As the Beijing Olympics get underway, one issue that is unfortunately on many minds is doping. In light of the scandals that have rocked major league baseball, the Tour de France, and past Olympic gold medalists, the Center for American Progress will host a discussion that aims to go past the headlines and put doping into a broader context.

Join renowned bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania, Gary I. Wadler, MD a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and Michael Werner, Esq., President of the Werner Group as they bring sports doping into a larger discussion about human biological enhancement that has been taking place among those in the medical, bioethics, and sports communities. The panel will be moderated by the Director of the Center for American Progress’s Bioethics Initiative and Penn professor, Jonathan Moreno.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent call for a phased U.S. troop withdrawal presents an opportunity for the United States to reclaim the strategic initiative in Iraq and the Middle East by beginning a responsible redeployment of U.S. troops. Yet there remains significant disagreement and confusion concerning the time necessary to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq.

On August 11, The Center for American Progress will host an event to release an updated version of "How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq." The report, which takes into account recent developments on the ground, will demonstrate that an orderly and safe withdrawal of all U.S. forces is best achieved over an 8- to 10-month period. Please join CAP for a discussion of this report's recommendations.

Success in today's knowledge and innovation economy depends on education and skills development beyond high school, postsecondary education. An effective postsecondary education system is a national competitive advantage. Yet America has been dropping in the in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development rankings of college attainment among young adults aged 25 to 34. We are now number 11 in the world. What can we do to enhance the effectiveness of our postsecondary education system?

Join the Center for American Progress for the release of a new policy agenda, “College Ready Students, Student Ready Colleges: Enhancing Degree Completion through Student Empowerment and Systems Change,” as well as two framing papers in response to this question.

Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush all entered the White House with promises to be "tougher" on China—only to embrace a more pragmatic approach later. Today, rapid changes to the global economy, China's rise, offshoring of U.S. jobs, and overall economic weakness combine to give unique momentum to the case that the next president should also take a "tougher" stance.

A new report from the Center for American Progress argues that though we have serious policy differences with China, the urgency of our shared challenges, most particularly on the need for dramatic reductions in global carbon emissions, does not allow time for posturing that ultimately fails to deliver. Without a serious commitment by the United States and China, we will not be able to avoid the most dire consequences of climate change.