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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:00:10 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss To prevent losing control of Afghanistan, the International Coalition must shift resources to reverse the Taliban’s progress in the North, while reinforcing the Kabul region.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=v0m8rkTkSQo:e-yWQbIAmuY:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/v0m8rkTkSQo" height="1" width="1"/> South Asia Program Americas South Asia United States Afghanistan United States Foreign Policy Security and Military Affairs Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization U.S. Military Strategy Afghanistan-U.S. Relations South Asia-U.S. Relations Gilles Dorronsoro Report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/v0m8rkTkSQo/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23331&prog=zgp&proj=zsa Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23331&prog=zgp&proj=zsa Kuwait is gripped by a state of political paralysis. A standoff between the ruling family and the elected parliament is aggravated by deep divisions within each side, making any kind of political movement difficult if not impossible.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=fbnbP4EHcLY:4t8TEG0udgQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=fbnbP4EHcLY:4t8TEG0udgQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=fbnbP4EHcLY:4t8TEG0udgQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=fbnbP4EHcLY:4t8TEG0udgQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=fbnbP4EHcLY:4t8TEG0udgQ:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/fbnbP4EHcLY" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Gulf Countries United States Kuwait United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Arab Political Reform Middle East-U.S. Relations Nathan Brown Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/fbnbP4EHcLY/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23320&prog=zgp&proj=zme Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23320&prog=zgp&proj=zme Minimizing the environmental impact of climate change and resource development in the Arctic must be a top priority, if environmental disaster is to be avoided.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i1JA24JaduM:bPwfNODPd3k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i1JA24JaduM:bPwfNODPd3k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=i1JA24JaduM:bPwfNODPd3k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i1JA24JaduM:bPwfNODPd3k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=i1JA24JaduM:bPwfNODPd3k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/i1JA24JaduM" height="1" width="1"/> Russia & Eurasia Program Energy & Climate Program Americas Russia and Caucasus Russia United States Energy and Climate James Collins Kenneth Yalowitz Ross Virginia Report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/i1JA24JaduM/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23314&prog=zru&proj=zec Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23314&prog=zru&proj=zec The conventional wisdom in the West has been that Iranians support these policies and that there is at best only a difference of “tone” between the various factions in this area. This is mistaken. Recent events underline how much foreign policy has been used by hardliners for partisan purposes and how much scope there is for meaningful change in this area, explains Shahram Chubin.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=uN9dNNufcF4:5RlvDQFApqU:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/uN9dNNufcF4" height="1" width="1"/> Nonproliferation Program Middle East Iran Nonproliferation Iranian Proliferation Shahram Chubin Proliferation Analysis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/uN9dNNufcF4/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23310&prog=zgp&proj=znpp Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23310&prog=zgp&proj=znpp The financial crisis has had a disproportionate impact on migrants, who are among the most economically and politically vulnerable of the world. Host country governments should resist calls to expel foreign workers and instead extend them the protection of social programs.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=LQYNH2YSi4I:PzOkSMnzhWM:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/LQYNH2YSi4I" height="1" width="1"/> International Economics Program Americas International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Uri Dadush Lauren Falcao Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/LQYNH2YSi4I/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23291&prog=zgp&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23291&prog=zgp&proj=zie In Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco, the global financial crisis has fomented social unrest, stoking increased radicalization. But governments are unlikely to pursue political liberalization.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=aHgUMZ3xmuo:xp485WFkudo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/aHgUMZ3xmuo" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program International Economics Program North Africa Levant Egypt Jordan Morocco International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Amr Hamzawy Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/aHgUMZ3xmuo/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23290&prog=zgp&proj=zie,zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23290&prog=zgp&proj=zie,zme China’s economic growth remains high in spite of the global recession. The Chinese government has already spent a great deal of stimulus money, but should strengthen its social safety net to protect manufacturing workers who lose their jobs as exports collapse.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=AVstZojbeAc:9WPucNIxIzg:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/AVstZojbeAc" height="1" width="1"/> China Program International Economics Program East Asia China Mainland International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Louis Kuijs Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/AVstZojbeAc/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23289&prog=zch,zgp&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23289&prog=zch,zgp&proj=zie The economic crisis has had a clear impact on the already impoverished countries of Central Asia, but few Americans and Europeans have noticed. China and Russia have stepped in to provide aid, and their investments threaten institutional reform in the region.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=ZFIuJhW6afU:w76bGhYal-U:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/ZFIuJhW6afU" height="1" width="1"/> Russia & Eurasia Program International Economics Program Central Asia Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Martha Brill Olcott Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/ZFIuJhW6afU/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23288&prog=zgp,zru&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23288&prog=zgp,zru&proj=zie Russia remains hobbled by an unfulfilled need to diversify its economy and to strengthen the independence of its economic and judicial systems. A global turnaround will not solve these problems.