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The World This Week: Iraq - Iran - Russia - more

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Religion in the Campaign (12/13): Robert Blackwill writes that "one can be respectful of other faiths, while still believing his own is right," in the New York Sun.

Coastal Shipping (12/13): Scott Borgerson writes that "coastal shipping has the potential to strengthen the resilience of America's transportation system," in the Christian Science Monitor.

Campaign 2008 (12/12): Steven Cook discusses the candidates' positions on democracy promotion in the Middle East, in the Arab Reform Bulletin.

Conservatism (12/12): Michael Gerson looks at the roots of conservatism, in the Washington Post.

Iraq War (12/12): Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson argue that, based on the lessons of the Vietnam War, the U.S. must begin troop withdrawal, in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.

China (12/11): Jerome Cohen calls for legal reform in China, in the International Herald Tribune.

Financial Markets (12/10): Sebastian Mallaby writes that "Hank Paulson ranks among the Bush administration's many disappointments," in the Washington Post.

War on Terror (12/9): Peter Beinart writes about the implications of the use of the term "World War IV" in place of "war on terror," in the Los Angeles Times.

December 13, 2007

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In this Issue:

Rebuilding Iraq

Tehran's Mood Swing

Gauging Putin's Successor

Rebuilding Iraq

Backgrounder: Western efforts to rebuild Iraq have focused on military and political progress but revival of civilian infrastructure lags badly.

Campaign 2008 Issue Tracker: The Candidates on Iraq

Op-ed: "Iraq: Can We Guard What We've Gained?" by Stephen Biddle (Washington Post)

Council Special Report: After the Surge - The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement from Iraq

Online Debate: Private Security Contractors

CFR Experts on Iraq

Tehran's Mood Swing

The U.S. intelligence report on Iran was greeted warmly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but could return attention to unpopular domestic policies. Read more

Op-ed: "No Change" by Michael A. Levi (The New Republic)

Op-ed: "Meet 'The Decider' of Tehran. It's Not the Hothead You Expect." by Vali Nasr (Washington Post)

Foreign Affairs: "The Costs of Containing Iran" by Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh

Gwertzman Interview with Ray Takeyh

CFR Experts on Iran

Gauging Putin's Successor

Gwertzman Interview: CFR's top Russia expert says President Vladimir Putin's choice for a successor is a relative “liberal” by Kremlin standards.

Op-ed: "Forgive Russia, Confront Iran" by Robert D. Blackwill (Wall Street Journal)

Campaign 2008 Issue Tracker: The Candidates on U.S. Policy toward Russia

CFR Experts on Russia

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