th…
August 30, 2005
Pollution
Council Fellow Elizabeth Economy’s The River Runs Black Named Best Social Sciences Book on Asia
August 30, 2005—The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China’s Future(Cornell University Press, 2004) by Director of Asia Studies Elizabeth Economy was named the best social sciences bo…
January 8, 2003
Central Africa
Council Establishes First Endowed Chair in Africa Policy Studies at Any U.S. Think Tank or Public Policy School
New York, January 7, 2003 - The Council on Foreign Relations has established an endowed chair in Africa Policy Studies, Council President Leslie H. Gelb announced today. The chair holder will bring t…
November 5, 2015
China
China Recalculates its Coal Consumption: Why This Really Matters
This was originally posted by my colleague and co-author Elizabeth Economy on CFR’s Asia Unbound blog. Liz is the C.V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at CFR. It seems like a dista…
July 17, 2003
Iraq
First Independent Review of Iraq Reconstruction, Requested by the Pentagon, Urges U.S. to Bolster Security and Accelerate Iraqi Role or Risk Losing the Peace
July 18, 2003 - With Iraqi expectations and frustrations on the rise, the window for cooperation with the United States is closing rapidly. If Iraqis do not see progress on delivering security, basic…