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Blog Post
Health Cooperation In The New U.S.-Cuban Relationship
April 30, 2015 | J. Stephen Morrison
From Smart Global Health

Four months after the surprise announcement of his determination to normalize relations with Cuba, President Barack Obama is rapidly translating that wish into reality, with the cooperation of Cuban counterparts and widespread support among Americans. On April 11, the Summit...


Blog Post
Japan’s Wakefield Moment?
April 30, 2015 | J. Stephen Morrison
From Smart Global Health

On the occasion of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s state visit to Washington, D.C., we want to register our unequivocal support for the many Japanese medical and health professionals who are advocating for the reinstatement of a proactive recommendation of the human...


Blog Post
Video and Event Shine Spotlight on Family Planning in Senegal
April 30, 2015 | Janet Fleischman
From Smart Global Health

Anta Ba is a 26-year-old woman living in Guédiawaye, a poor urban area of Senegal’s capital, Dakar.  In a new CSIS video, Anta explains why she decided to access family planning, despite her...


Commentary
The Turkish Economy: Temporary Crisis?
April 30, 2015 | Bulent Aliriza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been invariably positive about the Turkish economy, caused a surprise on April 18 when he said “although some people are not noticing it, the numbers show that the Turkish economy has been sliding for three...


Commentary
A Transatlantic Approach to Keep the NPT Relevant
April 30, 2015

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has been a cornerstone of the international security architecture for the past 45 years. Even if unable to prevent proliferation in all instances, it has been an efficient framework and internationally agreed...


Commentary
Off to the Races … and a Photo Finish
April 30, 2015 | Heather A. Conley

And they’re off! With Britain going to the polls for general elections on May 7, 2015, no party is poised to win an outright majority in parliament (requiring 326 seats) and the race for Westminster is simply too close to call. With the two leading contenders –...


Commentary
The ASEAN Summit: Harbinger of Future Progress?
April 30, 2015 | Gregory B. Poling

Most observers could be forgiven for seeing the April 26–27 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia as another in a long series of head-of-state talk shops by the grouping. It did not issue any groundbreaking new declarations on the organization’s direction. The bloc did not...


Report
Why Governments Target Civil Society and What Can Be Done in Response
April 30, 2015

Chief among the current challenges facing the global human rights community (and broader civil society) is a contagion growing in intensity and described best—if inelegantly—as the closing space around civil society. Drawing on a literature review and on...


Report
Private-Sector Development and China’s Foreign Policy
April 30, 2015 | John Schaus

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development investigated the benefits that private-sector development provides to the United States. For example, when the government facilitates connections between the U.S. private sector and the private sectors of developing countries,...


Report
Private-Sector Development and India’s Foreign Policy
April 30, 2015 | John Schaus

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development investigated the benefits that private-sector development provides to the United States. For example, when the government facilitates connections between the U.S. private sector and the private sectors of developing countries,...


Newsletter
Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: The ASEAN Summit: Harbinger of Future Progress?
April 30, 2015 | Gregory B. Poling

Most observers could be forgiven for seeing the April 26–27 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia as another in a long series of head-of-state talk shops by the grouping. It did not issue any groundbreaking new declarations on the organization’s direction. The...


Newsletter
The Evening CSIS April 30 2015
April 30, 2015 | H. Andrew Schwartz

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