December 17, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: Forging a Four-Sided Afghan Deal Weighing an Ambitious QDDR The Legal Case against WikiLeaks Forging a Four-Sided Afghan Deal The Taliban needs to be convinced of a firm U.S. commitment in Afghanistan before it will negotiate a settlement, says CFR's Stephen Biddle, and any deal will have to also involve the Pakistani, U.S., and Afghan governments. Read more First Take: "Review Won't Alter Pakistan's Behavior" by Daniel Markey Task Force Report: U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan by Richard Armitage, Samuel Berger, and Daniel Markey CFR Meeting Audio, Video, Transcript: "U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan - Report of a CFR-Sponsored Independent Task Force" with James Dobbins, Robert Grenier, and Daniel Markey Analysis Brief: After Holbrooke, New Afghan Tests Expert Brief: "The 'Conditions-Based' Afghan Loophole" by Col. Gian Gentile Interactive: Crisis Guide - Pakistan CFR experts on Afghanistan Weighing an Ambitious QDDR CFR Fellows Laurie Garrett, Yanzhong Huang, Isobel Coleman, and Paul Stares weigh in on the effectiveness of the State Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review recommendations. Read more Article: "Making Loans Work for Women" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Newsweek) Op-ed: "The Endgames in Iraq and Afghanistan" by Richard Haass (Project Syndicate) CFR Meeting Audio, Video, Transcript: "A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton" Interactive: Global Governance Monitor - Public Health CFR Meeting Transcript: "Financing Global Health 2010" with Christopher Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and Alexander Preker, World Bank Group CFR experts on Health, U.S. Strategy and Politics The Legal Case against WikiLeaks The State Department will likely push for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to be prosecuted under all available statutes, including the Espionage Act, says CFR's John Bellinger, who notes the recent releases harmed sources and foreign relations. Read more Op-ed: "America's Facile, Self-Congratulatory Response to WikiLeaks" by Stephen Sestanovich (The New Republic) Expert Roundup: "Will Leaks Hobble U.S. Diplomacy?" with Daniel Markey, Max Boot, John Campbell, Robert Danin, Thomas Lippman, and Scott Snyder First Take: "How to Read WikiLeaks" by Richard Haass Article: "WikiLeaks Accidentally Helps United States" by Leslie Gelb (The Daily Beast) Op-ed: "Cablegate" by Joel Hirst (Huffington Post) CFR experts on U.S. Strategy and Politics, Intelligence

CFR Remembers Richard Holbrooke In remembrance of Ambassador Holbrooke's distinguished diplomatic career, CFR highlights a collection of Holbrooke's essays from Foreign Affairs; video from an event at CFR last winter; an interview given last summer on the floods in Pakistan; and an Analysis Brief on what effect his passing has for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.     A Third Way to Palestine Former Senior Quartet Official and CFR Senior Fellow Robert Danin argues in the forthcoming issue of Foreign Affairs that Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad's vision of Palestinian nationalism is a promising one, and Israel should help him achieve it.     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 Adam Segal on China's promises to crack down on intellectual property rights Joshua Kurlantzick on Burma's ties to North Korea AFRICA IN TRANSITION Campbell shares video discussions of critical issues in Nigeria. FROM THE POTOMAC TO THE EUPHRATES Cook shares interesting articles from the Middle East. MICHAEL LEVI Levi reviews a new study on government investment in energy research development and deployment. Read and weigh in on CFR's expert blogs.

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