All of the GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - are undergoing historic socio-economic transitions. They are facing enormous strains on public finances and challenging economic outlooks, due to fluctuating oil prices, demographic pressures,...

Following the recent endorsement of the U.S.-Afghanistan bilateral security agreement by Afghanistan's Loya Jirga, a new CFR report outlines the composition, role, and rationale for the roughly ten thousand U.S. troops that will possibly remain in the country after the 2014 drawdown. The authors...

Introduction : ASEAN's goals -- Pivoting to Asia -- Defining ASEAN's goals -- Financial capital -- A systems approach to achieving ASEAN's goals -- People, data, and information -- Institutions, governance, and rule of law -- Positioning ASEAN's economy for success -- Climate change and the...