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Few events have been as studied and analyzed as the Cuban missile crisis. Drawing on previously undiscovered archival materials and interviews with Soviet and American veterans of the crisis, Michael Dobbs has taken a fresh look at the history of those fateful thirteen days. Countries: Cuba, Soviet Union (USSR), United States
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Barbara Slavin testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on conditions in Iran on February 21. Her testimony addressed recent U.S. policy towards Iran, the Iranian government's current crackdown on dissenters, and possible courses of action for a new U.S. administration. Countries: Iran
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Human Rights, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Rule of Law
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George F. Kennan, the father of containment, was a rather obscure and frustrated foreign service officer at the U.S. embassy in Moscow when his "Long Telegram" of February 1946 gained the attention of policymakers in Washington and transformed his career. What is Kennan’s legacy and the implications of his thinking for the contemporary era? Is it possible to reconcile Kennan’s legacy with the newfound emphasis on a "democratic peace?" Countries: United States
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the neighboring regions would all benefit from a recognized open border between the two countries. What are the challenges to this objective? |
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Natural resource-rich countries demonstrate a higher than average risk both of experiencing conflict and of returning to conflict. Jill Shankleman provides lessons from Iraq, Sudan, Angola, Liberia, and Afghanistan. Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Iraq, Liberia, Sudan
| Issue Areas: Environment and Natural Resources
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The fate of Afghanistan and the success of U.S. and coalition efforts to stabilize Afghanistan will in large measure be affected by the current and future policies pursued by its varied proximate and distal neighbors. Weinbaum evaluates the courses of action Afghanistan's key neighbors are likely to take. |
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The international community lacks updated information on the latest stage of the Basque conflict—the longest enduring violent conflict in Western Europe—and the emerging opportunity for a peace process among the key parties to it. This report examines recent promising developments, outlines remaining obstacles, and offers recommendations to ensure that the present opportunities for peace in the Basque Country are not lost. |
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Countries: Syria, United States
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations
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Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Humanitarian Efforts, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities
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