Nov 22, 2009
All Types
- NewsletterNov 6, 2009
A backlog of immigrants seeking refugee status in Canada forced the Canadian government to announce new immigration reform. President Calderón dissolved the state-run electric company Luz y Fuerza, sparking political controversy in Mexico.
- NewsletterNov 5, 2009
In the wake of the global financial crisis much has been written about the extent to which the United States can continue to play its role as the world’s predominant economic power and whether the emerging BRIC economies, particularly China, are poised to challenge the current financial and economic architecture. In recent months, speculation has focused on the future of the U.S.
- NewsletterNov 5, 2009
The U.S. government has spent $153B in 2008 dollars on contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and their neighborhoods since fiscal year (FY) 2001, according to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). In June 2009, 194,000 contractors were working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan, compared to 190,000 U.S. troops. At least 1,200 contractors have been killed in the two wars.
- CommentaryNov 5, 2009
President Obama is headed to Asia in a week. It is imperative that he begin to lay the groundwork for passage of the KORUS FTA. The agreement signed by the Bush administration in June 2007, still awaits passage of implementing legislation by the Congress. The administration has not supported the agreement because of concerns over trade issues regarding beef and automobiles.&nb
- NewsletterNov 4, 2009
When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), led by Hatoyama Yukio, scored a landslide victory over the long-ruling Liberal Democrat Party (LDP), many U.S. observers saw potential for a very productive synergy with the Obama administration.
- ReportNov 4, 2009
How to Use Host Country Forces to Win a War – And Lose One
- NewsletterNov 3, 2009
The headlines associated with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recent visit to Japan notwithstanding, relations between Washington and Tokyo are not as strained as they may appear . . . at least not yet. But there is no question that improper handling of a number of sensitive issues before, or worse yet during President Obama’s scheduled Nov.
- Critical QuestionsNov 3, 2009
Q1: Why is German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington today?
- ReportNov 3, 2009
The U.S.-Japan security alliance is an integral part of U.S. engagement with Asia, especially in the face of new and diffuse threats, and both Japan and the U.S. state the alliance is central to their national security. However, doubts continue to plague the alliance with each side questioning the other’s commitment.
- BookNov 3, 2009
In recent years, defense programs are more ambitious than any previously attempted. They promise unprecedented capability through integrating groundbreaking technologies into network-centric systems-of-systems, such as the Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) and the Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater System (IDS).
