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November 19, 2009
Audio
Listen to Representative Nita Lowey, chair, subcommittee on state, foreign operations, and related programs, House committee on appropriations (D-NY), discuss her views on the U.S. national security apparatus and the balance between civilian and military resources.
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October 20, 2009, Washington D.C.
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The private sector is recognized as the engine of economic growth, and growth is recognized as a key condition for poverty alleviation. But effectively promoting private investment in the developing world has proven to be a major challenge for those in the field. R. Glenn Hubbard and Lars H. Thunell discuss the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.
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October 20, 2009
Video
Watch experts break down the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.
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October 20, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts break down the relationship between foreign aid and local business in the developing world.
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October 15, 2009
Podcast
Amid the latest spate of attacks in Pakistan, furor over a U.S. aid package shows continuing distrust between Washington and Islamabad. CFR's Daniel Markey and Lisa Curtis of the Heritage Foundation say Pakistan poses a difficult challenge.
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October 7, 2009
Video
Watch Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's minister of foreign affairs, examine U.S.-Pakistan relations and critical political, economic, and security issues in the region.
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Updated: August 27, 2009
Backgrounder
An overview of Peruvian terrorist groups, Shining Path and Tupac Amaru.
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August 5, 2009
Interview
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's seven-nation trip to Africa will highlight U.S. security concerns from Somalia to Nigeria and expand on efforts to engage leading African states on governance and trade issues.
June 2009
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Frederick Kaufman explores the problem of world hunger.
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June 18, 2009
Backgrounder
Washington is focusing new military aid to Pakistan on strengthening counterinsurgency capabilities. But distrust between the two countries and Islamabad's continued focus on an Indian threat pose challenges, say experts.
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