Selasa, 05 April 2011

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Garrett: U.S. Undermining of Japanese Government "Inexcusable"

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garrett criticizes NRC chair for sowing panic when he said Japan is understating health risks.

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Scowcroft: Avoiding Mission Creep in Libya

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft discusses developments in the Middle East and the intervention in Libya with CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay. Drawing on lessons from the first and second Gulf Wars, Scowcroft warns of mission creep in coalition efforts in Libya.

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AT&T's Stephenson: Regulators Will Approve T-Mobile Deal

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO of AT&T, discusses the company's acquisition of T-Mobile with Thomson Reuters' Chrystia Freeland. Stephenson addressed the upcoming regulatory approval process of the merger, and what it means for consumers, prices, and the iPhone.

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Infrastructure Investment and U.S. Competitiveness

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:29 AM PDT

How can the United States improve its aging infrastructure to maintain its global economic competitiveness? Four experts offer their suggestions and discuss the implications of inaction.

Afghan Rage over Quran Burning

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:47 AM PDT

Violent protests in Afghanistan against a Florida pastor's Quran burning add another challenge to international security efforts and expose the difficulties in ending this ten-year war.

 

U.S.-Russian Relations

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Russian deputy prime minister Sergey B. Ivanov discusses the recent advances in U.S.-Russia relations, including the bi-lateral presidential commission.

U.S. Progress in Afghanistan Easier for Soldiers than Civilians to See

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Stephen Biddle and Michael O'Hanlon say that renewed fighting in Afghanistan may be a sign of progress.

U.K. and U.S. Approaches to Countering Radicalization: Intelligence, Communities and the Internet--Closing Remarks

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Closing Remarks at a Council On Foreign Relations Symposium.

 

Reaching Out--Promoting Community Engagement

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Experts discuss the importance of an organic and systemic relationship between the different sects of the Muslim community and governments in order to combat radicalization.

Community Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremism

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provided a U.S. administration perspective on efforts to disrupt violent extremism, and discussed best practices in counter radicalization in the United States and the United Kingdom.

U.K. and U.S. Approaches to Countering Radicalization: Intelligence, Communities and the Internet

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Panelists compare and contrast the linkages between law enforcement and intelligence in the United States and the United Kingdom and discuss how violent extremism has changed the business of intelligence.