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Resources on Afghan-Pakistan Meeting

President Barack Obama will meet with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai this week in Washington. To provide context to this meeting and the ongoing debate about U.S. policy toward the two countries, the Center for Strategic and International Studies has assembled a resource page that includes relevant events, multimedia, publications, and experts.
Afghan-Pakistan Resources

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Pakistan: Struggling Through the Perfect Storm
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, has written an analysis of the political situation in Pakistan for the latest issue of the South Asia Monitor newsletter. The analysis focuses on the authority of the Pakistani state.
Read More | South Asia Program

New CSIS Testimony
David J. Berteau, director of the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG), testified before the House Armed Services Committee on reform of major weapons system acquisition and related legislative proposals. Read More | DIIG

King Abdullah II of Jordan Speaks at CSIS
H.M. King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan spoke at a CSIS luncheon. His speech was titled, "The Middle East: End the Process, Make the Peace." The discussion was presided over by Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), a counselor and trustee at CSIS.
Listen | Remarks | Watch | Statesmen’s Forum | Transcript

Rebalancing the Force: Major Issues for QDR 2010
The CSIS Military Strategy Forum hosted Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, to discuss "Rebalancing the Force: Major Issues for QDR 2010."
Listen | Watch

Influenza Outbreak in Mexico
A Critical Questions by Katherine Bliss, deputy director of the Americas Program, discusses the flu outbreak in Mexico
Read More | Americas | Critical Questions

Russia Balance Sheet Published
The Russia Balance Sheet provides comprehensive, balanced, and accurate information on all key aspects of Russia’s developments and their implications for the United States. After the strained Bush-Putin years, the Obama administration must seize the initiative to define its policy toward Russia. Read More | Russia & Eurasia Program

Reuben Jeffery III Joins CSIS
CSIS is pleased to announce that Reuben Jeffery III, former Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, has joined CSIS as a senior adviser.
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Cohen, Nunn Applaud Obama Energy Initiative
Former secretary of defense William S. Cohen and former senator Sam Nunn, praising President Obama’s call for a multinational Energy and Climate Change Forum, today sent a joint letter to the president.
Read More | Cohen-Nunn Dialogues

Examining Tactical Air and the F-22
At a Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) event, panelists examined the future of tactical air, overall strategy, and industrial base issues. Senator Saxby Chambliss and Congressman Joe Sestak delivered remarks. Listen | Watch | DIIG

30 Years After the Taiwan Relations Act
The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies hosted a day-long conference to discuss the Taiwan Relations Act's relevance today. Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou delivered the opening address via videoconference and Paul Wolfowitz delivered the luncheon keynote address. Listen | Watch | China

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