Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Michael Krepon’s op-ed on presidential ambition in foreign policy is published in Politico

Remember when American presidents set out to do big things in the world? That was when denizens of the Oval Office had

August 14, 2013
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Obama’s ambition-free foreign policy

Remember when American presidents set out to do big things in the world? That was when denizens of the Oval Office had

August 14, 2013
Commentary

Killing Lions, Buying Bombs

President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently stepped up the fight against poachers, who kill tens of thousands

August 12, 2013
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U.S. And Russia At Odds On European Treaty

For most of the second half of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of troops from America and its NATO allies faced

August 8, 2013
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Libyan Medical Tourism in Tunisia

By Bridget Joyce – When a bloody revolution erupted in Libya in February 2011, the crisis had a significant impact on Tunisia’s economy. Along

August 6, 2013
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Global Partnerships For Global Challenges – Space Technologies And International Development

By Alex Davis – A few decades ago, space technologies were the exclusive domain of a select few countries in the world.

August 2, 2013
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Kenya’s Election Aftermath: Bilateral And Multilateral Challenges On The Horizon

By Grace Chesson Kenya’s relations with the United States and other nations remain strained as a result of the election of Kenyan

July 29, 2013
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Big Choices Face Japan’s Prime Minister

With his newly won parliamentary majority in both houses of the Diet, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces an important choice. Will

July 26, 2013
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Mali after the Election: Priorities of China and the U.S.

On July 28, the West African country of Mali will hold its first presidential elections since the outbreak of conflicts in early

July 26, 2013
Commentary

Under the Sea: Natural Resources in the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean region is rapidly emerging as an essential crossroads linking the world’s major producers and consumers of natural resources. Today,

July 22, 2013
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How Morsy’s Fall Empowers Islamists

In overthrowing Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s military, the judiciary, and the secular-minded revolutionaries in central Cairo just extended the political life spans of Islamists across

July 18, 2013
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The Security Situation in Syria: Implications for U.S. National Security and Policy Options

Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, July 17, 2013 Video of the Hearing Statements of all witnesses Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor,

July 17, 2013