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July 16, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: Obama's Foreign Policy Performance Contingency Planning for “A Third Lebanon War” Turkey's Cooling Ties with U.S., Israel Obama's Foreign Policy Performance Although the Obama administration's dealings with Moscow and Beijing have been handled adroitly, its management of the war in Afghanistan and threats in the Middle East have been less successful, says CFR President Richard Haass.Read more Foreign Affairs: "Defining Success in Afghanistan - What Can the United States Accept?" by Stephen Biddle, Fotini Christia, and J. Alexander Thier First Take: "Time for Sweeping Afghan Policy Review" byRichard Haass Interview: "The Limits of New Iran Sanctions" with Meghan O'Sullivan Article: "Obama in the Mideast" by Elliott Abrams (Tablet) Article: "Fire the Mideast Policy Team!" by Leslie Gelb(Daily Beast) Expert Roundup: "Obama's National Security Strategy - Promise and Pitfalls" by seven CFR scholars CFR experts on U.S. Strategy and Politics Contingency Planning for “A Third Lebanon War” A new Contingency Planning Memorandum discusses the most plausible scenarios and warning signs of renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Read more Op-ed: "Fadlallah's Death Leaves a Vacuum in the Islamic World" by Mohamad Bazzi (The National) Contingency Planning Memorandum: "An Israeli Strike on Iran" by Steven Simon CFR Meeting Audio, Video, Transcript: "A Conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" Article: "The Hezbollah Problem" by Steven Simon(Democracy: A Journal of Ideas) Backgrounder: Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant Islamic group Interactive: Crisis Guide - The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict CFR experts on Lebanon Turkey's Cooling Ties with U.S., Israel Turkey's rise as a regional and economic power with its own set of interests, along with anger toward Israel about the Gaza flotilla incident, explains much of the chilling in Turkey's relationships with Israel and the United States, says CFR's Steven Cook. Read more Article: "How Obama Will Deal With Our Wayward Ally, Turkey" by Stephen Sestanovich (National Review) Interview: "Managing a More Assertive Turkey" with F. Stephen Larrabee of the RAND Corperation Article: "How Do You Say 'Frenemy' in Turkish" by Steven Cook (Foreign Policy) Article: "A Turkey of a Policy" by Elliott Abrams (Weekly Standard) Book: Ruling But Not Governing - The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey by Steven Cook CFR experts on Turkey   Lessons Learned from the Russian Spy Case The arrest of ten alleged Russian agents in U.S. suburbs raises questions about the methods associated with twenty-first century spycraft. Five former members of the U.S. intelligence community offer insight into lessons learned from one of the largest cases of espionage to surface on U.S. soil. Read more     James Hoge Interview on Big Think BigThink.com asked James Hoge to share his insights on China's rise, the financial crisis, and the biggest international trends during his tenure as editor of Foreign Affairs. Watch Hoge's and CFR President Richard Haass's “Big Think” interviews.     On the CFR Blogs GEO-GRAPHICS Charts debunking Paul Krugman's claim that Iceland's economy has fared better than Ireland's, Estonia's, and Latvia's. More from the Center for Geoeconomic Studies ASIA UNBOUND Sheila Smith on the outcome of Japan's upper house elections Evan Feigenbaum on the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Joshua Kurlantzick on a pragmatic U.S. policy toward Burma Adam Segal ontechnology conflictsbetween the United States and China More from the Asia Program MICHAEL LEVI Levi discusses the draft of Congressman Bingaman's utility-only cap-and-trade bill. More on the blog     EXPLORE CFR'S WEBSITE Regions  Issues  Experts Publications About CFR   Find CFR on Twitter and Facebook. Privacy Policy The Council on Foreign Relations does not share email addresses with third parties. Council on Foreign Relations 58 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065 Tel. +1 212.434.9400 Fax: +1 212.434.9800 Council on Foreign Relations • 58 East 68th Street • New York, NY 10065 Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Preferences | Report Spam Powered by MyNewsletterBuilder  del.icio.us    Digg    reddit    Facebook    StumbleUpon    Twitter  MySpace  Reply  Forward

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