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April 17, 2009
In Friday's roundup: President Obama writes on U.S. relations with Latin America; elections in India; and the future for coal.
April 16, 2009
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.
April 15, 2009
In Wednesday's Roundup: How to deal with the Somali pirates; the world's first cloned camel; and threats to democracy in Southeast Asia.
April 14, 2009
In Tuesday's roundup: Obama and the Cuban embargo; dealing with Somali pirates; and a crisis for democracy in Fiji.
April 13, 2009
In Monday's roundup: Anti-government protests in Thailand; how to deal with the Somali pirates; and the strategic importance of Turkey.
April 10, 2009
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.
April 9, 2009
In Thursday's roundup: U.S. relations with Pakistan; how to deal with Cuba; and renewed piracy off the Somali coast.
April 8, 2009
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.
April 7, 2009
In Tuesday's roundup: President Obama's visit to Turkey; the possibilities for reducing nuclear stockpiles; and the threat from North Korea.
April 6, 2009
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.
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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The report of this bipartisan Task Force of distinguished leaders and experts represents a strong consensus on the importance of repairing America's immigration policy. It makes the case that maintaining America's political and economic leadership depends on attracting talented and hard-working immigrants, and on securing the country's borders in a smart, effective, and humane way.
This report finds that nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security in the near term, and makes recommendations on how to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. deterrent nuclear force, prevent nuclear terrorism, and strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
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Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
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