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Commentary

Holding on to the One Child Policy: China’s Great Demographic Trade-Off

Beijing’s 2008 decision to maintain a somewhat liberalized version of its One-Child Policy surprised both Chinese and foreign demographers. Was the decision

January 18, 2011
Commentary

The Arab World’s First Soft Revolution?

By Ellen Laipson – A spontaneous, massive uprising of discontent in the normally serene Mediterranean country of Tunisia could signal a turning

January 15, 2011
Commentary

New Era for International Health Law? Health Security vs. Equity

In late 2010, the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a new protocol to ensure the fair sharing of benefits

January 13, 2011
Commentary

Negotiating the Nile: The NBI Impasse and Possible Ways Forward

By Corey Sobel – The Nile River Basin contains the world’s longest river system, includes ten countries, and is home to over

January 10, 2011
Commentary

How its Arab neighbours can help to build the new Iraq

The Obama administration has made Iraq’s reintegration into the region one of the cornerstones of its Iraq policy. It is naturally linked

January 7, 2011
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

Reflections On Iraq’s Predicament

Iraq is in a very precarious condition. With a stalled political process, major disagreements over the Constitution, profound sectarian tensions and a

January 7, 2011
Emile El-Hokayem
Commentary, Report

The Future of US-Iraq Relations

An important transition is underway in the official relationship between the United States and Iraq. Since late 2008, relations have been governed

January 7, 2011
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

Iraq’s Children: From Insurgents to Civilians?

By Rachel Steinacher – Since 2006, Iraqi youth have played an increasingly active role in various Iraqi insurgent groups. As a result,

January 7, 2011
Rachel Steinacher
Commentary

Darfur, Iraq or Rwanda: What Can Militaries do to Protect Civilians?

By Victoria Holt and Joshua G. Smith – What do Sudan and Iraq have in common? In both countries, international military forces

January 7, 2011
Commentary

Iraq: Beyond Sectarianism

By Ellen Laipson – The rise of sectarianism – allegiance to one’s religious sect over national identity – is causing the dissolution

January 7, 2011
Commentary

A Terminal Case? Iraqi Natural Gas Development

By Miles Watkins – Much attention has been paid to the Iraqi government’s auctioning of petroleum extraction rights over the last year.

January 7, 2011
Commentary

The New Iraq and the Palestine Question

By Ellen Laipson – Iraq has only limited time or interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict these days; its own problems, understandably, are

January 7, 2011
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