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=PYka6DED4uY:UmYowdo2rKU:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/PYka6DED4uY" height="1" width="1"/> Russia & Eurasia Program International Economics Program Russia and Caucasus Russia International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Sam Greene Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/PYka6DED4uY/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23287&prog=zgp,zru&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23287&prog=zgp,zru&proj=zie The poorest, most agriculturally dependent economies in Africa have been less affected by the crisis, due mostly to their low levels of integration into global markets. But African countries cannot afford to wall themselves off from globalization.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=-V_hbIbkBn4:hgyMKd4lHX0:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/-V_hbIbkBn4" height="1" width="1"/> International Economics Program Sub-Saharan Africa International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Shimelse Ali Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/-V_hbIbkBn4/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23286&prog=zgp&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23286&prog=zgp&proj=zie Ironically, the United States is among the countries least affected by the financial crisis. Financial markets have been hardest hit in Argentina and in Eastern European countries such as Ukraine and Hungary.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=hcAyyaSdDoY:PEtlALj7p0Y:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/hcAyyaSdDoY" height="1" width="1"/> International Economics Program Americas International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Uri Dadush Shimelse Ali Lauren Falcao Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/hcAyyaSdDoY/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23284&prog=zgp&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23284&prog=zgp&proj=zie Though global economic activity is beginning to stabilize, it is too early to say that a sustained recovery has begun. Considerable risks remain that the healing process could be interrupted by new shocks. To mitigate these risks, policies must remain proactive.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=17opZXq-UKI:67rYPabyLcY:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/17opZXq-UKI" height="1" width="1"/> International Economics Program Americas International Hot Spots and Crises Global Financial Crisis Uri Dadush Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/17opZXq-UKI/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23283&prog=zgp&proj=zie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23283&prog=zgp&proj=zie The current structure of U.S. aid to Egypt neither generates goodwill toward the United States nor alleviates poverty. U.S. economic aid would be much more effective if it encouraged microfinancing or invested in programs to clear Egypt’s northern coast of mines and distribute the land to poor farmers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=BjG7GjFcj7k:tXbAVTjrov4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=BjG7GjFcj7k:tXbAVTjrov4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=BjG7GjFcj7k:tXbAVTjrov4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=BjG7GjFcj7k:tXbAVTjrov4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=BjG7GjFcj7k:tXbAVTjrov4:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/BjG7GjFcj7k" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas North Africa United States Egypt United States Foreign Policy Trade, Equity and Development Society and Politics Middle Eastern and North African Economic Development Middle East-U.S. Relations Ahmad Al-Sayed El-Naggar Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/BjG7GjFcj7k/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23282&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23282&prog=zgp&proj=zme The Gulf needs a regional security organization that includes Iran and the six GCC members to address two key issues: how an anticipated U.S.–Iran thaw will affect the Gulf’s relations with Iran, and what Gulf countries can do to contribute to a stable, strong Iraqi state.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=NdUx94EqCjU:euLqM_oB4hI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=NdUx94EqCjU:euLqM_oB4hI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=NdUx94EqCjU:euLqM_oB4hI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=NdUx94EqCjU:euLqM_oB4hI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=NdUx94EqCjU:euLqM_oB4hI:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/NdUx94EqCjU" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Middle East Gulf Countries United States Iran Bahrain United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Security and Military Affairs Gulf Security Middle East-U.S. Relations Mohammed Jabber Al-Ansari Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/NdUx94EqCjU/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23281&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23281&prog=zgp&proj=zme Syria is the common denominator linking the toughest challenges for the United States: reining in Iran’s nuclear ambitions and solving the Arab–Israeli conflict. Syria’s support for Hizbollah and Hamas and its ties to Tehran give Damascus significant regional influence—and the only thing that would moderate Syrian positions is a full Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=w_4D9HOLiNI:puJ9PFPyOys:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/w_4D9HOLiNI" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Middle East Levant United States Iran Israel Syria United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Middle East-U.S. Relations Yassin Al-Haj Saleh Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/w_4D9HOLiNI/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23280&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23280&prog=zgp&proj=zme Hamas is an integral part of the Palestinian political map, and no solution to the Arab–Israeli conflict that excludes it can last. Isolating or marginalizing Hamas—the government in Gaza and the broader movement—paves the road to extremism by closing off avenues for political participation.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=z2S9oiS5ks0:5JEdWqcaVpY:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/z2S9oiS5ks0" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Middle East Levant United States Israel Palestine United States Foreign Policy Islamist Politics Society and Politics International Hot Spots and Crises Islamist Movements Israel-Palestine Crisis Middle East-U.S. Relations Ahmed Yousef Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/z2S9oiS5ks0/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23279&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23279&prog=zgp&proj=zme The United States and Egypt both have an interest in advancing the Arab–Israeli peace process and addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But the bilateral relationship could deteriorate quickly if the Obama administration’s engagement effort increases Iran’s regional influence, threatening Egypt’s interests and its traditional role as a regional leader.