Obama on LatAm Policy, Elections in India, and Future of Coal
In Friday's roundup: President Obama writes on U.S. relations with Latin America; elections in India; and the future for coal.
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In Friday's roundup: President Obama writes on U.S. relations with Latin America; elections in India; and the future for coal.
In Thursday's roundup: Pressure on President Obama at this weekend's Summit of the Americas; U.S. Envoy George Mitchell in Israel; and the nuclear threat from North Korea.
In Wednesday's Roundup: How to deal with the Somali pirates; the world's first cloned camel; and threats to democracy in Southeast Asia.
In Tuesday's roundup: Obama and the Cuban embargo; dealing with Somali pirates; and a crisis for democracy in Fiji.
In Monday's roundup: Anti-government protests in Thailand; how to deal with the Somali pirates; and the strategic importance of Turkey.
In Friday's roundup: Reactions to cuts in U.S. defense spending; fallout from President Obama's foreign tour; and the prospects for democracy in the Muslim world.
In Thursday's roundup: U.S. relations with Pakistan; how to deal with Cuba; and renewed piracy off the Somali coast.
In Wedensday's roundup: Varied opinions on cuts to the U.S. defense budget; what President Obama has achieved in Europe; and the possiibilities for global nuclear disarmament.
In Tuesday's roundup: President Obama's visit to Turkey; the possibilities for reducing nuclear stockpiles; and the threat from North Korea.
In Monday's roundup: Repercussions from North Korea's rocket test; President Obama in Turkey; and calls for an investigation into Israel's activities in the Gaza Strip.
In Friday's roundup: reactions to the G-20 summit in London; NATO secretary-generals past and present on the future of the alliance; and the failure of Western policy in Afghanistan.
In Thursday's roundup: Barack Obama's meeting with Dmitry Medvedev; calls for reform to the IMF; and predictions on the outcome of the G-20 summit.
In Wednesday's roundup: Barack Obama's first trip to Europe as president; Israel's large and splintered new government; and the failed economic transformation of Afghanistan.
In Tuesday's roundup: Dmitry Medvedev on improving relations with the United States; the departure of General Motors' Rick Wagoner; and another terror attack in Lahore.
In Monday's roundup: President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan; Russian hopes for improvement of relations with the West; and the upcoming G-20 summit.
In Friday's roundup: Timothy Geithner's plan to regulate the financial markets; next week's meeting between Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev; and Omar al-Bashir defies his arrest warrant.
In Thursday's roundup: the U.S. and China, the G2 at the G-20; thirty years of peace between Egypt and Israel; and President Obama's talks with Australia's prime minister.
In Wednesday's roundup: why sanctions against Iran are appropriate; a glimmer of hope in eastern Congo; and Obama's message on Afghanistan.
In Tuesday's roundup: reaction to Timothy Geithner's latest bank rescue plan; President Obama's plea to the G-20; and the significance of Turkish president's visit to Iraq.
In Monday's roundup: President Obama's video offer to Iran; Timothy Geithner explains his plans to beat the economic crisis; and criticism of Israeli soldiers for their actions in Gaza.
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U.S. Trade and Investment Policy
This Independent Task Force report encourages the Obama administration and Congress to adopt a "pro-America" trade policy that brings to more Americans the benefits of global engagement.
