Research and Commentary

Free Trade Is Not Quite President Obama's Neglected Stepchild, But...

May 1, 2013, Bill Frenzel

President Obama’s Visit to Mexico: Key Anti-Crime Issues

April 26, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons: The Ball’s in Your Court, Mr. President

April 26, 2013, Bruce Riedel

Palestinian Politics Do Matter

March 24, 2013, Khaled Elgindy

Back to the Beginning in the Middle East

February 19, 2013, Marvin Kalb

President Obama’s Second Term: Staffing Challenges and Opportunities

February 2013, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Fairness: How President Obama Found His Voice

February 13, 2013, Darrell M. West

President Obama's Pragmatically Progressive SOTU Speech

February 13, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

Reaction and Analysis to President Obama's 2013 State of the Union

February 12, 2013, William A. Galston

Obama Should Use the State of the Union to Refocus Economic Policy on Equitable Growth and Full Employment, Not Deficits

February 8, 2013, Elisabeth Jacobs

Re-Betting on Turkey

February 8, 2013, Kemal Kirişci

What to Expect in Obama's State of the Union Address

February 7, 2013, Thomas E. Mann

Should President Obama’s SOTU Mirror His Second Inaugural?

February 7, 2013, William A. Galston

Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s State of the Union Priorities

February 7, 2013, Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Thomas E. Mann

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The Black Swan: The Big Thaw

February 6, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

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How Should President Obama Change U.S. Policy in the Middle East?

January 2013, Shadi Hamid

Hagel’s Misreading of How to Treat an Ally

January 31, 2013, Michael Doran

It’s Called the Vietnam Syndrome, and It’s Back

January 22, 2013, Marvin Kalb

Reflections on President Obama’s Inaugural Address, His Second Term and Presidential Leadership Style

January 22, 2013, Elaine Kamarck

There's a Civil War in America's Business Community, But Will Obama Notice?

January 22, 2013, William A. Galston

A "Plastic Juncture" in World Affairs

January 21, 2013, Martin S. Indyk and Robert Kagan

Over the Horizon: What the U.S. Can Do to Prepare for Future Global Crises

January 18, 2013, Martin S. Indyk

Ramallah Unravels - The Collapse of the Palestinian Authority

January 17, 2013, Khaled Elgindy

Turning Tehran

January 17, 2013, Suzanne Maloney

Camp David Peace Treaty Collapse

January 17, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes and Shadi Hamid

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