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USAID
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Shah, Rajiv.
Embracing Enlightened Capitalism. 
USAID, October 20, 2011, 13 pages.
"But as President Obama's
first-ever Policy Directive on Development made
clear—and Secretary Clinton's Quadrennial Review of
Diplomacy and Development operationalizes—foreign
assistance has to evolve once more.
Amidst the seismic changes in today's world, aid
shouldn't serve as a substitute for private capital. It
shouldn't just improve health statistics. It should
prioritize broad-based, sustainable economic growth that
can boost incomes, create jobs, and reduce poverty,
including right here at home." (From USAID)
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
America's Pacific Century.
U.S. Department of State, November 10, 2011, 11 pages.
"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
says there is a need for a more dynamic and durable relationship
across the Asia-Pacific region that features a mature security
and economic architecture on a scale that today's challenges
demand." (From U.S. Department of State)
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Burns. William J.
Asia, the Americas, and U.S. Strategy for a New Century.
U.S. Department of State, November 4, 2011, 7 pages.
"So today, I’d like to focus on the
broader Pacific region, stretching from India to the western
coast of the Americas, and make the case that complementary
strategic and economic relationships with vibrant partners in
Asia and the Americas will be central to our future success."
(From U.S. Department of State)
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Glaser, Bonnie S. and Brittany Billingsley.
Taiwan's 2012 Presidential Election and Cross-Strait
Relations.
Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 16,
2011, 2 pages.
"The presidential election in Taiwan is
scheduled for Jan. 14, 2012, and the race is extremely tight.
Regardless of the outcome, the election will have significant
impact on the cross-Strait situation and on US interests." (From
CSIS)
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Segal, Adam.
The United States, China, and the Globalization of Science
and Technology.
The Council on Foreign Relations, November 2, 2011, 6 pages.
"As the United States manages its
relationship with China on science and technology, Adam Segal
argues that the United States will have to maintain its
scientific strength at home, while pressuring China on its
mercantilist technology policies." (From the Council on Foreign
Relations)
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Winkler, Sigrid.
Biding Time: The Challenge of Taiwan's International
Status.
The Brookings Institution, November 2011, 9 pages.
"This article provides a long-term
overview of the development of Taiwan’s international status as
a background for an analysis of current problems and suggestions
of policy choices in light of the upcoming presidential election
in 2012." (From the Brookings Institution)
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Wittes, Tamara C.
Women and the Arab Spring.
U.S. Department of State, November 4, 2011, 5 pages.
"I would like to acknowledge the achievements of the women you
have invited to testify in the next panel. Women have been at
the forefront of the revolutions across the region, and I am
grateful to hear their perspectives." (From U.S. Department of
State)
- Trans-Pacific Workshop on Combating Corruption and
Illicit Trade Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs Phuket, Thailand 27-29 October 2011.
(Co-Chairs' Summary of Outcomes)
OT-1119E, November 7, 2011, 10 pages.
"Trans-Pacific workshop highlighted the importance of
inter-regional partnerships to combat corruption and
illicit trade, sharing information and best practices in
meeting regional challenges. Discussion focused on:
narcotics trafficking; falsified/counterfeit medicines;
environmental crimes and corruption and money laundering
that facilitates illicit trade." (From AIT)
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Alessi, Christopher.
Confronting U.S.-China Economic Imbalances.
The Council on Foreign Relations, November 2, 2011, 5
pages.
"An undervalued Chinese yuan
remains a contributing factor to the U.S.-China trade
imbalance, but experts warn that labeling China a
'currency manipulator' will not rein in mounting U.S.
deficits." (From the Council on Foreign Relations)
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Barfield, Claude.
Taiwan and East Asian Regionalism.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy
Research, November 10, 2011,
29 pages.
"The goal of this paper is to
describe Taiwan's place in the global economy and to
analyze the impact on Taiwan's economy of growing East
Asian regional trade and investment initiatives such as
the ASEAN Plus Three Agreement (APT) and the
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)." (From AEI)
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Kellerhals, Merle David, Jr.
Asia-Pacific Region Key to Global Economic
Recovery.
IIP Digital, November 11, 2011, 2 pages.
"U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner says that the debt crisis confronting the
nations of Europe remains the central challenge to
global economic growth." (From U.S. Department of State)
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McAfee, Andrew.
"What Every CEO Needs to Know About the Cloud."
Harvard Business Review, November 2011, pp.
125-132.
"Cloud computing represents a
genuine sea change in how organizations use IT. The
time has come for companies to overcome their fears and
embrace it." (From Harvard Business Review)
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Soros, George.
Does the Euro Have a Future?
New York Review of Books, October 13, 2011, 6 pages.
"The euro crisis is a direct
consequence of the crash of 2008. When Lehman Brothers
failed, the entire financial system started to collapse
and had to be put on artificial life support. This took
the form of substituting the sovereign credit of
governments for the bank and other credit that had
collapsed." (From New York Review of Books)
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Coleman, Kevin J.
Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, October 13,
2011, 12 pages.
"The presidential nominating calendar for
2012 is still unsettled, as some state and party officials
continue to consider date changes for primaries and caucuses in
response to recent scheduling changes." (From CRS Report)
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Mitchell, Amy.
The Tablet Revolution and What it Means for the Future of
News.
Pew Research Center, October 25, 2011, 28 pages.
"Just 18 months after the introduction of
the iPad, a new Pew Research Center study details the way in
which the tablet is creating a revolution in how people get
their news. About one-in-ten Americans now own a tablet, and
more than half use it every day to read long articles as well as
headlines." (From Pew Research Center)
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Overview from the Generation Gap and the 2012 Election.
Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011, 11 pages.
"In the last four national elections, generation has mattered
more in American elections than it has in decades. This
continues to be true as voters look ahead toward the 2012
general election. In a contest between President Obama and Mitt
Romney, there is a 20-point gap in support for Obama between
Millennials and the over-65 Silent generation." (From Pew
Research Center)
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"Brave Thinkers 2011."
The Atlantic, November 2011, pp. 47-68.
"Our annual guide to the people risking
their reputations, fortunes, and lives in pursuit of big ideas."
(From the Atlantic)
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Yun, Joe.
Trafficking in Persons in East Asia and the Pacific.
U.S. Department of State, October 27, 2011, 7 pages.
"The scourge of human trafficking and
modern slavery reaches into every corner of the globe, but
perhaps nowhere more so than in East Asia and the Pacific.
According to the International Labor Organization, the incidence
of forced labor and sex trafficking is higher in the
Asia-Pacific region than anywhere else in the world. And
according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),
victims from Asia are trafficked to the widest range of
destinations around the globe. In addition to being trafficked
overseas, many victims are trafficked within their own
countries." (From U.S. Department of State)
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