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Getting Smarter on China | February 9, 2012

The Obama Administration’s National Security Strategy | February 8, 2012

China’s Quiet Role in Pressuring Iran | February 8, 2012

Meet Fayza Abul-Naga, a Woman of Ambition | February 7, 2012

Don’t Shy Away From Progress on the Russia-Georgia Conflict | February 6, 2012

How to Stop the Bloodshed in Syria | February 6, 2012

The Obama Administration's National Security Policy | January 31, 2012

Support Pluralism in Egypt’s Transition | January 27, 2012

Panetta’s Trimmed Defense Budget Is a Good First Step—but It Isn’t Enough | January 27, 2012

A More Agile and Sustainable Military Posture | January 27, 2012

Egypt’s Political Transition Takes a Step Forward Amid Much Uncertainty | January 23, 2012

Obama’s Leaner National Security Strategy Got the Job Done in 2011 | January 23, 2012

Center for American Progress Responds to The Washington Post | January 19, 2012

President Obama’s Defense Readjustments Shaped by New Strategic and Fiscal Realities | January 6, 2012

Defense in an Age of Austerity | January 6, 2012

The Unaddressed Threat of Female Suicide Bombers | January 5, 2012

The Nexus of Climate Change, Migration, and Security | January 3, 2012

Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict | January 3, 2012

Helping Complete the Arab Spring | January 3, 2012

Rape and the Arab Spring | December 20, 2011

U.S. Military Strategy Shifts Focus | December 20, 2011

Kim Jong-il’s Death Presents Uncertainty in North Korea | December 19, 2011

Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: A Year in the Making | December 19, 2011

The Pakistan Aid Dilemma | December 16, 2011

Taking the Iranian Nuclear Threat Seriously | December 15, 2011

It All Starts with Training | December 14, 2011

Update: The Iraq War Ledger | December 13, 2011

Turning the Page in Iraq | December 13, 2011

U.S.-Iraq Relations Enter a New Era | December 13, 2011

Straight Talk with Iraq About Syria | December 9, 2011

Milestones for Transition in Afghanistan 2012–2014 | December 2, 2011

China Arrives in Durban Greener than Ever | November 30, 2011

The United States and the Asia Pacific Century | November 18, 2011

Major Breakthroughs in Afghanistan Talks Unlikely | November 16, 2011

Unintended Roadblocks | November 16, 2011

Cutting the U.N. Budget Is (Still) a Bad Idea | November 15, 2011

Honoring Our Veterans in 2011 | November 10, 2011

The State of America's Veterans | November 10, 2011

Beating the Diplomacy Drums On Iran | November 10, 2011

Obama Forging Stronger Asia-Pacific Economic Ties | November 10, 2011

The Emerging Conservative Playbook on National Security | November 10, 2011

President Obama’s Asia Overdrive | November 9, 2011

Cannes Needs to Focus on Climate | November 3, 2011

Getting to Global Zero | November 3, 2011

What G-20 Leaders Must Do at Cannes | November 3, 2011

Expecting Less from the Group of 20 | November 2, 2011

Destroying Al Qaeda | November 1, 2011

Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil | October 26, 2011

Statement on the End of the Iraq War | October 21, 2011

Statement on the Death of Moammar Qaddafi | October 20, 2011

Diplomacy, Not Military Force, Should Be Our Track with Iran | October 20, 2011

What Have We Learned from Anthrax? | October 19, 2011

House Holds Defense Bill Hostage to Social Prejudices | October 14, 2011

The Role of Faith Groups in Foreign Aid and Development | October 13, 2011

The Tymoshenko Verdict and Ukraine’s European Future | October 13, 2011

Another Sign of the Conservative Antiworker, Antijobs Agenda | October 13, 2011

An Escalation by Iran? | October 12, 2011

China’s Currency Problem Isn’t the Only Problem | October 7, 2011

How to Help Somalia | October 3, 2011

A Victory for the United States but Not the Defeat of Al Qaeda in Yemen | September 30, 2011

Stalemate Isn’t a Great Option in Today’s Middle East | September 26, 2011

Nation Building at Home | September 26, 2011

Don't Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority | September 26, 2011

Statement on the Passing of Wangari Maathai | September 26, 2011

Whack-a-Mole in Yemen | September 23, 2011

Keeping Ballooning Tricare Costs Down Will Require More Robust Proposals | September 22, 2011

When Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis Hits Home | September 22, 2011

Is Turkey Sinking Its Own Ship? | September 21, 2011

Repression Is Not a Path to a Stable Egyptian State | September 21, 2011

Backgrounder on the Palestinians’ Bid For Statehood at the United Nations | September 21, 2011

What Do Palestinians Think of the U.N. Bid? | September 21, 2011

What DADT Cost Us | September 20, 2011

Statement by John Podesta on the End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell | September 20, 2011

Fixing the U.S.-Pakistan Alliance | September 16, 2011

Moving Middle East Peace Forward After the U.N. General Assembly | September 15, 2011

Twenty Years of Collapse and Counting | September 14, 2011

Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | September 13, 2011

The Evolution of Terrorism Since 9/11 | September 9, 2011

9/11’s Impact on Conservative Foreign Policy | September 9, 2011

CAP Statement on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 | September 9, 2011

Video: Growing Up in a Post-9/11 World | September 9, 2011

Remembering 9/11 | September 8, 2011

China Goes Solar as America Stumbles | September 7, 2011

China at a Tipping Point | September 1, 2011

Globalization and the Rise of the Global Middle Class | August 30, 2011

Ensuring Afghanistan Can Stand on Its Own | August 24, 2011

China Eyes Competitive Edge in Renewable Energy | August 24, 2011

Libya Will Still Need Help After Qaddafi’s Departure | August 22, 2011

The Need for a Political and Economic Transition Strategy in Afghanistan | August 22, 2011

Ratcheting Up Pressure on Syria’s Assad | August 18, 2011

Defense Cuts After the Debt Deal | August 11, 2011

Getting Defense Spending Under Control | August 11, 2011

What Changes in Mexico Mean for U.S. Immigration Policy | August 8, 2011

Europe’s Cypriot Problem | August 3, 2011

The Arab Spring Introduces Turkey to the World of Foreign Policy Double Standards | August 3, 2011

No More Coups d’États in Turkey | August 3, 2011

Meet the “New” Republican Party in Turkey | August 3, 2011

Europe Moves to Limit Aviation Emissions, China Follows | August 1, 2011

Reimagining U.S. Interests and Priorities in Post-Soviet Eurasia | August 1, 2011

Gen. John Shalikashvili: An Appreciation | July 29, 2011

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