September 11, 2009 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website.
 | | | | | |  | | Counterrorism Since 9/11 New York City has developed a sophisticated local and global counterterrorism program since the 9/11 attacks, writes CFR's Lydia Khalil. Now the NYPD must determine from where the next terrorism threat will likely emerge and how best to deploy its resources to address it. Read more Gwertzman Interview: "Striking a Balance on Counterterrorism Policies," with Steven Simon Working Paper: "War About Terror - Civil Liberties and National Security After 9/11," by Daniel Prieto Expert Brief: "Funding the Counterinsurgency Wars," with Stephen Biddle Foreign Affairs: "Does Osama Still Call the Shots? Debating whether the real terrorist threat is top-down or bottom-up," by Marc Sageman and Bruce Hoffman
Interview: "The Detrimental Potential of a CIA Review," with Burton Gerber, former CIA station chief CFR experts on Counterterrorism | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | Slow Recovery, Sluggish Reforms CFR's Steven Dunaway says the global economy is recovering slowly, but moves for structural reforms are lagging. Many states still need to make tough policy changes to improve their growth prospects. Read more Working Paper: "The Gloomy Prospects for World Growth," by Steven Dunaway Interactive: Crisis Guide - The Global Economy CFR Meeting Audio, Video, Transcript: "The Great Inflation Debate," with Charles Evans, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Alan Blinder, Princeton University Council Special Report: Lessons of the Financial Crisis, by Benn Steil Working Group: Squam Lake Papers on Financial Reform Council Special Report: Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis, by Steven Dunaway CFR experts on Economics, Financial Crises | | | | | Murrow Fellowship Anniversary Event | | | This week CFR hosted leading journalists and network executives for a discussion on media and foreign policy in honor of the 60th anniversary of CFR's Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship. Session One Video, Audio: "War Zones - The Changing Environment for Foreign Correspondents" Session Two Audio: "Reporting from Closed Societies" Session Three Audio: "Technology and Commerce - The Impact on International Coverage" Session Four Audio: "Conversation with Network News Presidents on Meeting Industry Challenges" | | | | | | New Working Paper on Niger Delta | | | Nigeria's under-developed but oil-rich Niger Delta region currently is the site of a vicious insurgency. The network of armed groups that create this instability pose serious problems both for Abuja and for oil-importing countries across the globe. In "Understanding the Armed Groups of the Niger Delta," Judith Burdin provides insight into these militias origins, characteristics, and interactions with one another. | | | | | | CFR Experts in the News | | | Japan (9/14): Sheila Smith discusses the new, leading Democratic Party of Japan, in Newsweek. Foreign Policy (9/14): Richard Haass writes on the "Geopolitics of Golf," in Newsweek. Afghanistan (9/3): Daniel Senor argues Afghanistan is "Not Obama's War," in the Wall Street Journal. Middle East (9/8): Elliott Abrams responds to an op-ed by Jimmy Carter on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, in the Washington Post. Japan (9/6): Sheila Smith argues that Japan's foreign policy stance under its new leadership should be of concern to the U.S., in the Honolulu Advertiser. Human Rights (9/3): Jerome Cohen explains China's approach to pre-trial detention, in the South China Morning Post. Afghanistan (9/3): Max Boot argues that the war is necessary and winnable in Afghanistan, in the Wall Street Journal . Proliferation (8/30): Micah Zenko says that Israel has Iran in its sights, in the Los Angeles Times. Homeland Security (8/28): Stephen 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. Pensions (8/24): Benn Steil argues that private as well as public sector defined benefit pension schemes are a major risk to taxpayer, in the Financial News. | | | | | |
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