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From the Council on Foreign Relations

November 16, 2007

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In this Issue:

Reading the Diplomatic Tea Leaves on Iran

Pakistan's Tremors Worry India

The 'Nation Brand' Marketplace

France's Economic Battle Royale

Reading the Diplomatic Tea Leaves on Iran

The war of words between Washington and Tehran has given way to glimmers of diplomacy. Could a thaw be on the horizon? Read more

Online Debate between Matthew Levitt, Stein Program on Terrorism, Intelligence, and Policy at the Washington Institute, and Peter Crail, Arms Control Association

Gwertzman Interview with Charles A. Kupchan

Backgrounder: Iran's Revolutionary Guards

CFR Meeting Transcript: U.S. - Iran Relations

CFR Experts on Iran

Pakistan's Tremors Worry India

India reacted cautiously to Pakistan's crisis but concerns remain that the nuclear-armed neighbors' rapprochement could be compromised. Read more

Podcast: Pakistan's Identity Crisis

Backgrounder: Pakistan's Civil Society

Interactive Map: Pakistan's Troubled Tribal Region

CFR Experts on Pakistan

The 'Nation Brand' Marketplace

Nation-brand consulting captures the imagination of countries embroiled in public-relations crises. But does it actually work? Read more

Backgrounder: Nation Branding Explained

CFR.org Interview with Simon Anholt, Editor, Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy

CFR Meeting Transcript: Encouraging Innovation in Public Diplomacy

CFR Experts on Public Diplomacy

France's Economic Battle Royale

France's new president has ambitious plans for the country's economy. But to push through reforms, he will have to face down nationwide strikes. Read more

CFR Meeting Highlight: Christine Lagarde, French Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Employment

CFR.org Interview with Brad W. Setser

Op-ed: "Sexy Cecilia of France is Shown Up by Christine" by Amity Shlaes (Bloomberg.com)

CFR Experts on France, Economics

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CFR Experts in the News

Campaign 2008 (11/14): Michael Gerson writes that Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani should not have been so surprising, in Newsweek.

U.S. Government (11/14): Max Boot urges the U.S. state department to reorient itself "as a whole for the global war on Islamic terrorism," in the New York Times.

U.S. Politics (11/14): Michael Gerson argues that Republicans must address the "largest economic challenge of our moment — the recovery of economic mobility," in the Washington Post.

Syria (11/13): Mohamad Bazzi warns, "Syria is on the verge of turning from a schoolyard bully into a full-fledged rogue state," in The Nation.

Economics (11/12): Sebastian Mallaby looks at the implications of the falling dollar, in the Washington Post.

Pakistan (11/11): Mohamad Bazzi argues that the "U.S. must cut ties to Pakistan" in the Star-Ledger.

Campaign 2008 (11/9): Michael Gerson looks at how Mike Huckabee fits in with the rest of the Republican candidates, in the Washington Post.

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