Friday 27 August 2010

August 25, 2010

DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY

- Interview: Robert Gates by Fred Kaplan, Foreign Policy Magazine, August 16, 2010 – web link: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/13/robert_gates



- Iraq: ‘Mission Accomplished’ Mark II by Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic & International Studies, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://csis.org/publication/iraq-mission-accomplished-mark-ii

- New Strategy Can Overcome Old, Failed Policies by James Carafano, Heritage Foundation, August 19, 2010 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/08/New-strategy-can-overcome-old-failed-policies

- Nuclear Suppliers Group and the IAEA Additional Protocol by Mark Hibbs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 18, 2010 – web link: http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=41393

- Obama Is on Track with Iraqi Withdrawal by Lawrence J. Korb and Laura Conley, Center for American Progress, August 19, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/08/obama_troop_withdrawal.html





ECONOMICS & FINANCE

- The Fed Has Done Much, Can Do More For the Economy by Karen Dynan, Brookings Institution, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0820_fed_dynan.aspx

- Jobs Are the Answer to Low Public Approval by David Midland and Hannah Walton, Center for American Progress, August 18, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org//issues/2010/08/public_approval.html

- When Economic Policy Became Social Policy by Peter J. Wallison, The American: The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, August 21, 2010 – web link: http://www.american.com/archive/2010/august/when-economic-policy-became-social-policy

- Why Small Business Aren’t Hiring by Scott Shane, The American: The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, August 24, 2010 – web link: http://www.american.com/archive/2010/august/why-small-businesses-arent-hiring




ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

- Beyond Petroleum: The Broader Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Nathan Hultman, Brookings Institution, August 24, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0824_bp_oil_spill_hultman.aspx

- Climate Change is Bad for Business by Rebecca Lefton and Richard W. Caperton, Center for American Progress, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/08/climate_change_business.html

- It’s Easy Being Green: The Big Green Easy – Center for American Progress, August 25, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/08/ebg_082510.html


FOREIGN AFFAIRS

- The Failed States Index 2010 – Foreign Policy Magazine, July/August 2010 – web link: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/21/the_failed_states_index_2010

- The Global Cities Index 2010 – Foreign Policy Magazine, August 16, 2010 – web link: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/11/the_global_cities_index_2010

- Visa Waiver as an Effective Public Diplomacy Tool by Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation, August 23, 2010 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/08/Visa-Waiver-as-an-Effective-Public-Diplomacy-Tool


IMMIGRATION

- Developing a Strong Border and Immigration Policy – Heritage Foundation, August 17, 2010 – web link: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/08/Developing-a-Strong-Border-and-Immigration-Policy

- Fighting Back Against Copycat Immigration Laws Like Arizona’s by Henry Fernandez, Center for American Progress, August 24, 2010 – web link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/08/fernandez_arizona_copycat.html


MEDIA
- The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone by Paul Taylor and Wendy Wang, Pew Research Center, August 19, 2010 – web link: http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/762/fading-glory-television-telephone-luxury-necessity#prc-jump


MIDDLE EAST

- Atlantic: The Point of No Return by Jeffrey Goldberg, Council on Foreign Relations, September 1, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22813/atlantic.html?breadcrumb=%2Fregion%2F397%2Fmiddle_east

- The Daunting Prospects of Mideast Talks by Robert Danin, Council on Foreign Relations, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22824/daunting_prospects_for_mideast_talks.html

- Direct Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations: The Looming Risks of a Necessary Step by Shibley Telhami, Brookings Institution, August 23, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0823_middle_east_telhami.aspx

- Don’t Cut Off Lebanon’s Aid by Paul Salem, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 19, 2010 – web link: http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=41406


- The Gulf War at 20 by Richard N. Haass, Council on Foreign Relations, August 18, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22826/gulf_war_at_20.html

- Iran’s Reactor Fuels Hopes and Fears by Deborah Jerome, Council on Foreign Relations, August 23, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22827/irans_reactor_fuels_hopes_and_fears.html

- Palestinian – Israeli Direct Talks: The Case for a Regional Approach by Marwan Muasher, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 24, 2010 – web link: http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=41421


PAKISTAN

- Pakistan’s Flood Catastrophe and International Response – Video with Elizabeth Ferris, Brookings Institution, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/multimedia/video/2010/0820_pakistan_ferris.aspx

- Torrent of Challenges for U.S. in Pakistan – Interview with Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations, August 20, 2010 – web link: http://www.cfr.org/publication/22821/torrent_of_challenges_for_us_in_pakistan.html


U.S. POLITICS

- GOP Maintains Edge in Midterm Voting Preferences by Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup, August 23, 2010 – web site: http://www.gallup.com/poll/142652/GOP-Maintains-Edge-Midterm-Voting-Preferences.aspx

- How We’re Doing Ahead of the November Elections by Darrell M. West and William J. Antholis, Brookings Institution, August 22, 2010 – web link: http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2010/0822_recovery_renewal.aspx

- Redistricting Could Prolong the Democrat’s Pain by Michael Barone, American Enterprise Institute, August 25, 2010 – web link: http://www.aei.org/article/102451