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 Category - International Relations

  1. Brown, David G. and Kevin Scott.
    Building Trust. Click to read the full-text
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 15, 2014, 10 pages.
    "Beijing is increasingly exploring ways to address cross-strait political issues and is promoting agreement on a 'one China framework' as the way to build mutual trust. However, differences remain very apparent, at least for the present. The first formal exchange of visits by officials is being planned, raising important policy implications." (From the CSIS)

  2. Bush, Richard C., III.
    Thoughts on U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan. Click to read the full-text
    The Brookings Institution, January 14, 2014, 3 pages.
    "Each of us comes at the general subject of Taiwan and at specific subsidiary issues in different ways. The authors of 'Threading the Needle' have their way. This morning, I would like to provide my own analytical perspective." (From the Brookings Institution)

  3. Hsu, Kimberly.
    Air Defense Identification Zone Intended to Provide China Greater Flexibility to Enforce East China Sea Claims. Click to read the full-text
    U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, January 14, 2014, 7 pages.
    "Beijing's announced plans to establish additional ADIZs 'at an appropriate time after completing preparations' have led some sources to speculate China will declare at least one additional ADIZ in the South China Sea (SCS), where China has maritime disputes with Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan." (From the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)

  4. Kramer, Franklin D. and Melanie J. Teplinsky.
    Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence. Click to read the full-text
    Atlantic Council, December 2013, 10 pages.  
    "To create a more stable and secure cyber space, 'Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence' recommends that the United States utilize a hybrid model of cybersecurity with tailored deterrence as a key element, thereby shifting from the current defense-only cybersecurity paradigm. Tailored deterrence raises the costs of, and reduces the benefits from, cyber attacks, and can thereby serve as a key element of a cybersecurity strategy designed to reduce adversarial intrusion into US private, commercial, and governmental networks." (From the Atlantic Council)

  5. Lampton, David M.
    "How China Is Ruled: Why It's Getting Harder for Beijing to Govern."
    Foreign Affairs, January/February 2014, pp. 74-84.
    "The cliché that China has experienced economic reform but not political reform since the beginning of the Deng Xiaoping era obscures some important truths: China's leaders have become weaker, its society has fractured, and its people have grown more empowered." (From Foreign Affairs)

  6. Ratner, Ely.
    (Re)Defining the "New Type of Major Country Relationship" between the United States and China. Click to read the full-text
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 13, 2014, 2 pages.
    "The US response to China's call for a 'new type of major country relationship' remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood components of the Obama administration's China policy.  An immediate problem is the glaring disconnect between the ways in which policymakers in Washington and Beijing are interpreting the concept." (From the CSIS)

  7. Runde, Daniel F. and Sadika Hameed.
    The Costs of Corruption: Strategies for Ending a Tax on Private-sector Growth. Click to read the full-text
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 31, 2014, 39 pages.
    "Corruption remains a priority area for both the private sector and development implementers. However, there is no consensus on practical steps to address it on a global level. This issue is especially important in the context of international trade and development as the private sector plays an increasing role in development outcomes." (From the CSIS)

  8. Russel, Daniel R.
    U.S. Policy in the East Asia and Pacific Region for 2014. Click to read the full-text
    IIP Digital, February 4, 2014, 10 pages.
    "During a February 4 briefing at the Washington Foreign Press Center, Russel said the United States is 'dedicating more diplomatic resources, more public diplomacy resources, more assistance resources to advance our objectives in the region, and to do so in a way that's commensurate with the really comprehensive nature of our engagement.'" (From IIP Digital)


Category - Economics & Trade

  1. Swagel, Phillip.
    Three Ways We Can Improve the Economy in 2014. Click to read the full-text
    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, January 16, 2014, 5 pages.
    "An improving economy and a fiscal truce together signal the possibility of making progress on at least some of the economic challenges facing the United States. Don't expect a grand bargain with entitlement changes to address the structural fiscal imbalance, or a pro-growth tax reform aimed at putting the U.S. economy back onto a permanently better trajectory." (From the AEI)

  2. United States Trade Representative.
    2013 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets. Click to read the full-text
    The Office of the United States Trade Representative, February 12, 2014,
    19 pages.
    "The annual review identifies both online and physical marketplaces engaging in commercial-scale IPR infringement. Publication of this report helps the United States and its trade partners prioritize enforcement of the intellectual property rights that protect job-supporting innovation and creativity around the world." (From IIP Digital)

Category - Politics

  1. President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address. Click to read the full-text
    The White House, January 28, 2014, 11 pages.
    "Here are the results of your efforts:  The lowest unemployment rate in over five years.  A rebounding housing market.  A manufacturing sector that's adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s.  More oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that's happened in nearly twenty years.  Our deficits – cut by more than half.  And for the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s number one place to invest; America is." (From the White House)

  2. Hanushek, Eric and Paul E. Peterson.
    "Higher Grades, Higher GDP." Click to read the full-text
    Hoover Digest, Winter 2014, pp.
    "The stronger the student performance, the more prosperous the nation." (From the Hoover Digest)

  3. Kandel, William A.
    U.S. Naturalization Policy. Click to read the full-text
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 16, 2014, 27 pages.
    "Congress is currently considering extensive reforms to U.S. immigration laws, which could affect naturalization policy and the number of persons who naturalize each year. Although concerns regarding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) petition processing capabilities sometimes arise when large numbers of foreign nationals petition for immigration benefits, the agency's capacity and recent modernization efforts have minimized excessive processing delays" (From CRS Report)

  4. Kohn, Donald.
    Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. Click to read the full-text
    The Brookings Institution, February 11, 2014, 6 pages.
    "In my view, independence from short-term political interference in how the Federal Reserve calibrates its instruments will be critical for preserving price stability. Congress has set the overall goals for the Federal Reserve and it should hold the Fed accountable for achieving those goals." (From the Brookings Institution)

Category - Global Issues

  1. Lagon, Mark P.
    Netting People: Treaties Reducing Illicit Fishing and Human Trafficking. Click to read the full-text
    Council on Foreign Relations, February 12, 2014, 6 pages.
    "In his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mark P. Lagon discusses illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the Port States Measures Agreement, and human trafficking as it relates to fishing vessels and illegal fishing worldwide." (From the Council on Foreign Relations)

  2. Machen, Bernie.
    "Thinking Deeply in a Twitter World."
    Vital Speeches of the Day, December 2013, pp. 342-344.
    "We live in an era of incredibly complex and important challenges.  Yet as a society, we are less and less able to put forth the mental exertion needed to solve these challenges." (From Vital Speeches of the Day)

  3. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. Click to read the full-text
    The White House, February 11, 2014, 12 pages.
    "The entire world has a stake in protecting the world's iconic animals, and the United States is strongly committed to meeting its obligation to help preserve the Earth's natural beauty for future generations." (From the White House)

 

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