Economic Policy Toward Africa
For 20 years the gap has been widening between the level of economic development in Africa and every other area of the world.
World Trade Organization
Today, member countries number 125 (nearly the whole world except China, some former communist countries, and a number of small nations) and WTO rules apply to over 90 percent of international trade.
Defense Conversion
What happened to the peace dividend that was widely expected to accrue from reduced defense spending after the end of the cold war?
Burundi and the Crisis in Central Africa
The international community, which failed to act when the crisis began, now faces a major challenge in Burundi and, more widely, in Central Africa.
Defense Budget and Modernization Plans
The end of the cold war sparked contentious debate about what constitutes the most effective and least expensive security policy.
Trade and Labor
A fundamental challenge facing policymakers and activists is how to set and enforce rules to protect workers from repression, exploitation, and danger.
U.S. Oil Policy in the Middle East
Securing the flow of affordable oil is a cornerstone of U.S. Middle East policy.
Haiti
Two sometimes divergent, sometimes convergent streams of U.S. policy have played an influential role in defining the economic and political system of Haiti.
Free Trade Area of the Americas
The economic crisis in Mexico has dampened enthusiasm in the U.S. for the extension of free-trade agreements throughout the Americas.
North Korea
The controversy that surrounded North Korea’s incipient nuclear capacity had the fortuitous outcome of engaging the U.S. in direct and fruitful dialogue with the DPRK.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Over the past decade, nuclear weapons have been reduced from 70,000 to 40,000. The U.S. and Russia hold 97% of these remaining nuclear weapons.
Trade and Environment
Environmentalists expect access to information and broad participation in decisionmaking. In addition to culture, substantive differences divide the trade and environmental communities.
Peacekeeping and the United Nations
The Clinton administration came into office espousing support for UN peacekeeping. Characterizing his policy as assertive multilateralism, President Clinton appeared enthusiastic about the creation of a small UN quick-deployment force and seemed unwilling to commit U.S. forces to UN operations.
U.S.-UN Relations
UN operations are crucial in saving and improving lives throughout the world, especially in the development, social, health, and education arenas.
U.S. and the Former Yugoslavia: Improving on Dayton
When war erupted in the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the U.S. kept its distance.