Democracy & Development
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Mar 4, 2013
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Dec 12, 2012
Once a market that was considered a secure place for investment, Brazil today faces challenges in recovering after the worldwide financial crisis. As a response to the sluggish nature of the country's economy, Brazilian leaders have taken aggressive steps to stimulate investment growth. Some of the policy moves, such as currency devaluation and the lowering of exchange and interest rates, have been looked at with question. Other moves, like the capping of Mexican manufactured automobiles, have some U.S. officials worried about Brazil's growing protectionism and state-guided capitalism. What role, if any, does the United States have in the development of Latin America's largest country?
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Nov 9, 2012
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Sep 20, 2012
The Center for National Policy hosted Walter Pincus for a discussion on the prospect of defense sequestration and concurrent implications for Congress and the Department of Defense.
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Aug 22, 2012
CNP President Scott Bates, Cynthia Arnson and Ambassador Roger F. Noriega discuss the global impact of Venezuela's upcoming Presidential election.
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Feb 7, 2012
The high stakes struggle for power between the civilian, military and intelligence institutions in Pakistan has significant implications for the future of US-Pakistani relations. CNP President Scott Bates and a panel of experts discussed what the constitutional crisis in Pakistan means for the war in Afghanistan, regional stability, nuclear security and the struggle against Al Qaeda.
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Feb 1, 2012
With Islamist parties dominating the new parliament and the powers of the yet undetermined president uncertain, what changes can we expect in Egyptian foreign policy? Will the military continue to have an instrumental political role after it returns to the barracks post-June 2012?
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Dec 19, 2011
A CNP and NDI discussion with The Honorable Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo.
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Feb 10, 2011
The Center for National Policy hosted Professor Gregory Aftandilian, Lara Friedman and Les Campbell for a discussion on popular reform movements sweeping Egypt and the Middle East, their chances for success and how they might affect the interests of the United States and our allies.
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Mar 30, 2009
The Center for National Policy hosted Stuart Bowen for a discussion about important "lessons learned" from the Iraq experience. He also provided suggestions the current administration could implement to mitigate future damage in Afghanistan.
