IAEA Director-General ..The International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei is in Tanzania for a two days official visit.El Baradei discussed with President Jakaya Kikwete about peaceful use of Uranium,which has been recently discovered in Tanzania.Tanzania plans to use its uranium deposits to generate alternative energy with technical backing from the IAEA.Tanzania wants to work with IAEA to enhance local capacities through science and technology transfer mechanisms.ElBaradei visited neighbouring Kenya on Thursday and also will travel to South Africa and Botswana.
DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY- Do Targeted Killings Work? by Daniel L. Byman, Brookings Institution, July 14, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0714_targeted_killings_byman.aspx - The Jihadists Strike Back by Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution, July 17, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0717_indonesia_riedel.aspx- A Shared Security Strategy for a Euro-Atlantic Partnership of Equals by Simon Serfaty and Sven Biscop, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 20, 2009 - http://csis.org/publication/shared-security-strategy-euro-atlantic-partnership-equals - Spending Spree and Cutting Defense Don’t Add Up by Edwin J. Feulner, Heritage Foundation, July 20, 2009 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/sr0062.cfm ECONOMICS & FINANCE- Geithner and the New Middle East Economic Agenda by Navtej Dhillon, Brookings Institution, July 14, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0714_geithner_middle_east_dhillon.aspx - Unemployment Is Rising Across the Country by Nayla Kazzi and Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress, July 17, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/jobloss_jun.html- Women Breadwinners, Men Unemployed by Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress, July 17, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/breadwin_women.html ENVIRONMENT- Cap and Trade: A Comparison of Cost Estimates by Nicolas Loris, Heritage Foundation, July 20, 2009 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2550.cfm - Carbon Offsets, Reversal Risk and U.S. Climate Policy by Bryan Mignone, Matthew Hurteau, Yihsu Chen and Bren Sohnger, Brookings Institution, July 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/07_climate_policy_mignone.aspx FOREIGN POLICY- Clinton’s Challenge in India by Evan Feigenbaun, Council on Foreign Relations, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/19852 - Effective Development Assistance Through Competition by Clifford F. Zinnes, Brookings Institution, July 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/07_aid_zinnes.aspx- The Iranian Conundrum by Peter Juul, Center for American Progress, July 17, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/iran_conundrum.html- Obama’s Summits: Gradual Steps with Russia, Climate Change – Interview with Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations, July 10, 2009 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/19778/incremental_steps.html?breadcrumb=%2F - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Visit to India by Teresita Schaffer, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 15, 2009 – web link: http://csis.org/publication/secretary-state-hillary-clinton’s-visit-india- The U.S. – China Strategic and Economic Dialogue by Charles Freeman, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 17, 2009 – web link: http://csis.org/publication/us-china-strategic-and-economic-dialogue - Where the Real Fight Is by Michael A. Cohen and Parag Khanna, Foreign Policy, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2009/where_real_fight_15973
- Window of Opportunity for a Two-State Solution: Policy Recommendations to the Obama Administration on the Israeli-Palestinian Front by Brian Katulis, Marc Lynch, and Robert C. Adler, Center for American Progress, July 15, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/window_of_opportunity.html HEALTH CARE REFORM- Aligning Health IT and Health Reform: Achieving an Information Driven Health Care System – Center for American Progress, July 15, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/speeches/2009/0715_CAP_healthIT.aspx - Attitudes About Health Care Reform, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Political Report, July/August 2009 – web link: http://www.aei.org/docLib/Political%20Report%20July-August%202009.pdf- The Careful U.S. Diplomacy on Honduras – Interview with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Council on Foreign Relations, July 9, 2009 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/19753/careful_us_diplomacy_on_honduras.html?breadcrumb=%2F
- Health Care Reform Critical to U.S. Economy by Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2009/0717_health_care_rivlin.aspx- Lessons in Universal Health Insurance Models by Toni Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations, July 16, 2009 - http://www.cfr.org/publication/19871/universal_health_insurance_lessons.html?breadcrumb=%2F - The Two Trillion Dollar Solution Solution: Saving Money by Modernizing the Health Care System by Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin and David M. Butler, Center for American Politics, June 24, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/06/2trillion_solution.html THE MEDIA- Think Again: The End of Local Reporting? By Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/ta071609.html U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS- Do Americans View Both Parties As Too Extreme? By Alan I. Abramowitz, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics, July 9, 2009 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=AIA2009070901
Additional Resources:Foreign Press Center Web Site – http://www.fpc.state.gov/ Congressional Research Service Reports - http://www.fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm U.S. Government Reports - http://fpc.state.gov/c18184.htm
- Window of Opportunity for a Two-State Solution: Policy Recommendations to the Obama Administration on the Israeli-Palestinian Front by Brian Katulis, Marc Lynch, and Robert C. Adler, Center for American Progress, July 15, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/window_of_opportunity.html HEALTH CARE REFORM- Aligning Health IT and Health Reform: Achieving an Information Driven Health Care System – Center for American Progress, July 15, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/speeches/2009/0715_CAP_healthIT.aspx - Attitudes About Health Care Reform, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Political Report, July/August 2009 – web link: http://www.aei.org/docLib/Political%20Report%20July-August%202009.pdf- The Careful U.S. Diplomacy on Honduras – Interview with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Council on Foreign Relations, July 9, 2009 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/19753/careful_us_diplomacy_on_honduras.html?breadcrumb=%2F
- Health Care Reform Critical to U.S. Economy by Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2009/0717_health_care_rivlin.aspx- Lessons in Universal Health Insurance Models by Toni Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations, July 16, 2009 - http://www.cfr.org/publication/19871/universal_health_insurance_lessons.html?breadcrumb=%2F - The Two Trillion Dollar Solution Solution: Saving Money by Modernizing the Health Care System by Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin and David M. Butler, Center for American Politics, June 24, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/06/2trillion_solution.html THE MEDIA- Think Again: The End of Local Reporting? By Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress, July 16, 2009 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/ta071609.html U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS- Do Americans View Both Parties As Too Extreme? By Alan I. Abramowitz, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics, July 9, 2009 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=AIA2009070901
Additional Resources:Foreign Press Center Web Site – http://www.fpc.state.gov/ Congressional Research Service Reports - http://www.fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm U.S. Government Reports - http://fpc.state.gov/c18184.htm
