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April 1, 2011
The National
Joshua Kurlantzick says China's involvement in the Arab world could provide a vital balance to existing western interests in the region.
See more in Africa, China, Middle East, Economics
March 30, 2011
South China Morning Post
Jerome A. Cohen discusses the continued influence of Soviet principles on China's legal system.
See more in China, Democracy and Human Rights, Rule of Law
March 30, 2011
International Herald Tribune
Ray Takeyh says events happening outside of Libya are the more critical regional developments in the Arab world.
See more in Libya, Middle East, Egypt, Political Movements
March 29, 2011
cnn.com
James M. Lindsay comments on President Obama's address to the nation on Libya.
See more in Libya, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
March 29, 2011
National Review
Elliott Abrams discusses opportunities for reform in the Middle East monarchies as the wave of democratic movements in the Arab World continues to spread.
See more in Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Movements
March 29, 2011
New York Times
Stephen Biddle discusses the emergence of an "Obama Doctrine" in the president's response to the situation in Libya.
See more in Libya, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
March 29, 2011
cnn.com
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says microfinance is only part of the solution to helping women entrepreneurs in poor nations.
See more in Economic Development, Poverty, Women
March 28, 2011
The Atlantic
David S. Abraham says that while the disaster in Japan has brought the nation closer together, it has divided the community of foreigners living there.
See more in Japan, Disasters, Society and Culture
March 28, 2011
The Atlantic
Steven A. Cook warns that as violence worsens in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria, dreams of a democratric Middle East may be more of a nightmare in the short run.
See more in Libya, Middle East, Syria, Yemen, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Movements
March 28, 2011
Weekly Standard
Max Boot argues that the only way the crisis in Libya can end is to remove Qaddafi from power.
See more in Libya, United States, UN
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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