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Frostbitten: Decoding the Cold War, 20 Years Later

The magisterial Cambridge History of the Cold War views the Cold War as an undifferentiated chunk of history. But the conflict between the superpowers was just one strand of history in the middle and ... Read More...

Beyond Copenhagen

For many climate-change experts, the Copenhagen summit was something of a failure. In order to make real progress on pressing climate issues, policymakers must give up on a binding deal and begin to l... Read More...

Does Europe Matter to the Obama Administration?

The question of how much Europe matters to the United States will ultimately be answered by how much Europe actually delivers on key policy questions such as dealing with instability in places like Af... Read More...

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Era of Global Turmoil

E. Fuat Keyman offers criteria for examining Turkey's new foreign policy position in the changing world. Read More...

Confronting the Long Crisis of Globalization: Risk, Resilience and International Order

Alex Evans, Bruce Jones and David Steven discuss risks to the process of globalization and new ideas on how to make it ‘more resilient’. (Brookings Institution, 01/26/2010) Read More...

Can Turkey Combine EU Accession and Regional Leadership?

Katinka Barysch questions if Turkey is capable of simultaneously promoting its leadership in the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia while pursuing accession to the EU. (Centre for European Reform... Read More...

Energy Security for Ukraine and Europe

Jörg Himmelreich argues that free-market policies and improved transparency in the energy sector are critical for Ukraine's security and economy - and by extension, Europe's access to natural gas. Read More...

Turkey and the EU: Looking Back on 2009

Nigar Göksel reviews and analyzes the last decade of Turkey's EU application in the light of the events of 2009. (German Marshall Fund, 26 January 2010) Read More...

The Economic Crisis and the Mediterranean: Mixed Effects, Longer-Term Questions

This brief explores the impact of the global pressures on key countries in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. The analysis suggests that most countries in the region are weathering the financ... Read More...

IA Forum Special Report - Climate Change, Cybersecurity

IA Forum presents its latest special report featuring the trade-off between economic policy and climate change policy, insurgent groups, and cybersecurity. Read More...

Europe’s Fearful Natives

More than ever before in recent decades, fear is becoming the dominant force in European politics, writes Dominique Moisi. (Project Syndicate, 01/12/2010) Read More...

A Still Darker Russia

Russia’s future is as uncertain as ever, writes Arkady Ostrovsky. (The Economist, 12/28/2009) Read More...

Special Report Preview, Climate Change: Dr. Arvind Panagariya

In a preview of our upcoming special report, Dr. Arvind Panagariya discusses COP15 and balancing India's policies on climate change and economic growth. By M. Patel. (12/14/2009) Read More...

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Calibrating Credulity for Copenhagen

It is extraordinarily likely that the leaders meeting in Copenhagen will agree to something and congratulate themselves for it. For it to be meaningful, there are some challenges an agreement would ha... Read More...

IA-Forum Interview: Dr. Kamal El Kheshen

Dr. Kamal El Kheshen, Vice President of the African Development Bank discussses the trade-off between climate change policies and economic growth policies in Africa. By M. Patel. (12/10/2009) Read More...

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Which Policy to Address Climate Change?

Author examines potential impacts of climate change and policy options to combat it. By Julian Morris, International Policy Network. (12/09/2009) Read More...

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Groupthink and the global warming industry

The recent revelations from East Anglia show that what's really at work is a very large clique of scientists is attempting to excommunicate perceived heretics for reasons that have more to do with psy... Read More...

Unhelpful Hansen

Paul Krugman examines climatologist James Hansen's inability to link climate policy with economic policy. By Paul Krugman. (The New York Times, 12/07/2009) Read More...

IA-Forum Interview: Dr. Mohamed Waheed, V. P. of Maldives

IA-Forum speaks with Dr. Mohammed Waheed, Vice President of Maldives, about the tradeoff between climate change policy and economic growth policy. (IA-Forum, 12/05/2009) Read More...

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Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies

A Freedom House analysis of the status of freedoms and civil liberties in the current time. Read More...

3 Questions: Jeffrey Harris on why we still don't have an HIV vaccine

What are the current roadblocks to an HIV Vaccine being made on a widescale basis? By Peter Dizikes. (MIT News) Read More...

'Strategic reassurance' that isn't

For an administration that has announced "we are back" after years of alleged Bush administration neglect in Russia and Asia, this is not a positive beginning. By Robert Kagan and Dan Blumenthal. (Th... Read More...

A post-oil world gets less sci-fi by the day

Dwindling supplies and no plan B – are we heading for Mad Max scenario? By Ashley Seager. (The Guardian, 10/26/2009) Read More...

Wearing the burqa in France: questioning integration models for Muslim communities in Europe?

Author explores the complexity of the burqa issue in France. By Valentine Pasquesoone. (IA-Forum, 11/03/2009) Read More...

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Eastern Partnership: The West's Final Assault On the Former Soviet Union

Energy concerns primarily drive the European Union's advance into Asia, and not without offering a crushing blow to Russia's 'satellite-style' influence in Eurasia. By Rick Rozoff. (The Centre for R... Read More...

Macedonia: Naming the Future

The dispute between Greece and Macedonia stands on the way of Macedonia's EU and NATO membership. By Anes Alic (ISN, 10/19/2009) Read More...

OECD, WTO and UNCTAD call on G20 for stronger commitment to more open trade and investment

International economics organizations are calling on leaders of the G20 to resist protectionist pressures and keep trade open. While there have been signs of recovery, policy which inhibits trade may... Read More...

The central importance of central Asia

Authors argue that the EU must act now to limit the spillover from Afghanistan's and Pakistan's instability. If not, it will pay later. By Erik Brattberg and Mark Rhinard. (EuropeanVoice, 09/11/2009... Read More...

The Dollar Dilemma: The World's Top Currency Faces Competition

A changing global economy and recent financial crisis will likely challenge the dollar's primacy as a reserve currency. This shift toward multipolarity, however, will likely be gradual. Read More...

A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce

Formation of US trade barriers with India and China to curb energy-intensive production in in areas with weak emissions controls may do more economic harm than environmental good. by Sallie James (Cat... Read More...

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