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Saudi Arabia is one of the only countries in the Arab world that has not experienced a serious internal political crisis as a result of the region's unrest. This title states that, while the Arab Awakening has caused tensions in Saudi-American relations, the two countries do not face a crisis, as many analysts argue.

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In this report, Bronwyn E. Bruton proposes a strategy of constructive disengagementA" to combat terrorism and promote development and stability in Somalia.

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The international nuclear nonproliferation regime is under severe strain. North Korea is the first state in the history of the forty-year-old Nonproliferation Treaty to have signed the treaty as a nonnuclear weapon state and subsequently developed nuclear weapons. This title explains the nuclear challenges facing the US and points a way ahead.

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David Shirk explores the capacities and limitations of Mexico, examines the factors that have undermined effective state performance, assesses the prospects for U.S. support to strengthen critical state institutions, and offers recommendations for reducing the potential of state failure.

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As the need for highlevel skills and knowledge has become increasingly important, America's students have fallen behind their international peers in math, science, and reading. This title offers recommendations for education reform that refocus country on transforming schools and school systems to ensure America's economic and political growth.

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Advancing US national interests depends increasingly on effective multilateral action. The authors believe that by adopting a conditions-based, evolutionary approach, the US government can shift the terms of a stymied debate and position itself as a leader on Council reform.

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This Independent Task Force report reviews the array of issues related to Brazil's emergence as a global power and offers concrete analysis and insight on the important U.S. relationship with Brazil.

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Developments in Latin America, including a transition from military-authoritarian rule to democratic politics, presents an opportunity for the US to rethink its traditional approach to the region. This work sets out recommendations for US policy toward Latin America. It addresses issues such as poverty and inequality.

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This report assesses U.S. policy toward both North and South Korea and crafts an integrated approach to the peninsula as a whole.

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After more than half a century in which the US led international trade liberalization, the country has been in a long stalemate over trade policy. This title assesses US trade policy and analyzes issues of trade policy authority, trade negotiations, investment rules, competition policy, regulatory barriers, exchange rates, and export controls.

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Develops a set of policy recommendations for a better approach to the Syrian regime. This book asks: What results an engagement with Damascus at higher levels of the Bush administration would yield What can be done in order to secure Syria's cooperation in the region; And, what alternatives exist to the regime in Syria

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Turkey has long been an important, if underappreciated and poorly understood, American ally. This title examines a range of issues related to Turkish domestic politics, the country's economic development, ongoing geopolitical changes in Turkey's neighborhood, and Washington's approach to Ankara.