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Palestine and Israel: Time for Plan B
 Negotiations over a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have reached a dead end. Nathan Brown explains that while an immediate and comprehensive solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is unattainable for now, international efforts should focus on a short-term cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that can pave the way for a sustainable armistice. | MORE>
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Democracy Promotion:
Moving Forward
The Obama administration faces pressure to pull back U.S. democracy
promotion efforts in the wake of the Bush administration’s legacy. Thomas Carothers explains
in two new Carnegie publications that by building a new approach based
on Obama’s values of cooperation and empowerment, the United States can
regain its place as an influential ally of democracy around the world. | MORE> |
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 President Obama announced plans on Friday to withdraw all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by August 2010. Jessica Mathews explains in the Washington Post that no matter how long U.S. troops stay, a stable power-sharing
agreement will only emerge after all factions have tested each other’s
strength and exhausted their desire to fight.
 Despite a tarnished international reputation, millions of people around
the world still look to America to lead a global economic recovery
plan. In a recent online debate hosted by The Economist on “Brand America,” Mark Medish successfully defended the proposition that U.S. capacity for change and reinvention will rebuild its credibility.
 Carnegie hosted the U.S. Ambassador to India, David Mulford, who outlined how relations between India and the United States have improved in recent years thanks in part to a “building block” approach that aims to build trust through incremental progress on key issues like the civil nuclear deal and Open Skies Agreement.
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At a special Carnegie event moderated by the Washington Post's David Ignatius, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa expressed hope that the Obama administration is committed to solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and called on it to formally back a two-state solution.
 Syria's suspected nuclear activity will be a major focus at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting this week. Pierre Goldschmidt, James Acton, and Mark Fitzpatrick argue that the IAEA should make their requests for access to Syria's
nuclear activities legally binding. If Syria refuses, the board should
make a formal finding of "non-compliance."
World Proliferation Risks:
 With as many as 50 million bloggers in China, citizens are increasingly engaging in social discourse on the internet. Rachel MacKinnon, former CNN bureau chief in Beijing, spoke at Carnegie to explain that the Chinese internet may evolve into a forum for the government to listen and respond to citizen concerns or a more open space for grassroots organizing around specific issues. |
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Future of Iraq
