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May 13, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Don’t Blame Sykes-Picot for the Middle East’s Mess

The focus on the century-old accord is a product of bad history and shoddy social science—and it’s surely not the cause of the region's dysfunction.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

November 29, 2010

United States
Egypt’s Elections Mess: Why We Don’t Care

Yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Egypt were pretty bad.  The litany of opposition complaints was long.  As I write, there are 8 confirmed deaths and numerous injured in clashes between the se…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 11, 2012

Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Mess: Time for Some Small Steps Forward

In the wake of the latest, sadly predictable failure by the Congress to pass a long-term highway funding bill, the Renewing America initiative is releasing today a new Policy Innovation Memo, Encoura…

Gridlock traffic is pictured on highway 395 (Jason Reed/Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

January 10, 2013

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Drawing the Wrong Lessons From Argentina’s Debt Mess

The Financial Times  has joined the chorus of those calling for a new statutory sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM), citing Argentina’s legal battle with holdout creditors as evidence of a …

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets

August 6, 2015

Fossil Fuels
Guest Post: Cleaning Up the Mess at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation

This was originally posted by my colleague John Campbell on his Africa in Transition blog. John was formerly U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and is currently the Ralph Bunche senior fellow at the Council …

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Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate