February 11, 2011 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: Egypt's Post-Mubarak Path Shaky Restart to Inter-Korean Talks Food Prices and Global Instability Egypt's Post-Mubarak Path News that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was formally ending his thirty-year rule prompted cheers in Egypt's streets and deep questions about governance under the country's military. Read more Media Conference Call: "Change in Egypt" with Richard Haass and Steven Cook Op-ed: "Mubarak Chooses Chaos" by Elliott Abrams (Weekly Standard) Expert Brief: "Egypt's Challenge for U.S. Rights Policy" by Mark Lagon Foreign Affairs: "Mubarakism Without Mubarak - Why Egypt's Military Will Not Embrace Democracy" by Ellis Goldberg Testimony: "Egypt, Lebanon, and U.S. Policy in the Middle East" by Elliott Abrams Op-ed: "Ghonim Electrified Egypt's Revolution" by Ed Husain (CNN.com) Analysis Brief: Issue Guide - Arab World Protests CFR experts on Egypt Shaky Restart to Inter-Korean Talks The latest inter-Korean talks were shadowed by North Korea's failure to apologize for the Cheonan sinking and Yeonpyeong Island shelling. This raises questions about renewed diplomacy on the North's nuclear program, says CFR's Scott Snyder. Read more Task Force Report: U.S. Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula by Charles "Jack" Pritchard, John Tilelli Jr., and Scott Snyder Op-ed: "On Escalation in Korea" by Paul Stares (38 North) Interactive: Crisis Guide - The Korean Peninsula Contingency Planning Memorandum: Military Escalation in Korea by Paul Stares CFR experts on the Korean Peninsula Food Prices and Global Instability With food prices at historic levels, unrest is mounting around the world, particularly in import-dependent regions such as the Middle East. CFR's Laurie Garrett says to meet demand going forward, countries will need to enhance food production and efficiencies. Read more Meeting Audio, Video, Transcript: "Food and Drug Safety - Policy Challenges in a Globalized Era" with Dirceu Barbano, Margaret Ann Hamburg, and Howard Zucker Expert Brief: "Wheat Supplies and Food Fears" by Laurie Garrett Analysis Brief: Will Pakistan follow Egypt's example? Report: "Can Safety Be Ensured in a Time of Increased Globalization?" by Laurie Garrett and Yanzhong Huang Analysis Brief: New food crisis looms CFR experts on Health, Science, and Technology   Does Healthcare Reform Help U.S. Business? As part of CFR's Renewing America series, Neeraj Sood, University of Southern California, Robert Graboyes, National Federation of Independent Business, Jennifer Baron, Harvard Business School, and Thomas Miller, American Enterprise Institute, discuss whether the 2010 healthcare reform law helps U.S. business competitiveness globally in this Expert Roundup.     Mexico: Development and Democracy at a Crossroads In this Markets and Democracy Brief, a new series published by the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative, CFR Fellow for Latin America Studies Shannon O'Neil charts the progress of Mexico's economic and democratic reforms. She sees grounds for optimism on both fronts but concludes that Mexico risks falling behind unless it redoubles efforts to overcome its authoritarian past.     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 Joshua Kurlantzick examines whether Thailand and Cambodia are heading to war. PRESSURE POINTS Elliott Abrams addresses problems in the Obama administration's response to the unrest in Egypt. AFRICA IN TRANSITION John Campbell reports on tensions in Nigeria. FROM THE POTOMAC TO THE EUPHRATES Steven Cook shares a guest post from Hassan ElSawaf, a friend in Cairo, who argues why Mubarak should step down. ENERGY, SECURITY AND CLIMATE Michael Levi discusses why oil-producing states are prone to conflict. Read and weigh in on CFR's expert blogs.     EXPLORE CFR's WEBSITE:     Regions      Issues      Experts     Publications     About CFR Find CFR on Twitter and Facebook. Privacy Policy The Council on Foreign Relations does not share email addresses with third parties. Council on Foreign Relations 58 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065 Tel. +1 212.434.9400 Fax: +1 212.434.9800