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January 8, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: Intel Gaffes: Follow the Dropped Balls A Fraying Yemen's Terrorism Problem Dissecting Obama's First Year Intel Gaffes: Follow the Dropped Balls President Obama has called for tweaks to the way terror suspects are monitored, but some observers wonder whether the changes will be sufficient to prevent a repeat of the Christmas Day terror plot. Read more Expert Brief: "More Effective Security, Not More Draconian Security" by Edward Alden Interview: "Connecting the Dots on Intelligence Reform" with Steven Simon Media Conference Call Audio, Transcript: "U.S. Response to Terror Threat" with Steven Simon, Edward Alden, and Mohamad Bazzi Interview: "Stricter Rules for Skilled-Worker Visas Are a Mistake" with Jagdish Bhagwati Book: The Closing of the American Border - Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11 by Edward Alden CFR experts on Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Intelligence A Fraying Yemen's Terrorism Problem Washington must increase aid to Yemen to help deter forces like the al-Qaeda affiliate linked to a plot to destroy a U.S. airliner, says Christopher Boucek. Read more Op-ed: "Obama Must Not Rush into Retaliation" by Micah Zenko (Guardian) Foreign Affairs: "Mind Over Martyr" by Jessica Stern Op-ed: "Only Muslims Can Stop Muslim Terror" by Leslie Gelb (Daily Beast) Backgrounder: "Terrorism Havens - Yemen" Op-ed: "Abdulmutallab is More Than Just Al-Qaeda" by John Campbell (GlobalPost) Foreign Affairs: "The Reluctant Imperialist - Terrorism, Failed States, and the Case for American Empire" by Sebastian Mallaby Expert Brief: "Nigeria's Leadership Vacuum" by John Campbell CFR experts on Yemen, Nigeria, Terrorism Dissecting Obama's First Year CFR's James Lindsay summarizes President Obama's first year as "great expectations running smack into daunting realities," including the Afghan war, China's rise, and Iran's nuclear program. Read more Article: "The Carter Syndrome" by Walter Russell Mead (Foreign Policy) Op-ed: "Obama Era Confronts A New World" by Richard Haass (Project Syndicate) Foreign Affairs: "From Hope to Audacity" by Zbigniew Brzezinski Op-ed: "The Case for Messy Multilateralism" by Richard Haass (Financial Times) Podcast: "The World Next Year - 2010" with James Lindsay and Robert McMahon Op-ed: "Policy Isn't Just Analysis" by Leslie Gelb (American Interest) CFR experts on U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency

Interactive Illustrates Oceans Governance This online, multimedia guide explores various geopolitical issues surrounding oceans governance—pollution, piracy, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It is the newest component of the International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) program's Global Governance Monitor, an interactive resource that maps and evaluate global challenges. Other components of the Monitor focus on nuclear nonproliferation and finance.     New Issue of Foreign Affairs Magazine The January/February 2010 issue is now on newsstands and online. Articles include: Isobel Coleman on how to help women help the world; Charles Ferguson on how to achieve a world without nuclear weapons; and Jagdish Bhagwati on the controversial new book on foreign aid by Dambisa Moyo. More articles from this issue, reading lists, author interviews, and other web-only content, can be viewed at: www.foreignaffairs.com.     On the CFR Blogs GEO-GRAPHICS Chart on gold supply and demand More from the Center for Geoeconomic Studies ASIA UNBOUND Sheila Smith on changes in the Hatoyama cabinet Scott Snyder on North and South Korean New Year's resolutions Adam Segal on weaknesses in China's superpower innovation Evan Feigenbaum on China's big play in Central Asia Elizabeth Economy on China's behavior in Copenhagen Joshua Kurlantzick on the repatriation of refugees by Thailand and Cambodia Evan Feigenbaum on three vexing issues raised by the Copenhagen summit Joshua Kurlantzick on Cambodia's recent deportation of Uighurs More from the Asia Program

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