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=wPASASOaCro:uwvsmfHQ1Jo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/wPASASOaCro" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas North Africa United States Egypt Democracy & the Rule of Law United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Middle East-U.S. Relations Middle East Democracy Promotion Hassan Abou Taleb Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/wPASASOaCro/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23278&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23278&prog=zgp&proj=zme The Tunisian government has convinced the United States that Islamic extremism is such a serious threat that democratic reform in Tunisia would jeopardize counterterrorism efforts. This and a tarnished U.S. image in the region has allowed Tunisia to avoid serious pressure to introduce significant political reforms.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=n42sht_akDM:kVcTG2WzHuU:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/n42sht_akDM" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas North Africa United States Tunisia Democracy & the Rule of Law United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Middle East-U.S. Relations Middle East Democracy Promotion Lutfi Hajji Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/n42sht_akDM/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23277&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23277&prog=zgp&proj=zme Washington needs to rethink its approach to North Africa. Algeria’s decades-long struggle against domestic terrorism and its current efforts to dismantle al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb make it a key source of counterterrorism expertise, and its strategic location and energy reserves deserve sustained U.S. attention.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=q4qtZNpdLS0:g14c5AYP4Zc:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/q4qtZNpdLS0" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas North Africa United States Algeria United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Security and Military Affairs Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization Middle East-U.S. Relations Mhand Berkouk Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/q4qtZNpdLS0/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23276&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23276&prog=zgp&proj=zme Ending the Algerian-backed separatists’ fight for control of the Western Sahara is one of Morocco’s top priorities. Morocco supported the U.S.–led first Gulf War and offered to mediate the Arab–Israeli conflict in an attempt to persuade the United States—which maintains a long-held neutral position on control of the Western Sahara—to endorse Morocco’s claim to the area.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=gtmbx2n2aS4:Eo0rAEx-Ogs:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/gtmbx2n2aS4" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas North Africa United States Algeria Morocco United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Middle East-U.S. Relations Abdel-Rahim Al-Manar Slimi Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/gtmbx2n2aS4/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23275&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23275&prog=zgp&proj=zme The Middle East greeted President Obama’s Cairo speech with enthusiasm, but many cautioned that words, though welcome and encouraging, must be matched by actions to mend the relationship. To explore the issues the Muslim world hopes the U.S. administration will address, the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut commissioned eight commentaries from prominent Arab writers and policy makers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=nuxKBpvW1pc:cjWvgx5IS-s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=nuxKBpvW1pc:cjWvgx5IS-s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=nuxKBpvW1pc:cjWvgx5IS-s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=nuxKBpvW1pc:cjWvgx5IS-s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=nuxKBpvW1pc:cjWvgx5IS-s:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/nuxKBpvW1pc" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Middle East North Africa Levant Gulf Countries United States United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Middle East-U.S. Relations Marina Ottaway Amr Hamzawy Farah Choucair Adriana Qubaia Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/nuxKBpvW1pc/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23274&prog=zgp&proj=zme Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23274&prog=zgp&proj=zme Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election victory could pose an insurmountable challenge to the Obama administration’s engagement strategy, but Iran remains integral to critical foreign policy challenges.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=RPr5y0HvRyE:r1fbZvfNCQU:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/RPr5y0HvRyE" height="1" width="1"/> Middle East Program Americas Middle East United States Iran United States Foreign Policy Society and Politics Iran-U.S. Relations Iranian Domestic Politics Karim Sadjadpour Web Commentary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/RPr5y0HvRyE/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23262&prog=zgp&proj=zme Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23262&prog=zgp&proj=zme Chinese leaders view the international community as fundamentally defined by antagonism; an outlook that is unlikely to change until and unless the regime changes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=Am442-Etjno:tbhmxDrLYgo:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/Am442-Etjno" height="1" width="1"/> China Program U.S. Role in the World Program Americas East Asia United States China Mainland United States Foreign Policy Trade, Equity and Development Society and Politics Security and Military Affairs Chinese Economic Development Chinese Domestic Politics Chinese Security and Military China-U.S. Relations Robert Kagan Ashley J. Tellis Michael Auslin Dan Blumenthal Ellen Bork Nicholas Eberstadt Gary Schmitt Book/Monograph http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/Am442-Etjno/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23193&prog=zch,zgp&proj=zusr Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23193&prog=zch,zgp&proj=zusr Pierre Goldschmidt analyzes two IAEA reports on assurances of nuclear fuel supply. There are several inadequacies in both reports, Dr. Goldschmidt argues, and the Board of Governors should seek clarification on them before it might be asked to endorse potentially important proposals.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=8bGE5Xvyqa4:SiTvzj0cqdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=8bGE5Xvyqa4:SiTvzj0cqdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=8bGE5Xvyqa4:SiTvzj0cqdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=8bGE5Xvyqa4:SiTvzj0cqdc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=8bGE5Xvyqa4:SiTvzj0cqdc:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~4/8bGE5Xvyqa4" height="1" width="1"/> Nonproliferation Program Russia and Caucasus Russia Nonproliferation Nuclear Fuel Cycle / Nuclear Materials Pierre Goldschmidt Proliferation Analysis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications/~3/8bGE5Xvyqa4/index.cfm http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23256&prog=zgp&proj=znpp Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=23256&prog=zgp&proj=znpp Efforts to move the Israeli–Palestinian peace process forward will fail if the United States continues to marginalize or ignore Hamas.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?i=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeacePublications?a=i8jSZN9OsVw:jCzEdneLy-0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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