July 8, 2010
DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY
- Building a Better Security Budget: Ask the Expert – John Norris, Center for American Progress, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/07/norris_video.html
- The Counterinsurgency’s Impossible Trilemma by Lorenzo Zambernardi, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=397
- New START Is No Mistake by Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web site: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_start_talbott_pifer.aspx
- Obama’s National Space Policy: Subordinating National Security to Arms Control by Baker Spring, Heritage Foundation, June 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/07/Obamas-National-Space-Policy-Subordinating-National-Security-to-Arms-Control
- The Political Battle in Iraq by Kenneth Pollack, Brookings Institution, June 30, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2010/0630_iraq_trip_pollack.aspx
EAST ASIA
- China – Pakistan Relations by Jamal Afridi, Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/10070/chinapakistan_relations.html
ECONOMICS & FINANCE
- It Depends on What the Definition of ‘Austerity’ Is by Veronique de Rugy, The American: The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.american.com/archive/2010/june-2010/it-depends-on-what-the-definition-of-austerity-is
- The Rising Threat of Deflation by John H. Makin, American Enterprise Institute Outlook Series, July 2010 – web link: http://www.aei.org/outlook/100971
- State of the States 2010: How the Recession Might Change States – The Pew Center on the States, February 2010 – web link: http://tinyurl.com/yax33mz
ENVIRONMENT
- A Chilling Response to the Gulf Oil Spill – interview with Jack Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations, July 2, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22573/chilling_response_to_gulf_oil_spill.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F17%2Fenergyenvironment
- Law of Sea Implications for Gulf Spill – interview with Caitlyn Antrim, Council on Foreign Relations, July 2, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22585/law_of_sea_implications_for_gulf_spill.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F17%2Fenergyenvironment
FOREIGN POLICY
- Diplomacy Derailed: The Consequences of Diplomatic Sanctions by Tara Maller, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=399
IMMIGRATION
- Brick by Brick: A Half-Decade of Immigration Enforcement and the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform by C. Stewart Verdery, Center for American Progress, June 28, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/06/brick_by_brick.html
- Obama’s Unclear Path on Immigration Reform by Edward Alden and Bernard Schwartz, Council on Foreign Relations, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22583/obamas_unclear_path_to_immigration_reform.html
- Rethinking Immigration Policy in the U.S. – web chat with Darrel West, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_immigration_chat.aspx
- Why Immigration Reform Matters to Metro by Audrey Singer and Jill Wilson, Brookings Institution, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0706_immigration_singer.aspx
MIDDLE EAST
- ‘Critical’ Moment for Obama, Netanyahu – interview with Robert Danin, Council on Foreign Relations, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22587/critical_moment_for_obama_netanyahu.html
- Fire the Mideast Policy Team! By Leslie H. Gelb, Council on Foreign Relations, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22608/fire_the_mideast_policy_team.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F
- Impact of Iran Sanctions Legislation: An Energy Perspective by Frank A. Verrastro and Nitzan Goldberger, Center for Strategic & International Studies, June 29, 2010 – web link: http://csis.org/publication/impact-iran-sanctions-legislation
- Nudging Israel Forward by Martin S. Indyk, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_obama_netanyahu_indyk.aspx
- The Shifting Sands of State Power in the Middle East by Alastair Crooke, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=396
- Sustainability is Elusive for Persian Gulf Regional Security System by Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress, June 29, 2010 – web link: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/print/5918
SOUTH ASIA
- Could the Taliban Take Over Pakistan’s Punjab Province? By Ahmad Majidyar, Middle Eastern American Enterprise Institute Outlook Series, June 2010 – web link: http://www.aei.org/outlook/100967
U.S. POLITICS
- California Dreaming: New Primary System Unlikely to Reduce Partisan Polarization and Gridlock in the Golden State by Alan I. Abramowitz, University of Virginia Center for American Politics, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball
- Election 2010: Senate Balance of Power – Rasmussen Report, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/election_2010_senate_balance_of_power
- For House Democrats: More Favorable Terrain Than ’94 by Rhodes Cook, University of Virginia Center for American Politics, June 24, 2010 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/frc2010062401
- Potential Impact of the Latino Electorate in the 2010 Elections – The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, June 2010 – web link: http://tinyurl.com/2g6tl7b
- Voting Intentions Even, Turnout Indicators Favor GOP – Pew Research Center, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1650/midterm-election-outlook-voter-turnout-especially-older-voters-favors-gop
Additional Resources:
Foreign Press Center Web Site – 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
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DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY
- Building a Better Security Budget: Ask the Expert – John Norris, Center for American Progress, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/07/norris_video.html
- The Counterinsurgency’s Impossible Trilemma by Lorenzo Zambernardi, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=397
