| The Caravan: Forfeiting the Future Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:13 AM PST Manan Ahmed argues that violence over attempts to remove Pakistan's blasphemy laws reveal less about the crass "Islamisation" of the Pakistani public, and more about an entrenched political program that routinely marshals potent symbols against critical voices.  |
| Issue Guide: Arab World Protests Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:37 PM PST This issue guide provides a range of background and analysis on the protests in the Middle East and North Africa.  |
| Egypt's Need for Presidential Change Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST The United States should be quietly pressing for President Mubarak to step aside and allow for a transfer of authority in Egypt--either a constitutional reform process or a caretaker government, says CFR President Richard N. Haass.  |
| Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report, January 2011 Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:24 AM PST Report  |
| Food and Drug Safety: Policy Challenges in a Globalized Era (Audio) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:23 AM PST Experts review case studies that frame the complexities of the food and drug supply chains and the policies which need to be addressed in order to protect consumers from fraud and food outbreaks. This session was part of CFR's Symposium on Food and Drugs: Can Saftey Be Ensured in a Time of Increased Globalization? which was sponsored by CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance Program and made possible through generous support from the Robina Foundation.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Ticking U.S. Debt-Limit Clock Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:50 AM PST With the U.S. Treasury approaching its legal borrowing limit, political infighting over the United States' fiscal strategy threatens to thwart international investors and drive up U.S. borrowing costs.  |
| Food and Drug Safety: The Scale of the Challenge (Video) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:37 AM PST Experts discuss the implications of importing and exporting food, drugs, and other consumer products in a globalized economym, as well as how to manage the quality of these products. This session was part of CFR's Symposium on Food and Drugs: Can Saftey Be Ensured in a Time of Increased Globalization? which was sponsored by CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance Program and made possible through generous support from the Robina Foundation.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Food and Drug Safety: The Scale of the Challenge (Audio) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST Experts discuss the implications of importing and exporting food, drugs, and other consumer products in a globalized economy, as well as how to manage the quality of these products. This session was part of CFR's Symposium on Food and Drugs: Can Saftey Be Ensured in a Time of Increased Globalization? which was sponsored by CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance Program and made possible through generous support from the Robina Foundation.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Washington Post: How Should the U.S. Respond to the Protests in the Middle East? Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:32 AM PST The Post asked experts what America should do about unrest in the Middle East. Below are responses from Steven Heydemann, Stephen J. Hadley, Aaron David Miller, Danielle Pletka, Hussein Agha, Robert Malley, Marina Ottaway, Andrew Albertson and Ed Husain.  |
| Egypt's Diplomatic Challenge for the United States Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:03 AM PST The Obama administration is caught between backing a crucial ally in President Mubarak and supporting democratization in Egypt as the country's protest movement grows.  |
| Understanding Egypt's Historic Moment Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:53 PM PST Egypt's protests put it on the threshold of dramatic change but a range of factors, including the role of the military, will have a critical bearing on the outcome of the crisis, says CFR's Steven Cook.  |
| Clinton's Interview With Chris Wallace, January 2011 Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:16 AM PST Interview  |
| How Should the U.S. Respond to the Protests in the Middle East? Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:15 AM PST Ed Husain says the current popular uprisings in the Middle East are a chance for the United States to set the record straight on its stance on freedom and democracy in the region.  |
| Why Washington Can't Stop Egypt's Revolution Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:44 AM PST Steven A. Cook says the United States, in the wake of the uprisings in Egypt, must accomodate itself to the realities of a changed Middle East and not try to change it.  |
| Beware Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:44 AM PST Leslie H. Gelb argues that as the United States reviews its policy toward Cairo, officials should think hard about fostering a Mubarak-led transition rather than one led by protesters.  |
| Riots in Egypt: President Obama Must Choose Between Support of Hosni Mubarak and Protesters' Cause Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:21 AM PST Mohamad Bazzi says that as protests spread through Egypt, the Obama administration must face a choice on which side of history it wants to be.  |
| Women Help Each Other Start Businesses in Afghanistan Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:04 AM PST Gayle Tzemach Lemmon examines women-owned business in Afghanistan.  |
| Egypt Protests Show George W. Bush Was Right About Freedom in the Arab World Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:51 AM PST Elliott Abrams says the recent wave of uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen show the people of the Middle East are not "beyond the reach of liberty."  |
| Congressional Research Service: Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:09 AM PST According to Jeremy M. Sharp of the Congressional Research Service, U.S. policy toward Egypt has long been framed as an investment in regional stability, built primarily on long-running military cooperation and sustaining the March 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. This report provides an overview of U.S.-Egyptian relations, Egyptian politics, and U.S. foreign aid to Egypt.  |
| Year of the Rabbit May Bring More U.S. Opportunities for Chinese Investors Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:34 AM PST John B. Bellinger III says that the fact that 2011 is not an election year for the United States may help Chinese investors.  |
| Media Conference Call: Egypt's Political Instability Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:02 AM PST As anti-government protests continue in Egypt, listen to CFR fellows Steven Cook (who returned yesterday from Cairo) and Robert Danin (former head, Office of the Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, in Jerusalem) discuss political implications of the unrest for the region.  |
| Egypt Shows How Easily Internet Can Be Silenced Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST CNBC reports on the danger of little diversity in a country's internet service providers who own the infrastructure, now that Egypt has successfully disrupted citizens' internet access and the world's acess to Egyptian internet sites.  |
| Economist: Another Arab Regime Under Threat Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:25 PM PST President Hosni Mubarak (below) faces unprecedented protest on the street. But it may not make him go—yet.  |
