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Category - International Relations

  1. Auslin, Michael.
    Don't Forget About the East China Sea.
    Center for a New American Security, May 3, 2012, 6 pages.
    "The East China Sea may be the most strategic location in all of Asia. While the media and policymakers have paid considerable attention to the geopolitical significance of the South China Sea, the East China Sea deserves equal attention. Like the South China Sea, it is rife with contested territorial claims, larger military buildups among the principal players of the region and a geopolitical significance that impinges even more directly on long-standing U.S. security commitments." (From Center for a New American Security)

  2. Brown, David G.
    Post-Election Continuity.
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 14, 2012, 8 pages.
     "In January, President Ma Ying-jeou won re-election and the KMT retained its majority in the legislature. Voters endorsed Ma's gradual approach to developing constructive relations with the Mainland. In Beijing, the outcome validated President Hu's 'peaceful development' policies." (From CSIS)

  3. Dale, Catherine.
    In Brief: Clarifying the Concept of "Partnership" in National Security.
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, May 4, 2012, 13 pages.
    "Over the last few years, the term 'partnership' has spread like wildfire through official U.S. national security guidance documents and rhetoric. At the Department of Defense (DOD), which spearheaded the proliferation of the term, 'partnership' has been used to refer to a broad array of civilian as well as military activities in support of national security." (From CRS Report)

  4. Department of Defense.
    Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012.
    (Annual Report to Congress)
    Department of Defense, May 2012, 43 pages.
    "The People's Republic of China is pursuing a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve the capacity of China's armed forces to fight and win 'local wars under conditions of informatization,' or high-intensity, information-centric regional military operations of short duration." (From Department of Defense)

  5. Glaser, Bonnie S. and Brittany Billingsley.
    US-China Relations: Xi Visit Steadies Ties; Dissident Creates New Tensions.
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 14, 2012, 18 pages.
    "Xi Jinping's visit to the US went smoothly and laid the foundation for a strong bilateral relationship after the 18th Party Congress this fall. Speeches to mark the 40th anniversary of Nixon's visit to China highlighted progress while recognizing deep mutual strategic mistrust. The third Asia-Pacific Consultation was held to manage suspicions and enhance cooperation. " (From CSIS)

  6. Stokes, Mark A. and Dean Cheng.
    China's Evolving Space Capabilities: Implications for U.S. Interests.
    U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, April 26, 2012, 2 pages.
    "The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made significant advances in its space program and is emerging as a space power. Senior leaders have established space as a national priority and are allocating significant resources toward enhancing the PRC's space-related technology base." (From the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

  1. Jackson, James K.
    Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data. 
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, May 10, 2012, 43 pages.
    "The impact of foreign direct investment on U.S. employment is provoking a national debate.  While local communities compete with one another for investment projects, many of the residents of those communities fear losing their jobs as U.S. companies seek out foreign locations and foreign workers to perform work that traditionally has been done in the United States, generally referred to as outsourcing." (From CRS Report)

  2. Levine, Linda.
    Job Growth During the Recovery.
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, May 10, 2012, 12 pages.
    "Congress in recent years passed a number of bills intended in part to jump-start a recovery in the labor market from the recession that began in December 2007. Members of the 112th Congress are interested in the labor market's response to these measures to help them decide how well the legislation has worked and whether additional job-creation legislation may be warranted in light of the pace and composition of job growth since the recession's end in June 2009." (From CRS Report)

  3. Neeley, Tsedal.
    "Global Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now."
    Harvard Business Review, May 2012, pp. 116-124.
    "The move toward a single language for business is inescapable -- but adopting an English-only policy is usually radical and messy.  Here's a framework for successfully implementing the change." (From Harvard Business Review)

  4. Rajan, Raghuram.
    "The True Lessons of the Recession."
    Foreign Affairs, May/June 2012, pp. 69-79.
    "Most experts think the global recession was caused by a collapse in demand -- and so, in good Keynesian fashion, they want governments to ramp up spending to compensate.  But the West's recent frowth was dependent on borrowing.  Going even further into debt now won't help; instead, countries need to address the underlying flaw" (From Foreign Affairs)

  5. U.S. Department of the Interior.
    National Travel & Tourism Strategy: Task Force on Travel & Competitiveness.
    U.S. Department of the Interior, May 10, 2012, 28 pages.
    "Travel and tourism are critical to the American economy. This growing industry offers significant potential for job creation across all regions of the country. Federal policies on matters ranging from national security to transportation and from trade to natural resources management affect travel and tourism, and its potential for growth." (From U.S. Department of the Interior)

Category - Politics

 
  1. Frey, William H.
    Why Minorities Will Decide the 2012 U.S. Election.
    The Brookings Institution, May 2012, 6 pages.
    "Recently released Census Bureau Current Population Survey data from January 2012 permit a simulation of this year’s election under different white and minority voting scenarios. They show that Obama’s reelection is even more dependent on minority support than in 2008—and not just in the most racially diverse states. Two factors are key to translating minority population into votes in 2012: eligibility and turnout. " (From the Brookings Institution)

  2. Greenstone, Michael and others.
    The U.S. Immigration System: Potential Benefits of Reform.
    The Brookings Institution, May 2012, 7 pages.
    "The Hamilton Project believes that an improved immigration system could raise the well-being of all U.S. citizens. This framing memo provides background information on the state of the current immigration system and the potential benefits of reform in order to inform the policy discussion." (From the Brookings Institution)

  3. Marche, Stephen.
    "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?"
    The Atlantic, May 2012, pp. 60-69.
    "Fall all the connectivity of the social-media age, research suggests that we have never been lonelier.  A report on what this epidemic is doing to our bodies, our souls, and our society." (From the Atlantic)

  4. Reese, Shawn.
    The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions.
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, April 16, 2012, 21 pages.
    "The U.S. Secret Service has two missions—criminal investigations and protection. Criminal investigation activities, have expanded since the inception of the Service from a small anticounterfeiting operation at the end of the Civil War, to now encompassing financial crimes, identity theft, counterfeiting, computer fraud, and computer-based attacks on the nation's financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure, among other areas." (From CRS Report)

  5. U.S. Department of State.
    U.S. Elections: Media and Campaigns.
    U.S. Department of State, May 23, 2012, 2 pages.
    "Americans get their election campaign news from broadcast news programs, television comedy shows, websites and many other sources besides their local daily newspaper" (From U.S. Department of State)

Category - Global Issues

  1. Kramer, Steven Philip.
    "Baby Gap."
    Foreign Affairs, May/June 2012, pp. 2-6
    "Populations throughout the developed world are aging and shrinking, with dire consequences.  Yet decline is not inevitable.  Even in the industrialized world, governments can encourage childbearing through policies that let women reconcile work and family." (From Foreign Affairs)

  2. Smith, Aaron.
    The Future of Money: Smartphone Swiping in the Mobile Age.
    Pew Research Center, April 17, 2012, 35 pages.
    "A majority of technology experts and other internet stakeholders believe that by 2020 most people will have embraced and fully adopted the use of smart-device swiping for purchases they make, nearly eliminating the need for cash or credit cards." (From Pew Research Center)

  3. U.S. Department of State.
    Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 - Taiwan.

    U.S. Department of State, May 24, 2012, 20 pages.
    "Principal human rights problems reported during the year were corruption and violence against women and children.  During the year the authorities indicted more than 400 officials, including 54 high-ranking officials, on corruption charges. There were no reports of impunity." (From U.S. Department of State)

 

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