Brookings Institute
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 06:36
President Dilma Rousseff’s visit to Washington, D.C. on June 30 is an important signal of warming U.S.-Brazil relations. More recently, a sagging economy, a spreading corruption scandal, and dwindling popularity at home have led the Rousseff administration to look abroad for policy success and political oxygen, this time in Washington.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:10
As the United States tries to wind down its military participation in Afghanistan’s counterinsurgency after more than a decade of struggles against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, Afghanistan’s future remains precarious at best.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:05
These American promises and military actions in Russia’s backyard constitute a needed Western response to Putin’s provocations throughout the region.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:54
The knowns and unknowns of Obama's decision to deploy 300 American special forces soldiers to Iraq.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:54
The knowns and unknowns of Obama's decision to deploy 300 American special forces soldiers to Iraq.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:40
An overview of the military situation in Iraq.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 00:00
These pages will examine three sets of issues that remain crucial to Central America’s development and will continue to make the region prone to political crises and democratic reversals.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
A full blown crisis has erupted in the U.S.-Mexican relationship at a time when the U.S. is focused on domestic budget issues and events in the Middle East and North Africa.
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 00:00
When President Barack Obama signed the annual list of countries with major drug trafficking or drug producing problems last September, five of six Central American countries made the cut.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
In much of the territory nominally cleared of illegal armed actors, government presence remains sporadic and spotty.