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SPOTLIGHT: Pakistan


Reuters - Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is seen with his arm around Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud during a news conference in South Waziristan.

Save to My Portfolio The Taliban in Pakistan: Down, But Not Out

Bruce Riedel and Aysha Chowdhry, February 01, 2010

After the reported death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud by a CIA drone attack, Bruce Riedel and Aysha Chowdry explain that while this may seem to be a positive development in the fight against the Taliban forces, Mehsud’s death is unlikely to have a significant effect on the Taliban’s established, wide-reaching terror network in Pakistan. Read More

Pakistan, Terrorism, Middle East

SPOTLIGHT: 2010 State of the Union


Reuters/Pool - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Save to My Portfolio Around the Halls: The State of the Union and Foreign Policy

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Vanda Felbab-Brown and Steven Pifer, January 29, 2010

Scholars from around the halls of Brookings discuss President Obama's first State of the Union speech, offering their analysis of what the President's words mean for foreign policy. The relationship with China, the war in Afghanistan, and the President's pursuit of a new strategic arms treaty are examined. Read More

2010 State of the Union, China, Afghanistan, Arms Control, Diplomacy

SPOTLIGHT: Global Economics


Reuters/Denis Balibouse - Schwab founder and Executive Chairman of WEF at a news conference at the WEF headquarters in Cologny.

Save to My Portfolio Are Davos Man's Days Numbered?

Raj M. Desai and James Raymond Vreeland, January 26, 2010

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, global cooperation is at the top of the agenda. As the governance of international organizations is at odds with the global distribution of economic power, this goal for Davos could prove difficult. Brookings expert Raj Desai and Georgetown University Professor James Raymond Vreeland discuss global governance issues among economic institutions and urge that regional organizations might be the best path for economic governance. Read More

Global Economics, Global Governance, International Organizations, International Finance, Global Financial Crisis

ARMS CONTROL INITIATIVE

Save to My PortfolioResetting U.S.-Russian Leadership on Nuclear Arms Reductions and Non-Proliferation

Steven Pifer, Joseph Cirincione and Clifford G. Gaddy, January 25, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Resetting U.S.-Russian Leadership on Nuclear Arms Reductions and Non-ProliferationBilateral nuclear arms negotiations played a major role in strengthening U.S.-Russian relations in 2009.  As Washington and Moscow near completion of a Strategic Arms Reduction (START) follow-on treaty, Steven Pifer, Joseph Cirincione and Clifford Gaddy discuss the significance of this U.S-Russia partnership. The authors detail recommendations for moving forward on nuclear arms reductions, strengthening the non-proliferation regime and making nuclear energy available in a proliferation-resistant manner. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Russia

BROOKINGS-BERN PROJECT ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

Save to My PortfolioDisaster Response in Haiti

Friday, January 29, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Disaster Response in HaitiThe earthquake in Haiti has left Port-au-Prince in ruins, displacing an estimated two million people and injuring or killing tens of thousands. Getting assistance to people affected by the earthquake has been a daunting challenge for the Haitians and for humanitarian organizations. On January 29, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a panel discussion on the ongoing relief efforts. Read More

Haiti, Natural Disasters, Internal Displacement, Human Rights

21ST CENTURY DEFENSE INITIATIVE

Save to My PortfolioNegotiations and Reconciliation with the Taliban: Key Policy Issues and Dilemmas

Vanda Felbab-Brown, January 28, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Negotiations and Reconciliation with the Taliban: Key Policy Issues and DilemmasAt the International Conference on Afghanistan on January 28, leaders from Afghanistan, the United Kingdom and Japan presented their options for reconciliation with the Taliban.  Vanda Felbab-Brown evaluates these developments, arguing that, when it comes to negotiating with the Taliban, the content, costs and benefits of each approach must be measured carefully to reach a successful outcome. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, International Relations

SABAN CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST POLICY

Save to My PortfolioThe Scariest Terror Plot

Bruce Riedel and Aysha Chowdhry, January 27, 2010, The Daily Beast

The Scariest Terror PlotIn recent months, terrorist plots at home and abroad have heightened international alarm regarding global terrorist networks. While the attempted Northwest Airlines Christmas bombing and the mass shooting at Fort Hood remain high on the U.S.’s radar, Bruce Riedel and Aysha Chowdhry argue that a foiled plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba also deserves significant attention, both from the United States and the global community. Read More

Pakistan, Terrorism, Defense, Middle East

GLOBAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Republic of India at Sixty

Arvind Panagariya, January 25, 2010, The Brookings Institution

The Republic of India at SixtyOn the eve of India's 60th anniversary as a republic, Arvind Panagariya reflects on the country's economic accomplishments. As an economy that showed remarkable resilience to the recent global financial crisis, India is still in need of economic reform to sustain and accelerate the pace of growth and poverty alleviation. Read More

India , India's Economy, BRICs, Global Economics, Economic Development, Global Poverty, Global Financial Crisis

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