- New START Is No Mistake by Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web site: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_start_talbott_pifer.aspx
- Obama’s National Space Policy: Subordinating National Security to Arms Control by Baker Spring, Heritage Foundation, June 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/07/Obamas-National-Space-Policy-Subordinating-National-Security-to-Arms-Control
- The Political Battle in Iraq by Kenneth Pollack, Brookings Institution, June 30, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2010/0630_iraq_trip_pollack.aspx
EAST ASIA
- China – Pakistan Relations by Jamal Afridi, Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/10070/chinapakistan_relations.html
ECONOMICS & FINANCE
- It Depends on What the Definition of ‘Austerity’ Is by Veronique de Rugy, The American: The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.american.com/archive/2010/june-2010/it-depends-on-what-the-definition-of-austerity-is
- The Rising Threat of Deflation by John H. Makin, American Enterprise Institute Outlook Series, July 2010 – web link: http://www.aei.org/outlook/100971
- State of the States 2010: How the Recession Might Change States – The Pew Center on the States, February 2010 – web link: http://tinyurl.com/yax33mz
ENVIRONMENT
- A Chilling Response to the Gulf Oil Spill – interview with Jack Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations, July 2, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22573/chilling_response_to_gulf_oil_spill.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F17%2Fenergyenvironment
- Law of Sea Implications for Gulf Spill – interview with Caitlyn Antrim, Council on Foreign Relations, July 2, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22585/law_of_sea_implications_for_gulf_spill.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F17%2Fenergyenvironment
FOREIGN POLICY
- Diplomacy Derailed: The Consequences of Diplomatic Sanctions by Tara Maller, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=399
IMMIGRATION
- Brick by Brick: A Half-Decade of Immigration Enforcement and the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform by C. Stewart Verdery, Center for American Progress, June 28, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/06/brick_by_brick.html
- Obama’s Unclear Path on Immigration Reform by Edward Alden and Bernard Schwartz, Council on Foreign Relations, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22583/obamas_unclear_path_to_immigration_reform.html
- Rethinking Immigration Policy in the U.S. – web chat with Darrel West, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_immigration_chat.aspx
- Why Immigration Reform Matters to Metro by Audrey Singer and Jill Wilson, Brookings Institution, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0706_immigration_singer.aspx
MIDDLE EAST
- ‘Critical’ Moment for Obama, Netanyahu – interview with Robert Danin, Council on Foreign Relations, July 6, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22587/critical_moment_for_obama_netanyahu.html
- Fire the Mideast Policy Team! By Leslie H. Gelb, Council on Foreign Relations, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22608/fire_the_mideast_policy_team.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F
- Impact of Iran Sanctions Legislation: An Energy Perspective by Frank A. Verrastro and Nitzan Goldberger, Center for Strategic & International Studies, June 29, 2010 – web link: http://csis.org/publication/impact-iran-sanctions-legislation
- Nudging Israel Forward by Martin S. Indyk, Brookings Institution, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0707_obama_netanyahu_indyk.aspx
- The Shifting Sands of State Power in the Middle East by Alastair Crooke, The Washington Quarterly, July 2010 – web link: http://twq.com/10JULY/index.cfm?id=396
- Sustainability is Elusive for Persian Gulf Regional Security System by Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress, June 29, 2010 – web link: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/print/5918
SOUTH ASIA
- Could the Taliban Take Over Pakistan’s Punjab Province? By Ahmad Majidyar, Middle Eastern American Enterprise Institute Outlook Series, June 2010 – web link: http://www.aei.org/outlook/100967
U.S. POLITICS
- California Dreaming: New Primary System Unlikely to Reduce Partisan Polarization and Gridlock in the Golden State by Alan I. Abramowitz, University of Virginia Center for American Politics, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball
- Election 2010: Senate Balance of Power – Rasmussen Report, July 7, 2010 – web link: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/election_2010_senate_balance_of_power
- For House Democrats: More Favorable Terrain Than ’94 by Rhodes Cook, University of Virginia Center for American Politics, June 24, 2010 – web link: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/frc2010062401
- Potential Impact of the Latino Electorate in the 2010 Elections – The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, June 2010 – web link: http://tinyurl.com/2g6tl7b
- Voting Intentions Even, Turnout Indicators Favor GOP – Pew Research Center, July 1, 2010 – web link: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1650/midterm-election-outlook-voter-turnout-especially-older-voters-favors-gop
Additional Resources:
Foreign Press Center Web Site – 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
===============================================================
Information Services at the Foreign Press Centers
The Foreign Press Centers offer a wide range of research services for journalists needing information on a particular subject, biographical/profile information, statistics, full-text newspaper and magazine stories or transcripts. We have access to an extensive collection of online and print resources to provide foreign media with the most current, comprehensive and authoritative information.
For more information/inquiries, contact Miriam Rider, Technical Information Specialist, Foreign Press Centers at 202-504-6315 or email: riderm2@state.gov
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