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The Neglected Alliance
In a new report, Spencer Boyer and Brian Katulis detail how to restore U.S.-Turkish relations to meet new challenges.Other International Alliances & Institutions Features
November 4, 2009
Grading Obama
After U.S. President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, Foreign Policy invited some of its favorite bloggers, pundits, and political experts to analyze his foreign policy and help us create a report card for the young administration. The bulk of our respondents gave Bs, with a final score in the B+ range. FP repeated the exercise on the one-year anniversary of Obama's historic election, with much international affairs water under the bridge: his speech in Cairo, the leadership switch in Afghanistan, and the protracted back-and-forth with Israel over settlements, for instance.
September 23, 2009
Ask the Expert: Climate Change and the G-20
Andrew Light discusses what can be expected on climate change at the G-20 summit this week.
September 23, 2009
A Pittsburgh Protocol
Rajendra Pachauri and John Podesta argue that the G-20 needs to advance the global agenda on climate change at this week's meeting in Pittsburgh.
September 22, 2009
Myth vs. Reality on International Climate Change Negotiations
Learn how to separate fact from fiction as the world prepares for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.
September 18, 2009
Getting Ready for the G-20
Sabina Dewan explains what the G20 is, why its important, and what leaders are expected to discuss at the upcoming meeting in Pittsburgh.
September 18, 2009
A Preview of the G-20
Clean Skies News talks with Andrew LIght of the Center for American Progress. He moderated a discussion with members of the U.N. and CAP for a preview of what will be discussed at next week's G-20 Summit.
September 18, 2009
Beyond Business as Usual
Report from Richard Samans on G-20 leaders and principles to guide the reconstitution of the international order after the global economic crisis.
July 10, 2009
Breaking Through on Technology
Report from CAP and the Global Climate Network on overcoming the barriers to the development and wide deployment of low-carbon technology.
July 8, 2009
The Three-Ring Summit
Today’s meeting of the Group of 8 plus numerous other invitees demonstrates why the world needs a new leadership forum, writes Nina Hachigian.
June 15, 2009
Bailing Out the Bailer-Outer
Nina Hachigian gives five reasons why the United States needs to ante up the funds it promised to the IMF.
April 28, 2009
Rise of the Green Dragon?
A tarnished legacy from the Bush administration could be used to forge a U.S.-China agreement on climate change, write Andrew Light and Nina Hachigian.
April 3, 2009
Talking Turkey
President Obama’s trip offers an opening to revive the U.S.-Turkish alliance, according to Spencer P. Boyer and Brian Katulis.
April 3, 2009
Weekly Round Up: March 30 - April 3, 2009
CAP covered the Group of 20 Summit, rising violence in Iraq and Mexico, the foundering economy, and the growing calls for health care reform.
April 3, 2009
G20 Should Push Toward A Global Green Recovery
CAP event offers recommendations for G20 action based on a newly released study.
April 1, 2009
What President Obama and Other Leaders Should Focus On at the G20
President Obama and other G20 leaders shouldn’t ignore climate change, sustainable security, and preventing protectionism at this week's summit, write Sabina Dewan and Will Straw.
April 1, 2009
20 on the G20
The London Summit is an historic opportunity for developed and developing countries to begin to make a fundamental shift in the way they produce and use energy, writes John Podesta.
April 1, 2009
Mr. Obama in London
If there were ever a time for the average American to pay close attention to a president’s trip to an international summit, this would be it. Hopefully, this week’s G-20 summit in London will help to turn around the ailing global economy, but also, it may remind the American people—understandably preoccupied with domestic economic woes—that we’re all in this economic mess together.
March 31, 2009
The Case for Leadership
Report from Will Straw, Matt Browne, Sabina Dewan, and Nina Hachigian outlines how to strengthen the group of 20 to tackle key global crises.
March 30, 2009
Building the G20 the Right Way
The what of the G20 summit is critical, but so is the how. Along with eight prime ministers, eleven other presidents, one chancellor, one king and a smattering of international organisation leaders, President Barack Obama will travel to London this week. There, we must all hope, this group will overcome its differences and agree to coordinated stimulus measures that break the fall of the global economy; beat back the wave of beggar-thy-neighbour trade policies; ensure that low carbon strategies animate the global economic recovery; find a way to assist the developing world; revamp the roles of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank; and hammer out principles - or, even better, a new architecture – for banking and financial regulation so this kind of financial disaster cannot happen again.
March 30, 2009
What to Expect from the G20 Summit
Next week, President Obama will join eight prime ministers, 11 presidents, one chancellor, one king, and a smattering of international organization leaders in London for the second-ever meeting of G20 leaders.
February 27, 2009
A Reinvigoration of International Cooperation
MP Des Browne discusses the future of the United States and the international community at a CAP event.
