[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Bulletin: October 2009

 

View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: UPCOMING CONFERENCE CALL PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN NEW U.S. POLICY TOWARD SUDAN PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS AFGHAN ELECTION RUNOFF UPCOMING CONFERENCE CALL CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series Update on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Thursday, November 12, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (ET) Speaker: Steven A. Cook, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, CFR This call is part of the CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series. To participate, please email outreach@cfr.org or call Elizabeth McCourt at 212.434.9535. Invitations are transferable but limited to religious leaders and scholars; please share with interested colleagues! PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN CFR Backgrounder: Pakistan: Education and Extremism Pakistan's poor public education system has been exploited by extremist groups, which has slowed the country's development. Analysts say education reform is an essential element in stabilizing the country. ==> For more CFR resources on Pakistan, please click here. NEW U.S. POLICY TOWARD SUDAN CFR Interview: Seeking a New Path to Stability in Sudan Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, says that the United States will only offer incentives to Khartoum if it ends atrocities in Darfur, implements the peace agreement between North and South Sudan, and prevents Sudan from becoming a haven for terrorism. ==> For more CFR resources on Sudan, please click here. PANDEMIC INFLUENZA CFR Symposium: Pandemic Influenza: The Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy CFR recently hosted a three-part symposium, cosponsored with Science Magazine, on the science, economics, and foreign policy related to pandemic influenza. To watch video, listen to audio, and read transcripts of symposium sessions, click here. ==> For more CFR resources on pandemics, H1N1, and other global health issues, click here. ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS CFR Book: Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle Authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer show why Israel's policies on immigration, research and development, and military service have been key factors in Israel's economic success. ==> For more CFR resources on Israel, please click here. AFGHAN ELECTION RUNOFF CFR Interview: Ending the Afghan Election Crisis President Hamid Karzai's decision to stand for a runoff vote on November 7 was seen as a victory for Western diplomats; however, Peter M. Manikas, who monitored the August election for the National Democratic Institute, says the challenges to executing a legitimate runoff will be monumental. ==> For more CFR resources on Afghanistan, please click here.

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			About CFR The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. About the CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative connects religious and congregational leaders, scholars, and thinkers with CFR's resources on U.S. foreign policy and provides a forum for this community to discuss a broad range of pressing international issues. For more information, please contact Marjorie Brands-McCarthy, deputy director for the National Program & Outreach, at 212-434-9564 or outreach@cfr.org. About the Religion and Foreign Policy Portal on CFR.org CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Portal, www.cfr.org/religion, is a "first stop" on the internet for members of the religious community seeking information on and analysis of U.S. foreign policy and global developments. In addition to a wide range of CFR materials--including work from the think tank, interviews with experts, meeting transcripts, and new backgrounders--users will find analysis and documents from other sources that have been carefully selected by the website's editorial staff for their relevance and quality.

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