Profile: CFR.org
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Updated on: 03/18/2008 09:42
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iCandidate '08
Get to know the candidates for the 2008 election. Learn: *How to get involved in a campaign *Their issues *Their experience Think Hillary's got it or Thompson...
Tags: news   president   obama   Edwards   Hillary   Clinton   Biden   Brownback   Dodd...
by  VASabina on october 25, 2007
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Candidates 2008
We would like to get to better know all of the candidates in the upcoming elections in 2008. Whether that's presidential candidates or congressional candidates...
Tags: video   elections   politics   candidates   election   president   vote   200...
by  online on october 05, 2007
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MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues
MySpace and MTV give the Presidential candidates one last chance to answer your questions live.
Tags: politics   candidates   debates   election   president   vote   2008 election...
by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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How Can We Stop Genocide in Darfur?
This groups intention is to bring together anyone who has thoughts on how we can stop the genocide in darfur...and stop it now! we are looking for real discussion...
Tags: darfur   sudan   genocide   human rights   peace   violence   Janjaweed
by  pete on september 17, 2007
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Saving Myanmar

As the death toll from the May 3 cyclone in Myanmar continues to rise—official state media list more than 30,000 dead and 35,000 missing—international relief agencies are expressing grave concern over delays in aid efforts.

 

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http://www.cfr.org/publication/16246/


Tags: Burma   Myanmar   humanitarian
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Trouble in Tibet

Check out this new Daily Analysis Brief from CFR.org:

Trouble in Tibet

by Lee Hudson Teslik

Updated: March 18, 2008

 

At the top of the world, there’s trouble afoot. A wee...

Tags: protest   china   tibet
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XavierLA 702 days ago
I've met several of your members over the years, and had an opportunity to discuss various foreign policy issues. Thank you for the work of your foundation!
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The Way Forward in E...
Interviewee: Anthony W. Gambino, former USAID mission director for the Democratic Republic of Congo Interviewer: Stephanie Hanson http://www.cfr.org/publication...
Tags: congo   USAID
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by  CFR.org on december 10, 2008
 
   
 
A Conversation with T...
Speaker: Tony Blair, Representative, Middle East Quartet; Former Prime Minister, United KingdomPresider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Rela...
Tags: Israel   Palestinian   Tony Blair
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by  CFR.org on december 10, 2008
 
   
 
Gordon Brown: Meetin...
Speaker: Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, United KingdomPresider: Robert E. Rubin, Director and Senior Counselor, Citigroup; Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relati...
Tags: Gordon Brown   financial crisis
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by  CFR.org on november 26, 2008
 
   
 
The Darfur Case
Symposium on International Law and Justice: Evolving Norms and U.S. ResponsesAngelina Jolie introduced the session discussing her work with the UN High Commi...
Tags: darfur   Angelina Jolie   ICC
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by  CFR.org on october 22, 2008
 
   
 
Obama and McCain E...
Austan Goolsbee, Senior Economic Adviser, Obama-Biden 2008Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Chief Economic Adviser, McCain-Palin 2008
Tags: obama   economics   McCain   CFR
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by  CFR.org on october 22, 2008
 
   
 
Angelina Jolie on Inter...
Angelina Jolie discusses her work with the UN High Commission on Refugees and her thoughts on how to balance peace andjustice.
Tags: refugees   Angelina Jolie   CFR
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by  CFR.org on october 21, 2008
 
   
 
U.S.-Russia-China Poli...
Interviewee: Andrew Kuchins, Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies Interviewer: Lee Hudson Teslik, Associate...
Tags: china   Russia   georgia
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by  CFR.org on october 07, 2008
 
   
 
Political Turmoil in Ma...
Interviewee: Bridget Welsh, Assistant Professor, Southeast Asian Studies, John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies Interviewer: Jayshree...
Tags: Asia   Malaysia
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by  CFR.org on october 07, 2008
 
   
 
A Conversation with D...
Speaker: David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Member of Parliament for South Shields, United KingdomPresider: Fareed Z...
Tags: Iran   United Kingdom
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by  CFR.org on september 29, 2008
 
   
 
A Conversation with Cr...
Speaker: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of the Argentine RepublicPresider: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign RelationsCristina Ferná...
Tags: Argentina   Latin America
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by  CFR.org on september 23, 2008
 
   
 
Kenya's 'Cutting Edge'...
Postelection violence in Kenya and the ensuing political crisis dominated world headlines earlier this year. Peace has held since a February deal that established...
Tags: education   kenya
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by  CFR.org on september 21, 2008
 
   
 
The Post-9/11 U.S. Im...
http://www.cfr.org/publication/17259/ The 9/11 attacks triggered policy changes across the U.S. government. Few areas experienced as much turmoil as the immigration...
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by  CFR.org on september 21, 2008
 
   
 
Israel's View on the U....
Yossi Klein Halevi, the New Republic's Middle East correspondent and a Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, discusses Israeli perceptions of the U.S...
Tags: Israel   obama   McCain   Palestine
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by  CFR.org on july 24, 2008
 
   
 
Saving the United State...
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have worked for the United States in Iraq as translators, contractors, and office workers since 2003. Today many are marked for death...
Tags: war   Iraq   translators
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by  CFR.org on june 24, 2008
 
   
 
A Conversation with C...
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reflects on the lessons of the past eight years and answers questions about the future of U.S. foreign policy at the CFR ...
Tags: Condoleezza Rice   Foreign Policy
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by  CFR.org on june 23, 2008
 
   
 
Next President Expect...
Many environmental activists believe the Bush administration’s stance on climate change has damaged U.S. credibility and retarded U.S. influence in talks on an...
Tags: global warming   climate change
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by  CFR.org on june 13, 2008
 
   
 
Preview - Crisis Guide:...
A preview of our newest Crisis Guide on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The guide is an in-depth, multimedia look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian...
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by  CFR.org on may 28, 2008
 
   
 
Iraq's Refugee Crisis
http://www.cfr.org/publication/16302/ Interviewer: Greg Bruno Said I. Hakki, president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Organization, one of the principal aid groups...
Tags: Iraq   refugees
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by  CFR.org on may 25, 2008
 
   
 
China's Olympian Chal...
As the 2008 Summer Olympic Games hosted by Beijing draw closer, China faces increasing pressures for reform on issues ranging from human rights to press freedom...
Tags: human rights   china   olympics
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by  CFR.org on may 20, 2008
 
   
 
How to Improve U.S. C...
Markus Schultze-Kraft, Latin America program director at the International Crisis Group, discusses policies that the United States, Europe, and Latin American countries...
Tags: Latin America   drug policy
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by  CFR.org on may 16, 2008