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December 16, 2013

Arctic
The Thawing Arctic: Risks and Opportunities

Nations are reexamining their interests and capabilities in the Arctic, as climate change in the region presents new economic opportunities and security challenges.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters

June 21, 2013

Iran
Weekend Reading: Iran’s New President, "Arab Idol" Star, and Syria’s Civil War

Hossein Hafezian comments on why analysts failed to predict Rouhani’s win in Iran’s presidential elections and what to expect from his presidency. Dalia Hatuqa examines the cultural, symbolic, and p…

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

March 22, 2012

Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Modest Security Council Steps on Syria While Copts Mourn in Egypt

Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt for over forty years, died last Saturday. Thousands of mourners attended his Cairo fune…

Egyptian Coptic priests and Christians carry the coffin of Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, upon its arrival for burial at St. Bishoy Monastery in Wadi al-Natrun, on March 20, 2012 (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

January 14, 2010

Development
Stimulus in a Volatile Financial World

Is the current focus on global imbalances the right framework for recovery? Please join Justin Yifu Lin to discuss how stimulus measures may be applied to boost global demand, taking into account the…

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Event by Justin Yifu Lin and Harry G. Broadman

January 14, 2010

Development
Stimulus in a Volatile Financial World

Watch Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist and senior vice president at the World Bank, discuss how stimulus measures may be applied to boost global demand, taking into account the challenges such effort…

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