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October 2009
Op-Ed
Nature
As part of a larger publication, assessing the effectiveness of the economic stimulus, Michael Levi and Adam Segal write that the Department of Energy is pursuing a "prudent and sound" strategy for investing their share. The more pressing concern, according to Levi and Segal, is that Congress may forgo funding the department in favor of more "politically attractive" options.
See more in Financial Crises, Energy, Congress
November 12, 2009
Op-Ed
GlobalPost
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua’s efforts to reform the oil and gas industry have the potential to upset the fragile Nigerian internal political balance among the regions, ethnic and religious groups, and patronage networks, writes John Campbell.
See more in Nigeria, Industrial Policy, Natural Resources Management
November 12, 2009
Op-Ed
Financial Times
"As U.S. president Barack Obama makes his way through Asia he will find a dynamic region in ferment," writes Evan Feigenbaum. And, as the region continues to grow, the United States needs to assert itself through trade agreements or risk becoming marginalized in a region that will constitute about half the global economy.
See more in Asia, Business & Foreign Policy, Emerging Markets, Trade
November 10, 2009
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Although corruption, drug-trafficking and other civil issues are important priorities, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan needs to become more engaged with the war raging around him, writes Max Boot.
See more in Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security
November 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Times
Deep seated sectarian differences are the root of political instability in Lebanon, writes Mohamad Bazzi.
See more in Lebanon, Minorities, Diversity and Foreign Policy, International Peace and Security
November 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Times
The fall of the Berlin Wall was not the only significant international development of 1989, writes James Goldgeier. The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the Tiananmen Square massacre in China signified the emergence of two new international challenges: failed states and illiberal capitalism, each of which has "vexed" the United States for the past two decades.
See more in Germany, Democracy and Human Rights, International Peace and Security, Foreign Policy History
November 5, 2009
Op-Ed
The National
"What is wrong with Lebanon and why is it so hard for elected politicians to form a government?" asks Mohamad Bazzi, citing an obsolete political system as a reason for government instability.
See more in Lebanon, Minorities, Diversity and Foreign Policy, International Peace and Security
November 5, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Ray Takeyh writes that the Iranian administration is diverting attention to its nuclear program as a way to avoid scrutiny of its attempts to squash democratic dissent within Iran.
See more in Iran, Democracy and Human Rights, Proliferation
November 4, 2009
Op-Ed
Nikkei Financial Daily
Roger Kubarych says that a recovery based solely on improved productivity won't gain much traction unless workers share in the gains.
See more in Financial Crises, International Finance
October 25, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Joshua Kurlantzick writes that, "if the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan eventually resembles the one we now have with Vietnam, we should be overjoyed."
See more in Afghanistan, Vietnam, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Financial News
In Benn Steil's October column in Dow Jones' Financial News, he shows that the U.S. only calls for floating exchange rates when it believes the dollar will float down rather than up, and argues that this self-interested inconsistency is encouraging China and America's other major creditors to move away from non-discriminatory multilateral trade as they seek to lessen their dependence on the dollar.
See more in Financial Crises, Trade
October 13, 2009
Op-Ed
Financial Times
Iran's political character--not just its capability--should define the international community's response to its nuclear ambitions, writes Richard Haass.
See more in Iran, International Peace and Security, Proliferation
October 7, 2009
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Ray Takeyh writes that although the Obama administration's diplomacy has not always yielded the desired results, it is crucial to building international support for American policies.
See more in International Peace and Security, Diplomacy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 6, 2009
Op-Ed
Financial Times
Matthew Slaughter writes that as the crisis and recession recede, U.S. policymakers must refocus on persistent structural problems, particularly income inequality.
See more in Geoeconomics, Trade
October 2009
Op-Ed
Foreign Service Journal
Robert McMahon stresses the importance of sustaining U.S. overseas broadcasting in today's political environment.
See more in International Peace and Security, Information & Communication, Media and Foreign Policy
September 29, 2009
Op-Ed
Amity Shlaes says that Barney Frank's ideas to make the mortgage market "safe" will yield more primitive and fewer mortgages which won't entirely capture buyer potential.
See more in International Finance
September 28, 2009
Op-Ed
National Post
With its economy flourishing, China is finally making a real impact on the global stage, writes Joshua Kurlantzick.
See more in China, Economic Development, Global Governance
September 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Ray Takeyh writes "for the Obama administration, which has made engaging with adversarial states a principle of its foreign policy, one of the biggest challenges will not be a belligerent Iran, but a disingenuous one."
See more in Iran, Proliferation
September 15, 2009
Op-Ed
Bloomberg
Amity Shlaes warns that without the right incentives, market players will continue to game the system in the very fashion that President Obama deplored in his speech on reforming financial regulation.
See more in United States, International Finance
September 12, 2009
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Jeffrey Mankoff argues that the United States should find ways to solve the Iranian nuclear problem without Russia.
See more in Russian Fed., Iran, Proliferation, U.S. Strategy and Politics
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