International donor support for fighting HIV has flat-lined, yet the United States--the world's largest donor--is under fire from the global community, and domestic political support for Obama administration global health funding is flagging, writes CFR's Laurie Garrett.

Nigerian Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia discusses the challenges and prospects of Nigeria at 50, and the strengthening of Nigeria's bilateral partnership with the United States.

Nigerian foreign minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia discusses the challenges and prospects of Nigeria at fifty and the strengthening of Nigeria's bilateral partnership with the United States.

Nigerian foreign minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia discusses the challenges and prospects of Nigeria at fifty and the strengthening of Nigeria's bilateral partnership with the United States.

Joshua Kurlantzick reviews "If You Leave Us Here We Will Die:" How Genocide Was Stopped in East Timor, by Geoffrey Robinson.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses the escape of a child bride in Afghanistan.

Washington's new sanctions against North Korea, focusing on international financial institutions and banking systems, are likely to have more impact than trade sanctions, says North Korea economic expert Marcus Noland.

U.S. talks with the junta in Myanmar have yielded few results, yet planned elections and a looming crisis in some border regions will force the U.S. to play a larger role, and possibly gain leverage with the regime, writes CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick.

Daniel Senor argues that plans to locate a mosque near Ground Zero undermine the goal of interfaith understanding.

These teaching notes, by author and CFR Senior Fellow James M. Goldgeier, feature discussion questions and additional projects for educators to supplement the Council Special Report The Future of NATO. In this report, Dr. Goldgeier discusses the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a post-cold war world, and how the U.S. can benefit from collective security across the atlantic for the successful outcome of military operations in the Middle East.

New sanctions have revived hopes that non-military action can cripple Iran's nuclear program. But some analysts say these efforts could be undermined by Asian investment in Iran as well as the regime's intransigence.

3 August 2010 -- The worst floods on record in Pakistan are placing the health of hundreds of thousands of people at risk, with a high threat of water-borne disease outbreaks and immense damage to health facilities. WHO is coordinating the response of health partners and supporting Pakistani authorities by sending medicines and related health supplies capable of treating more than 200 000 people.

These teaching notes, by author and CFR Senior Fellow Isobel Coleman, feature discussion questions and additional projects for educators to supplement the CFR book Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East. In this book, Dr. Coleman shows how Muslim women and men are promoting progressive interpretations of Islam and how this is affecting the rights of women in the workforce as well as everyday life.

 

Stephen Biddle argues that troop withdrawal from Iraq should be slow and gradual.

Despite political uncertainty and a recent uptick in violence, the United States is winding down military operations in Iraq, a drawdown that will test Baghdad's nascent democratic institutions.

Roberto Suro writes that the goals of Arizona's immigration bill are twofold. First, the bill seeks to challenge the legal precedents that have allowed the federal government to have nearly total control over immigration issues, and second the bill's authors wanted nationwide attention for their solution.

 

Mohamad Bazzi says that the United States has lost leverage in being able to force Iraqi leaders to end their current political stalemate.

Leslie H. Gelb, who directed the Pentagon Papers project, says comparisons with the WikiLeaks files miss the point.

Steven Simon and Ray Takeyh say that President Obama's decision on the use of force against Iran would hinge on factors well beyond Iran's timetable for obtaining a bomb.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says the WikiLeaks cache highlighted the problem of police corruption in Afghanistan and asks if female officers could change the force's culture.