Kamis, 06 Januari 2011

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CEO Speaker Series Interview: Frederick W. Smith, FedEx

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:56 AM PST

FedEx chairman, president, and chief executive officer Frederick W. Smith on the landscape for business in 2011.

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Pakistan's Road to Disintegration

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:47 AM PST

The assassination of a leading Pakistani politician and news of the faltering government are symptomatic of wider and deeper problems in a country fundamentally falling apart, says expert Stephen P. Cohen.

Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy: Separating Friends from Enemies

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:37 AM PST

This Washington Quarterly piece outlines the conflicting loyalties the Pakistani government faces in its efforts to forestall Taliban and Indian threats and preserve relations with the United States, and the resulting consequences for its international partners.

Coping with a Conflicted China

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:30 AM PST

This Washington Quarterly article analyzes China's aggressive tack over the course of the past two years, and explains the internal tensions that result in the unpredictable and contradictory behavior recently exhibited.

Caught in the Muddle: America's Pakistan Strategy

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST

This Washington Quarterly article warns against fostering U.S. dependency on Pakistan and relying too much on a nation ensnared in its own security, economic and political tensions.

Holbrooke's Heroic Efforts at the U.N.

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:03 AM PST

This Foreign Policy article remembers Richard Holbrooke's achievement during his tenure as President Bill Clinton's ambassador to the United Nations, such as his success in evening out membership dues among member nations of the UN, a task at which his two predecessors tried and failed.

The FP Survey: Terrorism

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:56 AM PST

This Foreign Policy survey of terrorism experts concludes that nine years after America launched  full-scale war on terror, the nation appears only "marginally more secure."

What Sadr's Return Means for Iraq

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's return to Iraq after self-imposed exile in Iran bolsters voices that want all U.S. troops out by the end of 2011 and marks the transition of his group from a militia to a powerful political force, says CFR's Mohamad Bazzi.

Egypt's Real State of Emergency

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:49 AM PST

In an editorial for the Washington Post, Mohamed ElBaradei bashes the current state of affairs in Egypt, denouncing the corruption and "hodgepodge" of provisions that allows the ruling regime to retain its "iron grip" over the nation.

Sometimes, the Conventional Wisdom is Right

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:43 PM PST

Stephen Sestanovich discusses the conventional wisdom surrounding the erosion of American power.

Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:35 AM PST

In this Wall Street Journal Op-ed, former solicitor general of Texas James C. Ho lays out the legal arguments and body of judicial precedent that will likely thwart state-level immigration legislation.

Covert Action Makes a Comeback

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:15 AM PST

Max Boot discusses the use of covert action and secret warfare to fight terrorism and weapons proliferation.