December 31, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: Reviving U.S. Power Abroad From Within How WikiLeaks Affects Journalism The Debate Over Airport Security Reviving U.S. Power Abroad From Within Do domestic policy weaknesses matter for U.S. leadership internationally? Seven experts, including CFR President Richard Haass, examine pressing problems at home, from education to infrastructure, and how resolving them can lift the country's global standing. Read more Foreign Affairs: "American Profligacy and American Power" by Richard Haass and Roger Altman Geo-Graphics Blog: "Can the U.S. Afford Global Military Supremacy?" Op-ed: "Let's Un-Surge in Afghanistan" by Richard Haass (Wall Street Journal) Foreign Affairs: "U.S. Education and Competitiveness" by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Article: "U.S. Losing Ground in Competitive Immigration" by Edward Alden (World Politics Review) CFR experts on U.S. Strategy and Politics How WikiLeaks Affects Journalism As the debate over WikiLeaks continues, the spotlight is on the continued power of traditional news media and the challenges journalists face from online groups that do not share their views on transparency, says media expert C.W. Anderson. Read more Interview: "The Legal Case against WikiLeaks" with John Bellinger Op-ed: "America's Facile, Self-Congratulatory Response to WikiLeaks" by Stephen Sestanovich (The New Republic) Interview: "WikiLeaks and Challenges to Internet Freedom" with Adam Segal Expert Roundup: "Will Leaks Hobble U.S. Diplomacy?" with Daniel Markey, Max Boot, John Campbell, Robert Danin, Thomas Lippman, and Scott Snyder Foreign Affairs: "The Political Power of Social Media" by Clay Shirky CFR experts on Media and Foreign Policy The Debate Over Airport Security Weather-snarled schedules this week may have displaced new controversial security measures as concerns for U.S. air travelers but the issue will continue to generate discussion. Some experts advise more reliance on intelligence, behavioral profiling, and empowering passengers. Read more Op-ed: "Thank Terrorists When Airport Screeners Grope" by Amity Shlaes (Bloomberg.com) Conference Call: "Threats, Local Responses: The Challenges of Counterterrorism" with Richard Falkenrath Interview: "Terrorism Risks and 'Timeless Problems'" with Richard Betts Expert Brief: "More Effective Security, Not More Draconian Security" by Edward Alden Backgrounder: Threat of homegrown Islamist terrorism CFR experts on Homeland Security

New Expert Blog: "Africa in Transition" "Africa in Transition" —the newest addition to CFR.org's growing stable of blogs —is authored by CFR's Africa expert, and former ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell. On the blog, Campbell tracks political and security developments in today's Africa, including the ongoing electoral violence in Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria's 2011 presidential election, and more. Join the conversation.     Find CFR and Foreign Affairs on Social Media In addition to receiving this weekly enewsletter and visiting our Website, you can also find CFR news and analysis on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. Get special offers from Foreign Affairs via the magazine's Facebook and Twitter accounts. Video highlights of both CFR and Foreign Affairs' events are available on our respective YouTube channels.     On the CFR Blogs THE WATER'S EDGE Lindsay wraps up the week's U.S. foreign policy news in today's "Friday File." ASIA UNBOUND Read the blog's most-viewed post of 2010 by Evan Feigenbaum: "Where's the Tipping Point in U.S.-China Relations?" AFRICA IN TRANSITION John Campbell urges the international community not to intervene militarily in the ongoing violence in Cote d'Ivoire. FROM THE POTOMAC TO THE EUPHRATES Steven Cook discusses the most important stories on the Middle East of 2010. The most-viewed post of 2010 was:"Egypt Week in Washington?" GEO-GRAPHICS On this blog, the most-viewed post of 2010 was: "Post-Crisis Iceland: Miracle or Illusion?" MICHAEL LEVI Most-viewed post of 2010: "The Oil Spill and the Politics of Energy and Climate Legislation." Read and weigh in on CFR's expert blogs.

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