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- Climate Progress in China, Julian Wong
and Andrew Light
- Obama in Egypt: A Vision for Democracy
Promotion, Brian Katulis and Michael Cohen
- Cooperating with China in Latin America,
Stephanie Miller
- North Korea and the Chinese Giant, Winny
Chen
- Out of the Torture Photo Box, Ken Gude
- Game of Chicken with China Over Global
Warning Ends, Nina Hachigian
- We Need a National Development Strategy,
Nina Hachigian
- Obama Pursuing Multiple Diplomatic
Tracks, Brian Katulis
- Statements on Settlements Show New
Clarity, Ghaith Al-Omari
- Body Counts Not a Metric for Success,
Lawrence Korb
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Julian Wong and Andrew Light, "Climate Progress in
China," Center for American Progress, June 3, 2009
It is time to retire the tired
cliché that the United States cannot
move forward on meaningful domestic legislation to protect our planet
from the ravages of climate change unless China commits to do the same.
China today is already transitioning to a clean-energy economy through
a wide range of actions. Here are the numbers.
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read the full article.
Brian Katulis and
Michael Cohen, "Obama in Egypt: A Vision for Democracy Promotion," World Politics Review, June 3, 2009
President Barack Obama's historic address to the Muslim world in Cairo
tomorrow offers a prime opportunity to outline a new U.S. vision for
democracy and human rights in the region. To accomplish this goal,
Obama must firmly reject the notion that safeguarding America's
strategic interests in the Middle East somehow runs counter to the goal
of advancing political reform. Instead he must craft a balanced message
that recognizes that reform is synonymous with U.S. interests in the
region.
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read the full article.
Stephanie Miller,
"Cooperating with China in Latin America," Center for American
Progress, June 3, 2009
China increasingly looks to the region as a primary source for raw
materials to match its blistering pace of development. These growing
ties between China and Latin America and the Caribbean raise a question
for U.S. policymakers: How should the United States view China’s
emerging presence in a region that was once considered—under the
Monroe
Doctrine—the United States’ sphere of influence?
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read the full article.
Winny Chen, "North Korea and the Chinese Giant,"
Center for American Progress, June 2, 2009
As the Obama administration deliberates
on how to respond to the
crisis, all eyes are nervously watching Beijing. The Obama
administration should work with Chinese leaders to place greater
pressure on the North Korean regime, but they must keep in mind that
the Chinese have different objectives than the United States.
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read the full article.
Ken Gude, "Out of the Torture Photo Box," Center for
American Progress, June 2, 2009
President Barack Obama has created a
difficult situation for himself on
whether to release photographs of detainee abuse committed years ago
under policies he has already banned. He first acted in the spirit of
transparency and agreed to a court-ordered release of the images. But
last month Obama reversed himself, falling back on the same national
security arguments his predecessor so often relied upon to shield
government misconduct from public exposure.
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read the full article.
Nina Hachigian, "The
Game of Chicken with China Over Global Warming Ends," WorldFocus, May 29, 2009
The Obama administration’s foreign
policy marks a break with the Bush
approach on many counts, but none more visible than energy and climate
change. These issues now animate our relationship with China, and not a
moment too soon.
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read the full article.
Ask the Expert - Sabina Dewan argues the need for
a National Development Strategy: "Following the unfortunate events of
9/11 and the subsequent wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq we've come to realize that we might be able to win
a war militarily, but we cannot necessarily win the peace that way, and
so it is extremely important that we invest in Development with a
capital "D" and we bring Development up to par with our defense and
diplomacy."
Reuters TV
- Brian Katulis analyzes recent diplomatic efforts by the U.S. towards
the Middle East: "The Obama administration is trying to put their eggs
in several different baskets, and test the limits in terms of whether
there's a possible deal with Iran or an Israel-Syria front, or on the
Israeli-Palestinian front... they're in the position of trying to
figure out what their strategy is and see where the most gains might be
achieved in the next six to twelve months."
NewsHour - Ghaith Al-Omari analyzes the
Obama administration's statements on Israeli settlement expansion: "It's
different in that it's the president, from day one,
with no ambiguity whatsoever. We've never seen this before, this degree
of energy this early on and this degree of clarity, repeated over and
over."
TIME -
Lawrence Korb criticizes the increased publication of enemy casualty
counts as a metric for success in Afghanistan: "This isn't going to do
anything to convince the American
public that we're winning... It should be stopped because at best it
gives a false impression of what's happening and at worst it can rally
the
other side."
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