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Amid Mixed Signals From Hollande, France and Germany Drift Apart

Given French President Francois Hollande’s promise to renegotiate German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hard-fought European Union budgetary pact and to counter austerity measures, his May 2012 election made a deterioration in the French-German partnership all but inevitable. Despite his campaign rhetoric, however, Hollande’s first year in office has been marked by conflicting policy messages.

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The Realist Prism: To Draw Down War on Terror, Obama Must Turn Rhetoric Into Action

In his speech yesterday at the National Defense University, President Barack Obama offered a comprehensive vision of how he plans to wind down the global war on terrorism. The speech suggested that the U.S. would no longer have a "one size fits all" approach to terrorist organizations. If borne out, this shift could result in a more nimble, agile footing in the fight against terrorist groups that target the U.S.

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Raising the Floor: Policy Approaches to Poverty Eradication

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Strategic Posture Review: Mexico