Jumat, 25 Maret 2011

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Issue Guide: Japan's Triple Crisis

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT

This issue guide provides a range of background and analysis on Japan's earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.

Obama's 'Poorly Conceived' Libya Intervention

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:44 AM PDT

President Obama's decision to intervene in Libya is hobbled by poor timing and muddled objectives, but charges that the war is illegal are unfounded, says CFR's James Lindsay.

Assessing Brazil’s Agenda at Home and Abroad (Audio)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Following President Obama's first official visit to South America, Kellie Meiman Hock, Riordan Roett, and Julia E. Sweig discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with Brazil's rise, as well as the future of U.S.-Brazil relations.

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Grameen vs. Bangladesh

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Jagdish Bhagwati examines the current feud in Bangladesh between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Mohammed Yunus, the founder of the microloan-making Grameen Bank, and hopes the affair will pave the way to liberal reforms that will transform the Bangladeshi economy.

Thailand: A Democratic Failure and Its Lessons for the Middle East

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:09 AM PDT

In this Markets and Democracy Brief, CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes Thailand's democratic failure and offers lessons from the Thai experience for new governments and reformers in the Middle East.