Council on Foreign Relations

NATO's Warrior Scholars: The Critical Backbone of Our Atlantic Alliance

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Council on Foreign Relations, Nato Summit Chicago, David Petraeus, James Stavridis, U.S. Naval Academy, General John Allen, Cia, Nato, National Defense University, West Point, World News
Mark V. Vlasic

When I was an Army ROTC cadet at Georgetown University, we were taught the importance of being "warrior scholars." This Memorial Day it seems fitting to consider the raw brainpower that complements our civilian leadership at NATO.

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Gambling on National Security

John H. Jackson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Education, Council on Foreign Relations, Education Reform, National Defense, Public Education, Equal Opportunity, National Security, Education News
John H. Jackson

In confronting any other national security threat, the U.S. wouldn't trust unreliable and unproven solutions. Why, then, do some in the education sector insist we gamble on the privatization of our public schools?

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Brookings Is World's Top Think Tank, Report Shows

| Posted 01.19.2012

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By Ambreen Ali Roll Call Staff The Brookings Institution ranked once again as the world's top think tank in an annual survey out today. The inf...

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Egypt's Elections: Owning the Revolution

Eunice Roque | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Egypt, Women, Council on Foreign Relations, Youth, The Guardian, Women Voters, Tunisia Elections, Democracy, Arab Spring, Tunisia Protests, Egypt Revolution, Middle East, Activism, Cairo, Tahrir Square, Protests, Al Jazeera, Right to Vote, Egypt Elections, Video, World News
Eunice Roque

For Egyptians, Tunisians, and anyone who has ever experienced life under a dictatorship, the sight of people lining up to vote is cause for jubilation and the most reassuring sign that the revolution is working.

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Tea Party-Backed Senate Candidate Blasts Group His Wife Worked For

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Ted Cruz Cfr, 2012 Elections, Ted Cruz Pit of Vipers, Council on Foreign Relations, Ted Cruz Texas, Ted Cruz Wife, Texas Senate, Ted Cruz Council on Foreign Relations, Ted Cruz Tea Party, Texas Senate 2012, Ted Cruz Texas Senate, Texas Senate Race, Ted Cruz, Politics News

Ted Cruz, the former Texas solicitor general and tea party favorite for the Republican nomination for Senate, has been focusing some of his harshest c...

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McChrystal: U.S. Started Afghanistan War With 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Of Country

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Council on Foreign Relations, Taliban, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, World News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. began the war in Afghanistan with a "frighteningly simplistic" view of the country, and even 10 years later lacks knowledge tha...

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Debt Crisis Sparks America's Global Moment

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Taxes, Debt, Council on Foreign Relations, Germany, Governor Jerry Brown, Global Economy, America, Economic Crisis, Globalization, Governor Scott Walker, Obama, China, Greece, Angela Merkel, Financial Crisis, India, Steven Rattner, George Gershwin, Latvia, Politics News
Andrew Nagorski

There was a time when Americans were firmly convinced that European problems were ones that they did not have to worry about. Suddenly, Europe's problems don't look that remote or dissimilar.

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LA to Dublin and Beyond

Brian Center | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Council on Foreign Relations, Summit Against Violent Extremism, Google Ideas, Muslim Extremism, Counterterrorism, Gangs, Los Angeles, Tribeca Film, La Impact, A Better LA, Anti Violence Campaign, Los Angeles News
Brian Center

The Summit Against Violent Extremism was a gathering of survivors of violence, former extremists and gang members, policy wonks and others interested in finding new ways to stop violence and give hope to youth.

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Startup Visa Movement Gains Ground

Fred Wilson | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Council on Foreign Relations, Small Business, Foreign Entrepreneur, Visa, Startup Visa, Startups, Immigration, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News
Fred Wilson

We must stop telling foreign entrepreneurs to build their companies in other countries.

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No, Prime Minister

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 08.11.2011

Read More: Yousaf Raza Gilani, Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Investigation Agency, Benazir Bhutto, Fia, Washington D.C., Pervez Musharraf, Karachi, Rangers, Pakistan People's Party, Middle East Institute, Osama Bin Laden, World News
Wajid Ali Syed

It was Pakistan's moment of "Hope and Change." There were high expectations for the new regime.

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Honoring Our Mothers by Changing the Dialogue

Carol Peasley | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Usaid, Family Planning, Unfpa, Women's Health, Mother's Day, International Family Planning, Mothers, Council on Foreign Relations, Cfr, Mothers Health, Women's Health Family Planning, Mothers Family Planning, Motherhood, Women's Rights, World News
Carol Peasley

By stating simple facts and stepping away from the emotional rhetoric of the past 25 years, the Council on Foreign Relations has paved the way to improved lives for women, mothers and children globally.

