International Affairs
In the first years of the new century, a more assertive foreign policy took a toll on the long-cultivated role of the U.S. as a responsible global leader. The Century Foundation's work in this area provides perspective on the complex difficulties the U.S. is facing today, while providing policy recommendations to best promote the nation's security interests. Research and analysis in this area includes weapons proliferation, the Middle East, America's image in the world, and U.S.-Asia relations.
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A Test for Egypt: Hearing All Voices
TCF fellow Michael Wahid Hanna's op-ed in the New York Times. -
Ongoing Coverage of the Middle East
Protesters inspired by the events in Egypt haven taken to the streets in other countries in the Middle East and beyond. Will these protesters succeed in forcing out their autocratic leaders? Read more analysis from TCF fellows and staff. -
The Al Qaeda Gamble, Ten Years On
Jeffrey Laurenti published in the Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review. -
What Endgame for the Libyan Conflict?: Highlights Video
As Moammar Qaddafi’s 42-year rule unravels in Libya, what comes next? -
Afghanistan: Negotiating Peace
The international task force organized by The Century Foundation, under the leadership of Ambassadors Lakhdar Brahimi and Thomas Pickering, just released their report, Afghanistan: Negotiating Peace. -
Discussion with US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter
In this interview, Senior Fellow Jeff Laurenti speaks with US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter about the difficulties facing the US-Pakistani relationship after a decade of war in South Asia, including how to increase aid effectiveness, combat common terrorist threats, and improve civilian governance. -
insideIran.org
insideIran.org is a website looking at five core areas of the Republic of Iran: Domestic Relations, Foreign Relations, Nuclear Program, U.S. Iran Relations and Clerics through a lens of current feature news, media analysis and critical commentary. -
Achieving U.S. Objectives in Afghanistan: Talking, Fighting, or Something in Between?
The Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress hosted this discussion on issues related to the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. -
Afghanistan in Its Regional and Multilateral Dimensions
The project featuring an international task force co-chaired by Ambassadors Lakhdar Brahimi and Thomas Pickering, has released its report, Afghanistan: Negotiating Peace. It recommends a political path that might lead to ending the war. TCF received major support for the project from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and additional support from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung of Germany and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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After Mubarak: Prospects for Democratic Change in Egypt: Discussion
Less than two years after President Obama’s Cairo speech celebrated democratic government, Egypt has seen unprecedented protests overthrow President Hosni Mubarak. While the demonstrations may have forced a leadership change, many questions still remain.
