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Travelers to Bangkok wait on line for visas

Dynon contends that simplifying visa processes gives a country's image a major boost

Vegetable market; Kuchaman, Rajasthan, India

An introduction to our India e-book from CPD Director Jay Wang.

The Pew Research Center's results are in and they are (literally) all over the map.

San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain

Nick Cull on why this year's NBI spells trouble for the U.S. - and the rest of the world.

U.S. Embassy, Ottawa courtesy Wikipedia

Sohaela Amiri on the United States' responsibility to promote all human rights around the world

Stormont, Northern Ireland

CPD Blogger Alison Holmes examines the U.S.' interest in Northern Irish politics.

An Afghan man votes in Khost Province, Afghanistan.

Lieutenant Commander Joshua Frey on fighting insurgents with democratic elections.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

With scarce PD resources, can the U.S. afford to invest in Central Europe? It can't afford not to, argue Caitlin Bergin and Mieczyslaw Boduszynski.

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