Regions

Africa

Mauritania

The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Alexa L. McMahon
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May 3, 2013

Annie Hall and Sino-African Trade Ties

| Apr 11, 2013

Things Fall Apart and Achebe's Nigeria

| Mar 22, 2013

The Radicalization of African Islam

| Feb 27, 2013
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Americas

United States

Why Rand Paul Should Join the Council on Foreign Relations

Jacob Heilbrunn
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May 19, 2013

The venerable institution's leader is a natural ally for the Kentucky senator.

An Ugly Smear of Jeremy Scahill

| May 17, 2013

Syria? Turkey? Many Americans Still Unsure

| May 17, 2013

A Worthwhile Redirection in Pakistan

| May 16, 2013
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Asia

Pakistan

What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif

John R. Schmidt
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May 20, 2013
Pakistan's new prime minister won't fix the economy and is constrained on foreign policy.

A Worthwhile Redirection in Pakistan

| May 16, 2013

Sharif Must Square the Circle

| May 15, 2013

Nawaz Sharif's Great Challenge

| May 14, 2013
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Eurasia

Russia

Sochi's Olympic Security Obstacles

Sergey Markedonov
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May 17, 2013
Political instability and difficult history confront Russia's winter games next year.

A Worthwhile Redirection in Pakistan

| May 16, 2013

The Tensions Beneath the Moscow Spy Scandal

| May 16, 2013

Erdogan's Obama Agenda

| May 16, 2013
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Europe

Europe

Europe Renews Austerity Fight

Milton Ezrati
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May 14, 2013
A number of key voices are pushing for relaxed finances and slower structural shifts.

France Isn't Aiming for Nuclear Zero

| May 8, 2013

The Priesthood of Central Bankers

| May 1, 2013

A New Franco-German Feud

| May 1, 2013
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Middle East

Iraq

Ghosts of Iraq

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
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May 20, 2013

Both sides of the Syria intervention debate are haunted by the last big war.

Syria? Turkey? Many Americans Still Unsure

| May 17, 2013

Let the Iraq Syndrome Kick In

| May 17, 2013

Talk to the Gulf About Leadership

| May 17, 2013
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Oceania

Australia

China's Blue-Water Ambitions

Kailash K. Prasad
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Jul 6, 2012
China is not going to field a navy with a global reach anytime soon. But its attempts to do so could touch off a new arms race.

America: Thug for Hire

| Dec 20, 2010

The Caucasian Wars Go Pacific

| Sep 22, 2010

Allies and Independent Thinking

| Sep 2, 2010
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