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Brown, David G. and Kevin Scott.
Building Trust.
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)
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Bush, Richard C., III.
Thoughts on U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan.
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)
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Hsu, Kimberly.
Air Defense Identification Zone Intended to Provide China
Greater Flexibility to Enforce East China Sea Claims.
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)
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Kramer, Franklin D. and Melanie J. Teplinsky.
Cybersecurity and Tailored Deterrence.
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)
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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)
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Ratner, Ely.
(Re)Defining the "New Type of Major Country Relationship"
between the United States and China.
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)
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Runde, Daniel F. and Sadika Hameed.
The Costs of Corruption: Strategies for Ending a Tax on
Private-sector Growth.
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)
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Russel, Daniel R.
U.S. Policy in the East Asia and Pacific Region for 2014.
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)
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Swagel, Phillip.
Three Ways We Can Improve the Economy in 2014.
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)
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United States Trade Representative.
2013 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets.
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)
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President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address.
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)
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Hanushek, Eric and Paul E. Peterson.
"Higher Grades, Higher GDP."
Hoover Digest, Winter 2014, pp.
"The stronger the student performance, the
more prosperous the nation." (From the Hoover Digest)
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Kandel, William A.
U.S. Naturalization Policy.
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)
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Kohn, Donald.
Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.
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)
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Lagon, Mark P.
Netting People: Treaties Reducing Illicit Fishing and
Human Trafficking.
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)
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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)
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National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.
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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