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The EastWest Institute has done much to promote relations between East and West. I do not believe that an independent institution can change the world against its will. It can, however, generate new ideas, and as the Institute has done so many times, bring different parties together to the negotiation table, or it can ease tensions by initiating open debates. I believe EWI has taken the right approach.
Lajos Bokros
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Pakistan's Place at Davos
EWI Board Member Ikram Sehgal, writing in The News International, reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos on some of the discussions surrounding Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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EU Oil Embargo and Sanctions Against Iran
EWI’s Raymond Karam spells out the decisions taken in Brussels that have upped the pressure on Tehran.
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The Perils of Militarized Diplomacy
Writing in The National Interest, EWI's Franz-Stefan Gady examines the role of U.S. military alliances in diplomacy.
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Germany’s Controversy
Writing in The Daily Beast, EWI’s Andrew Nagorski argues that Germany’s ban on Mein Kampf has outlived its usefulness.
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What to watch for in Iran’s parliamentary elections
EWI’s Raymond E. Karam examines politics in Iran as its March 2 elections draw near. The parliamentary elections are the latest chapter in the struggle between conservative and progressive forces.
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The Future of the U.S. Military
EWI Perot Distinguished Fellow and former Air Force Chief of Staff General (ret.) T. Michael “Buzz” Moseley discusses the controversy about the proposed cuts in the Pentagon’s budget.
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The Private Sector, Internet Policy, and SOPA
EWI's Graham Webster, writing for Al Jazeera English, examines controversial Internet legislation before the U.S. Congress and underlines the role of the private sector in communication policy.
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Afghanistan: The Obstacles to Peace
Writing for India Today, EWI Board Member Kanwal Sibal examines what’s behind the latest push for “reconciliation” with the Taliban—and the tricky path forward.
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Dog Nights
Writing in The Weekly Standard, EWI’s Andrew Nagorski reviews a reissued classic dissident novel about dogs and men in the Gulag.
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The Strait of Hormuz: What's at Stake
The Strait of Hormuz has become the latest focal point in a long list of disputes between the United States and Iran. On December 25, 2011, as Iran conducted its fourth day of naval drills near the strait, at the entrance to the oil-rich Persian Gulf, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi warned that "if sanctions are adopted against Iranian oil, not a drop of oil will pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”