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Lively week-long exchanges between two experts on a foreign policy topic in the news, conducted via email and posted on CFR.org.

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Updated: September 30, 2008

Will More Drilling Increase U.S. Energy Security?

Experts debate the degree to which opening more federal lands and waters to drilling will improve U.S. energy security.

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See more in United States , Energy Security

Updated: July 3, 2008

Will Opening Restricted Federal Lands and Waters in the United States Ease Oil Prices?

Sara Banaszak of the American Petroleum Institute and Morgan Gray of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming debate whether opening restricted federal lands and waters will have any effect on the continuing rise in the price of oil.

See more in United States , Economics , Energy , Natural Resources Management

Updated: May 27, 2008

Should the U.S. Support the UN's Responsibility to Protect Doctrine?

CFR Senior Fellow Stewart M. Patrick and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation debate the merits of supporting the Responsibility to Protect doctrine.

See more in International Law , Sovereignty , Humanitarian Intervention

Updated: May 9, 2008

Has the Surge Put Iraq on the Path to Success?

Two CFR experts on the war, Max Boot, senior fellow for national security studies, and Steven Simon, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, debate whether the surge has put Iraq on the path to success.

See more in Iraq , Defense/Homeland Security , Wars and Warfare

Updated: May 2, 2008

Should Hamas Be Included in the Mideast Peace Process?

Two Mideast experts weigh the merits of isolating or engaging the terrorist group.

See more in Israel , Palestinian Authority , International Peace and Security

Updated: April 18, 2008

The United States and Shifting Global Power Dynamics

Two experts discuss how the United States should confront shifts in global political power in the 21st century.

See more in United States , U.S. Strategy and Politics , Grand Strategy

Updated: April 4, 2008

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China?

Robert Scott of the Economic Policy Institute and Daniel Ikenson of the Cato Institute debate how the next U.S. president should deal with China on trade.

See more in North America , China , Trade

Updated: March 18, 2008

What Should the Next President Do on NAFTA?

Jeffrey J. Schott, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Thea M. Lee, policy director for the AFL-CIO, debate what the next president should do on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

See more in NAFTA , Labor , Trade

Updated: February 29, 2008

When Should the U.S. Withdraw From Iraq?

Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute and James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation debate the merits of withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq.

See more in Iraq , Defense Strategy , Wars and Warfare

Updated: February 15, 2008

Who Should Lead Post-Conflict Reconstruction?

Craig Cohen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Col. Garland H. Williams of the Army Management Staff College debate who should lead the United States’ post-conflict reconstruction efforts, the military or civilians.

See more in Nation Building , U.S. Strategy and Politics
New Books

Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge

Adam Segal offers a contrarian analysis of how the United States can succeed in the technological race with Asia.

How Wars End

A penetrating look at American wars over the last century by Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs .

Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink

Former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell explores Nigeria's postcolonial history and examines the events and conditions that have carried this troubled giant to the edge.

Complete list of CFR Books

New Council Special Reports

UN Security Council Enlargement and U.S. Interests

Kara C. McDonald and Stewart M. Patrick offer recommendations for U.S. leadership in UN Security Council reform and expansion.

Congress and National Security

Kay King offers recommendations to reset congressional rules, practices, and procedures to address today's dysfunctional Congress and restore it as a full partner to the executive branch in advancing U.S. national security interests.

Complete list of Council Special Reports

New Independent Task Force Report

U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

This Task Force report assesses U.S. objectives, strategy, and policy options in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It supports a long-term partnership with Pakistan, calls for a new approach to Afghan political reform, reconciliation, and regional diplomacy, and says that a more limited U.S. mission in Afghanistan would be warranted if the present strategy does not show signs of progress.

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Most Recent Complete list

Will More Drilling Increase U.S. Energy Security?

Will Opening Restricted Federal Lands and Waters in the United States Ease Oil Prices?

Should the U.S. Support the UN's Responsibility to Protect Doctrine?

Has the Surge Put Iraq on the Path to Success?

Should Hamas Be Included in the Mideast Peace Process?

The United States and Shifting Global Power Dynamics

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China?

What Should the Next President Do on NAFTA?

When Should the U.S. Withdraw From Iraq?

Who Should Lead Post-Conflict Reconstruction?

New Books

Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge

How Wars End

Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink

New Council Special Reports

UN Security Council Enlargement and U.S. Interests

Congress and National Security

New Independent Task Force Report

U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

Publications Information

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