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Posted by Council on Foreign Relations on 11/20/2009 :: Permalink

IntroductionThe U.S. Congress on October 1, 2008, gave final approval to an agreement facilitating nuclear cooperation between the United States and India. The deal is seen as a watershed in U.S.-India relations and introduces a new aspect to international nonproliferation efforts. First introduced in the...

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Europe: Integrating Islam

Posted by Council on Foreign Relations on 11/18/2009 :: Permalink

IntroductionSince 9/11, Western Europe's growing Muslim population has been the focus of debate on issues ranging from immigration policy to cultural identity to security. Several incidents in recent years have increased tensions between some Western European states and their Muslim populations: the 2004 Madrid and...

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Confronting the China-U.S. Economic Imbalance

Posted by Council on Foreign Relations on 11/16/2009 :: Permalink

IntroductionChina has stepped up its purchases of U.S. Treasuries in recent years, making it the biggest foreign holder of U.S. debt. By many expert accounts, this has fueled a relationship of dependency between the United States and China, whereby China has lent to the United...

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Legitimacy Questions in Afghanistan

Posted by Council on Foreign Relations on 11/02/2009 :: Permalink

Afghanistan's planned November 7 presidential runoff was supposed to help confer more legitimacy to a marred presidential election on August 20,and its assumed winner, incumbent Hamid Karzai. But with the withdrawal of chief opponent Abdullah Abdullah and Karzai now declared the winner, the Afghan government's credibility...

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