January 22, 2009
Ask the Expert: Turkey: A Priority for the New Administration
Spencer Boyer discusses the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and how we will benefit from improving that relationship.
August 1, 2008
Why Turkey Made the Right Decision
The Constitutional Court's decision not to disband the Justice and Development Party will show the world it's serious about democracy, write Boyer and Katulis.
July 31, 2008
U.S. Aid by the Numbers
The United States is a generous contributor of foreign assistance, but too much goes toward reacting to problems instead of dealing with the factors that create them.
July 31, 2008
Aid for the Future
CAPAF's Reuben Brigety testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the military's role in development assistance.
July 14, 2008
Oops! He Did It Again
President Bush again weakened global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at last week's G8 summit, write Dan Weiss and Alexandra Kougentakis.
July 8, 2008
Doing our part to feed the world
The evidence is clear that our global agricultural system is broken and that in our interdependent world, food security is a challenge we must tackle together.
July 3, 2008
Ask the Expert: President Bush's Last G8 Summit
Daniel J. Weiss on the G8 agenda, whether there is a global solution to high oil prices, and whether the United States will be receptive to emissions reductions.
July 1, 2008
The United States Finishes Last
If we're going to effectively tackle global warming, the United States will have to move out of last place in setting and reaching key emission reduction goals.
May 8, 2008
Leading with a Consensus of Purpose
Speaking at CAP, Sen. Hagel (R-NE) emphasized that 21st-century policies require reinventing the way that the world views the United States.
April 15, 2008
What Should Have Happened in Bucharest
Earlier this month in Bucharest, NATO lost an opportunity to build upon, and reinforce, an important aspect of its post-Cold War raison d'etre.
April 2, 2008
The NATO Summit in Bucharest
Afghanistan, missile defense, enlargement, and peacekeeping in Kosovo form a complex agenda for NATO's three-day conference that starts today.
March 12, 2008
NATO: Expansion and Division
Putting countries on a path toward membership is good for security interests write Spencer Boyer and James Lamond; ambassador refutes claims.
January 30, 2008
Shutter This Death Trap
January 23, 2008
America in the 21st Century
Hachigian and Sutphen speak about their new book, The Next American Century, at a CAP event.
January 2, 2008
Modernizing the Export-Import Bank
A CAP-supported idea to require the Export-Import Bank to promote clean energy finds a home in the appropriations omnibus.
December 27, 2007
The NATO Divide: Why the United States and NATO Aren't on the Same Page in Afghanistan
December 13, 2007
Revitalizing the Transatlantic Partnership: A Speech by John D. Podesta at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany on November 14, 2007
John Podesta speaks at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany on how the United States and Europe can begin to work together again.
December 10, 2007
Standing Up for Human Rights
Bill Schulz reflects on the need to recover the American tradition of leading the world toward ending human rights abuses.
December 5, 2007
A Real Change for Climate Policy: Moving Beyond the Kyoto Protocol in Bali
The United States should take advantage of its opportunity to lead in reducing global warming emissions, say Kit Batten and Kari Manlove.
December 3, 2007
This Week in Congress: 12.03.07 – 12.07.07
From the energy bill to FISA and the defense authorization, CAP provides you with resources to say on top of the week on the Hill.
October 29, 2007
Don't Sink American Interests
We’ve been complying with the treaty since the 1980s without getting any of the benefits, writes Spencer Boyer.
September 28, 2007
President Bush is Absent Without Leadership on Global Warming
President George W. Bush once again told the world that it should hurry up and wait for U.S. action on global warming says Daniel J. Weiss.
September 25, 2007
Ask the Expert: Jake Caldwell
The Action Fund’s Mic Check Radio asks about the U.N. and the Bush administration’s competing conferences and how to tackle a growing crisis.
September 24, 2007
Asking for Help on Iraq Reconstruction
Brian Katulis and Lawrence Korb explain that Bush has the opportunity to use his speech to the U.N. to get much-needed help with Iraq reconstruction.
September 21, 2007
Public Opinion Snapshot: Wanted: An Engaged U.N.
Americans by wide margins recognize the value of the United Nations to U.S. foreign policy and want the U.N. to play a stronger role in world affairs.
September 21, 2007
Congress and the United Nations
Spencer P. Boyer details a strategy for building a stronger U.S.-U.N. relationship and moving forward on reforms.
September 21, 2007
The World's Top Emitters
As global leaders converge to discuss global warming, this map shows who the top emitters are and whether they've yet committed to UN reforms.
August 20, 2007
Deploying All Diplomatic Hands to Break Iraq’s Political Deadlock
Brian Katulis argues that solving Iraq's conflicts will require the world's powers to engage in a comprehensive diplomatic effort.
August 9, 2007