home > by region > americas > north america > united states
November 5, 2009
News Release
See more in National Security and Defense, International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
November 5, 2009
Expert Brief
The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago marked a triumph of the U.S. strategy of containment. But U.S. policymakers have been struggling to establish new guidelines for confronting the world's complex challenges.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Foreign Policy History
November 2, 2009
Transcript
Max Boot, CFR senior fellow for national security studies, discusses U.S. strategy in Afghanistan online with Politico readers.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense/Homeland Security, Defense Strategy, Elections
October 30, 2009
Must Read
A report from an independent task force convened by the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations and the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation argues in favor of economic engagement with North Korea that could change North Korea's "confrontational foreign policy" and its own "self interest."
See more in North Korea
October 24, 2009
Essential Documents
Proclamation
See more in Public Health Threats
October 22, 2009
Interview
Morgan Stanley executive Stephen Roach says China's undervalued currency is a "red herring" in the debate over global imbalances and that policymakers should instead focus on China's social safety net and boosting U.S. savings.
October 22, 2009
Testimony
Charles A. Kupchan testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
See more in Europe/Russia, National Security and Defense, NATO
October 22, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
John B. Bellinger III argues the Obama administration should add the future of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal to the list of issues to be discussed with Iran.
See more in Iran, International Law
October 21, 2009
Essential Documents
Statement
See more in Burma/Myanmar
2005
Essential Documents
Report
See more in Global Health
CFR offers a variety of email newsletters about up-to-date CFR.org material on what’s happening around the world.
Enter your email address and click 'Go' to subscribe.
CFR Experts are based in CFR’s New York and Washington offices. Each expert's bio page contains his or her contact information, professional and educational history, links to publications and current research, a downloadable one-page biographical narrative, and a high-definition photo.
Nigeria (11/4): John Campbell writes that under the presidency of Umaru Yar'adu, Nigeria is moving away from its corrupt system, on the Huffington Post.
Israel (11/3): Amity Shlaes says that the Israeli military has played a role in Israel's record of innovation, on Bloomberg.com.
Afghanistan (11/2): Walter Russell Mead says it is no surprise the U.S. has made deals with warlords, on the Daily Beast.
Conflict Assessment (11/2): Leslie Gelb on stalled U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran, on the Daily Beast.
Terrorism (11/2): Max Boot argues that success in Afghanistan depends on a cohesive counterinsurgency--rather than a counterterrorism--strategy, in Commentary.
Pakistan (11/2): Walter Russell Mead says there’s no doubt that Pakistan is the most dangerous problem in U.S. foreign policy, in the American Interest.
Wars (11/2): Max Boot says the war effort is succeeding in parts of Afghanistan--with time and troops the gains can be consolidated, in the Weekly Standard.
U.S. Strategy (10/30): Micah Zenko says "don't rush the Afghan debate," in the Christian Science Monitor.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
Complete list of CFR Books
Senior Fellow for International Economics
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Visiting Fellow for Ocean Governance
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy
Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology
Ira A. Lipman Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and National Security Studies
Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations
Former Senior Fellow for South and West Asia
Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance
Senior Fellow for Europe Studies
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and Director of the Military Fellows Program
Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies
Copyright 2009 by the Council on Foreign Relations. All Rights Reserved.
Global Economy 