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Why Is Global Competition Good for Detroit Yet Bad for Nantucket?

Charles Kolb | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Detroit, Adam Smith, Manufacturing, Council on Foreign Relations, Joseph Schumpeter, Trade Adjustment Assistance, American Decline, Business News
Charles Kolb

Why do so many CEOs want to escape to a place so different from where they work? There is a certain irony, perhaps even hypocrisy, in these disparities.

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Global Capitalism Is Destroying the Middle Class, Say the Global Capitalists

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.06.2011

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James P. Hoffa

Some of the most trusted institutions in the world are finally awakening to the dangers of unrestrained global capitalism.

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My Conversation With Richard Haass

Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tavis Smiley

2011-03-24-smileyhaasspull.gif The debate over U.S. military action in Libya continues tonight with my conversation with Council on Foreign Policy President, Richard Haass.

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Mexico Drug War a Lost Cause as Presently Fought

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Council on Foreign Relations, Failed State, Mexico, Drugs, War on Drugs, Drug Cartels, Drug Legalization, Mexico Drug War, Obama Drug War, Ciudad Juarez, Obama Drug Policy, Mexico Wikileaks, Juarez, World News
Sandy Goodman

There's a powerful new piece of evidence that the war on drugs on the Mexican-American border is a lost cause.

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The Revolt of the Powerless Is Spreading

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Council on Foreign Relations, Hugo Chavez, Muammar Gaddafi, Venezuela, World News
Joel D. Hirst

People across the globe are calling for decades of corruption, censorship, brutality, dictatorship, and suppression of freedoms to give way to a new time.

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Jerusalem Palestinians Would Prefer To Remain In Israel: Poll

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pechter Middle East Polls, Palestinian State, Council on Foreign Relations, Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, Middle East Peace Deal, World News

JERUSALEM — A poll suggests that a plurality of Jerusalem Palestinians would rather remain in Israel even after a peace deal and the creation of...

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The Council On Foreign Relations Religion And Foreign Policy Series: Electoral And Religious Conflict In Africa

Erik Owens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Tenth Parallel, Religion News, Nigeria Election, Africa, Jacob Olupona, Darfur, People's Democratic Party, Goodluck Jonathan, African Religion, Christianity, Religion and Foreign Policy, Sudan, Council on Foreign Relations, Nigeria, Religion News
Erik Owens

As we watch the events unfold in Africa over the next eight weeks, keep a careful eye on the shifting national and religious identities -- and the rhetoric that masks and reveals them.

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How the Cancun Conference Can Succeed With -- or Without -- China

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Corbin Hiar

Yesterday some 15,000 delegates, business leaders, activists and journalists gathered in Cancun to kick off the UN Framework Convention on Climate Cha...

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How to Read WikiLeaks

Richard N. Haass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard N. Haass

The latest leak of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness for the United States and its partners.

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Greenspan: I'm In Favor Of Raising Taxes 'For The First Time In My Memory'

Yahoo! News | Edward Krudy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reversing a long-standing aversion to tax increases, Greenspan warned of "very grave problems ahead" if the budget deficit, swollen to around $1 trill...

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Alec Ross' Odd Tweet About 21st Century Statecraft

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah, 21st Century Statecraft, Evgeny Morozov, Alec Ross, Al Qaeda, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Council on Foreign Relations, Obama Administration, Technology News
Andrew Rosen

We continue to hear about the country's positive scientific developments, including the winner of the most recent Apps for Africa contest. But we should also be hearing as much as about the setbacks.

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Obama's Pick For Summers' Replacement Will Signal His Direction

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations, Banksters, Tim Geithner, Lawrence Summers, Elizabeth Warren, Politics News
Rob Kall

The good news could be that Summers and his approach will soon be gone. The bad news is that he will probably be replaced by someone worse.

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Ignoring YouTube: Imam Feisal's Flawed Approach to 21st Century "Media"

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youtube, Ground Zero Mosque, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Council on Foreign Relations, Ground Zero Islamic Center, Youtube Diplomacy, Media News
Andrew Rosen

Interestingly, the Imam and YouTube Diplomacy have something in common: they have both been valuable inroads for the Obama Administration's engagement with the Muslim World.

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The Road to Cordoba

Scott Malcomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11, Ground Zero Mosque, Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, Cordoba House, Malcomson, Andalusia, Council on Foreign Relations, Generation's End, Richard Haass, park51, Religion News
Scott Malcomson

At the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday morning, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf tried to turn crisis into opportunity, specifically an opportunity to broadcast the message of Islamic moderation.

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