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March 31, 2011
The uprisings of Yemen may not be able to have the same outcome of those in Egypt and Tunisia.
See more in Yemen, Democratization, Political Movements
March 31, 2011
In this op-ed, Doyle McManus ponders whether the U.S. intervention in Libya, or rather the administration's plans for democracy in the region, are beginning to represent an "Obama Doctrine".
See more in Libya, Defense Strategy, Democratization, Nation Building, Humanitarian Intervention
March 28, 2011
Before a historic earthquake-tsunami combination killed thousands and triggered a partial meltdown at one of its nuclear power plants, Japan won a reputation around the world for being extraordinarily prepared for disaster. In the aftermath of Fukushima Daiichi, Washington must now evaluate if the United States could do any better than – or even as well as – Japan in similar circumstance.
See more in Japan, Disasters, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 28, 2011
For over a half-century the Egyptian government has sold cut-rate wheat flour to bakeries for the production of bread. Many Egyptians rely on this subsidy, but in the face of a looming global food crisis, the program may cost billions of dollars for the new Cairo leadership.
See more in Egypt, Democracy and Human Rights, Poverty
March 28, 2011
In 2014 "mini-meds" or health care policies that feature high deductibles, modest benefits and low annual caps on medical coverage will be banned. Wendell Potter analyzes how many large insurance companies are securing wavers to continue providing the heavily contested, but highly profitable policies.
See more in Public Health Threats, Health, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 28, 2011
In the wake of the accident of Fukushima Daiichi, Davd Biello reports that China will temporarily pause its plan to build the most new nuclear reactors in the world, but it will not halt it.
See more in China, Energy/Environment, Energy, Disasters
March 23, 2011
The Century Foundation recently released a report from an international task force sent to Afghanistan, in the hopes that it might help to identify possible ways in which to end the war in Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Democratization, Nation Building
March 22, 2011
Anthony H. Cordesman weighs the possible results of the Libyan Revolution and evaluates the roles governance, money, gas and oil play in the outcome.
See more in Libya, Economics, Global Governance
March 21, 2011
Tim Starks and Seth Stern of Congressional Quarterly argue that after nearly a full decade into the war on terrorism the United States still lacks a legal framework for what is widely seen as the top national security threat of the modern era.
See more in Terrorism, Terrorism and the Law, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 17, 2011
Christian Parenti of The Nation believes that the message out of Fukushima is clear: our own fleet of leaky old nuclear plants should be decommissioned now.
Gayle Lemmon tells the remarkable story of a young entrepreneur whose business created jobs and hope for women in her Kabul, Afghanistan, neighborhood during the Taliban years.
Adam Segal offers a contrarian analysis of how the United States can succeed in the technological race with Asia.
A penetrating look at American wars over the last century by Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs.
David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico and argues that the United States should help Mexico address its pressing crime and corruption problems.
This Task Force report assesses U.S. objectives, strategy, and policy options in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It supports a long-term partnership with Pakistan, calls for a new approach to Afghan political reform, reconciliation, and regional diplomacy, and says that a more limited U.S. mission in Afghanistan would be warranted if the present strategy does not show signs of progress.
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