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[RED DEMOCRATICA] The World This Week: Iran - Afghanistan - Japanese Elections - more

September 4, 2009

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		In this Issue:
		A Reluctant Iran's Nuclear Charade
		Rethinking Afghanistan
		Change in Japan

A Reluctant Iran's Nuclear Charade

Expert George Perkovich says despite recent gestures Iran has given no serious signals on halting its nuclear program. New UN Security Council action, though laborious, is vital to maintain pressure on Tehran, he says. Read more

Book: Guardians of the Revolution - Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs, by Ray Takeyh

Op-ed: "Israel Has Iran in its Sights," by Micah Zenko (Los Angeles Times)

Independent Task Force Report: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, by William Perry, Brent Scowcroft, and Charles Ferguson

Op-ed:"Expect More Adventurism from Iran," by Mohamad Bazzi (Wall Street Journal)

Gwertzman Interview: "The Wisdom of a 'Defense Umbrella' Against Iran," with Thomas Lippman

CFR experts on Iran, Proliferation

Rethinking Afghanistan

The top commander in Afghanistan has called for a new strategy, and possibly more troops. But some analysts wonder whether the nearly eight-year-old war is still worth fighting. Read more

Media Conference Call Transcript, Audio: Stephen Biddle, who recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, discusses U.S. military strategy there

Op-ed: "In Afghanistan, the Choice is Ours," by Richard Haass (New York Times)

Interactive: Timeline on U.S. War in Afghanistan

Op-ed: "How to Win in Afghanistan," by Max Boot (Wall Street Journal)

Interview with Stephen Biddle on the U.S. commitment to improving Afghan governance

Foreign Affairs: "Flipping the Taliban - How to Win in Afghanistan," by Fotini Christia and Michael Semple

Backgrounder: The Taliban in Afghanistan

CFR experts on Afghanistan

Change in Japan

CFR's Sheila Smith says the rise of the Democratic Party of Japan could test the U.S.-Japan alliance and advises U.S. policymakers to focus on economic and energy-related cooperation. Read more

Backgrounder: "The Rise of Political Opposition in Japan"

Media Conference Call Audio, Transcript: Sheila Smith and Jayshree Bajoria discuss the Japanese parliamentary election

Foreign Affairs: "The Perils of Apology - What Japan Shouldn't Learn from Germany," by Jennifer Lind

Issue Guide: Japan and the Global Financial Crisis

Foreign Affairs: "The Japan Fallacy," by Richard Katz

CFR experts on Japan

	Murrow Fellowship Anniversary Event
	On September 9 and 10, CFR will host leading journalists, network executives, and other media experts for a discussion on the current state of the media in honor of the 60th anniversary of CFR's Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship. For more information on the event, and to register for the webcast, click here.

	Alden Chats Live Online
	This week CFR Senior Fellow Edward Alden chatted live online with Politico readers about U.S. immigration policy and the Independent Task Force he recently directed on the issue. View the transcript of the chat here.

	CFR Experts in the News
	Homeland Security (8/28): Steven Flynn, Frank Cilluffo, and Sharon Cardash discuss natural disasters and infrastructure risks, on Anderson Cooper 360. Human Rights (8/26): Elliott Abrams critiques Secretary Clinton's human rights policy, in the National Review. Afghanistan (8/23): Leslie Gelb comments on the elections in Afghanistan, on the Daily Beast. Global Health (8/20): Laurie Garrett, A. Mushtaque Chowdhury, and Ariel Pablos-Méndez discuss universal health coverage, in The Lancet. Climate Change (8/20): Richard Haass comments on the prospects for meaningful agreements at the Copenhagen Consensus conference, in the South China Morning Post. China (8/20): Jerome Cohen states, "imposing artificial 'stability' at the expense of justice can no longer work for a changing China," in the South China Morning Post. U.S. Strategy (8/20): Paul Lettow writes on how the U.S. can create a coherent strategic planning process, in the American Interest.

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