Hormats, Robert D.
Forty Years After the Nixon Visit: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in U.S.-China Economic Relations.
U.S. Department of State, March 6, 2012, 8 pages.
"Since President Nixon’s historic visit to China, there has been bipartisan support for closer U.S.-China relations – despite a series of ups and downs in the relationship. It is important that regardless of what differences arise, that tradition be maintained." (From U.S. Department of State)

Kissinger, Henry A.
"The Future of U.S. - Chinese Relations."
Foreign Affairs, March/April 2012, 12 pages.
"Significant groups in both China and the United States claim that a contest for supremacy between the two countries is inevitable and perhaps already under way.  They are wrong.  Beijing and Washington may not, in the end, be able to transcend the forces pushing them toward conflict.  But they owe it to themselves, and the world, to try." (From Foreign Affairs)

Lieberthal, Kenneth G. and Peter W. Singer.
Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations.
The Brookings Institution, February 23, 2012, 41 pages.
"There is perhaps no relationship as significant to the future of world politics as that between the U.S. and China. No other two nations play such dominant roles in critical global issues from peace and security to finance, trade, and the environment. How these two powers manage their relationship will likely be a key determinant of not only their own political and economic futures, but also wider global stability and prosperity." (From the Brookings Institution)

Nehru, Vikram.
Executive Summary from China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-Income Society.
The World Bank, March 2012, 3 pages.
"By 2030, China has the potential to be a modern, harmonious, and creative high-income society. But achieving this objective will not be easy." (From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Noor, Elina.
"Linsanity," Social Media and US-Asia Relations.
East-West Center, March 13, 2012, 2 pages.
"This phenomenon that is 'Linsanity' has struck at an interesting time, amidst whispers of a United States in decline and an Asia in ascent. While it is absurd to suggest that one successful Asian-American athlete holds the key to managing international relations, there are certainly lessons to draw from the parable of Jeremy Lin." (From East-West Center)

Tatsumi, Yuki.
Future of the US Marines in Okinawa: Long-Term Risks for Short-Term Gain?
Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 16, 2012, 2 pages.
"While this adjustment may relieve pressure on the two governments in the short-term, it leaves unresolved issues critical to the sustainable presence of US forces in Japan, exposing the US-Japan alliance to a long-term risk." (From CSIS)

Foster, J.D.
Steps to Economic Recovery and Economic Growth.
The Heritage Foundation, March 8, 2012, 9 pages.
"In light of the ongoing high unemployment, policymakers should be keenly focused on what they can do to help the economy recover, but they must also recognize the limitations of policy initiatives. " (From the Heritage Foundation)

Ikenson, Daniel J.
Trade Policy Priority One: Averting a U.S.-China "Trade War."
Cato Institute, March 5, 2012, 6 pages.
"Indeed, it is beyond doubt that certain Chinese policies have been provocative, discriminatory, protectionist, and, in some cases, violative of the agreed rules of international trade. But there is more to the story than that. U.S. policies, politics, and attitudes have contributed to rising tensions, as have rabble-rousing politicians and a confrontation-thirsty media." (From Cato Institute)

Lachman, Desmond.
Europe As a Major Risk to the US Economic Outlook.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, March 8, 2012, 4 pages.
"In much the same way as the US Lehman crisis of 2008-2009 severely impacted the European economy through financial market dislocation, a European banking crisis would materially impact the US economy both through the financial market channel and through a generalized increase in global economic risk aversion." (From AEI)

Martin, Michael F.
China's Banking System: Issues for Congress.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, February 20, 2012, 47 pages.
"China's banking system raises two key issues that may be of interest to Congress. First, Congress may choose to examine allegations of inappropriate bank subsidies to major Chinese companies, particularly state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Second, under its WTO accession agreement, China was to open its domestic financial markets to foreign banks." (From CRS Report)

"The President's Trade Agenda."
From the President's 2012 Trade Policy Agenda.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative, March 2012, 22 pages.
"In 2012, the Administration’s trade policy will continue to provide leadership for the global economy and help American manufacturers, service providers, farmers, and ranchers sell more goods and services around the world, supporting more jobs here at home." (From the USTR)

Ramstad, Evan.
"Asia: U.S., South Korea to Start Tariff Cuts."
The Wall Street Journal Asia, March 15, 2012, 3 pages.
"South Korea and the U.S. on Thursday will eliminate duties on thousands of goods as they implement a free-trade agreement that took one year to negotiate and an additional four years of political battling to complete." (From the Wall Street Journal Asia) 

Attorney General Holder at Northwestern University School of Law.
(U.S. National Security Is Based on Values and Laws)
IIP Digital, March 5, 2012, 11 pages.
"While the nation faces many security threats from extremists outside its borders and within them, the United States will respond to threats based on the rule of law enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and its values, Attorney General Eric Holder says." (From IIP Digital)

Biggs, Andrew G.
The Pros and Cons of Making the Census Bureau's American Community Survey Voluntary.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, March 6, 2012, 3 pages.
"This issue involves important questions of both individual privacy and lawmakers' need for accurate data upon which to make important policy decisions. In the United States, we have sought to achieve an appropriate balance between these two needs. It is my opinion that mandatory participation in the ACS, coupled with legal protections for privacy of ACS respondents, maintains that balance in a reasonable way." (From AEI)

Finklea, Kristin M.
Identity Theft: Trends and Issues.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, February 15, 2012, 9 pages.
"In the current fiscal environment, policymakers are increasingly concerned with securing the economic health of the United States—including combating those crimes that threaten to further undermine the nation's financial stability. Identity theft is one such crime." (From CRS Report)

Kandel, William A.
The U.S. Foreign-Born Population: Trends and Selected Characteristics.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, February 15, 2012, 36 pages.
"Geographic origins of the foreign born have shifted from Europe (74% in 1960) to Latin America and Asia (81% in 2010). In recent years, many foreign born have settled in new urban and rural destinations, often in response to employment opportunities in construction, manufacturing, and low-skilled services. Yet, as in previous decades, at least two thirds of the foreign born remain concentrated in just six states: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and New Jersey." (From CRS Report)

McKeown, Karen D.
Can Online Learning Reproduce the Full College Experience?
The Heritage Foundation, March 13, 2012, 12 pages.
"With the tuition cost of traditional colleges and universities soaring and education technology advancing, online courses and degree programs are becoming more common. Some critics argue that an online degree cannot provide all the important features of a traditional college education, from extracurricular activities to new professional networks, but the evidence disputes much of that criticism, especially for certain groups of students." (From the Heritage Foundation)

Petersen, R. Eric and Jennifer E. Manning.
Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses.  
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, February 17, 2012, 9 pages.
"Since 1789, available information from official and private sources suggests that there have been at least 21 instances of attacks involving 24 Members who were targeted by assailants. There have been 12,018 individuals who have served as Representatives or Senators since 1789. In 11 instances, the attacks were thwarted, or resulted in no serious injuries to Members." (From CRS Report)

Petersen, R. Eric.
Representatives and Senators: Trends in Member Characteristics Since 1945.  
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, February 17, 2012, 36 pages.
"Questions about the characteristics of Members of Congress, including their age, education, previous occupations, and other descriptors, are of ongoing interest to Members, congressional staff, and constituents. Some of these questions may be asked in the context of representation, in efforts to evaluate the extent to which Members of Congress reflect their constituencies and the nation at large." (From CRS Report)

Obama, Barack.
Remarks by President Obama at Hankuk University.
(President Obama speaks to faculty and students at Hankuk University in Seoul, South Korea, on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the possibility of a world without nuclear weapons.)
The White House, March 26, 2012, 8 pages.
"As President, I changed our nuclear posture to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons in our national security strategy. I made it clear that the United States will not develop new nuclear warheads. And we will not pursue new military missions for nuclear weapons. We’ve narrowed the range of contingencies under which we would ever use or threaten to use nuclear weapons." (From the White House)

Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
Remarks at the Women in the World Summit.
U.S. Department of State, March 10, 2012, 8 pages.
"We are living in what I call the Age of Participation. Economic, political, and technological changes have empowered people everywhere to shape their own destinies in ways previous generations could never have imagined. All these women – these Women in the World – have proven that committed individuals, often with help, help from their friends, can make a difference in their own lives and far beyond." (From U.S. Department of State)

Cann, Michelle and others.
The Nuclear Security Summit: Assessment of National Commitments.
Arms Control Association, March 20, 2012, 48 pages.
"There is near universal agreement among experts that nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats facing the world, yet – until recently – efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear materials have not been commensurate with the threat. The repercussions of a nuclear attack would be global. The world economy, tourism and civil liberties would all be affected. Though nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats to global security, it is preventable. " (From U.S. Department of State)

Rose, Frank A.
Sustaining the Space Environment for the Future.
U.S. Department of State, March 8, 2012, 3 pages.
"I am pleased to join you here today to discuss space, its importance to our daily lives, and the need for international cooperation to maintain the long-term sustainability of the space environment." (From U.S. Department of State)