- 美國在台協會處長梅健華 美國獨立紀念日慶祝酒會演講詞。
Remarks by AIT Director Kin Moy at AIT Independence Day Reception.
OT-1609, June 29, 2016, 1 page.
“Now is the best time in our history to work on U.S.-Taiwan relations. We simply cooperate in more areas and in greater depth than at any other time.” (From AIT)
- 美國在台協會處長梅健華 「學生簽證日」致詞稿.
Remarks by AIT Director Kin Moy Student Visa Day June 3, 2016.
OT-1607, June 3, 2016, 1 page.
“At AIT, we welcome students from Taiwan to study or do exchanges in the United States. Our goal is to make that process as fast and as simple as possible.” (From AIT)
- 美國副助理國務卿暨主管亞太經合會事務資深官員馬志修大使美台全球合作暨訓練架構亞洲地區能源效率研討會開幕式致詞講稿。
Remarks by Ambassador Matthew J. Matthews Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Senior Official for APEC. at the “Conference on Energy Efficiency in Asia.”
OT-1608, June 16, 2016, 2 pages.
“Today's forum provides an opportunity for countries throughout the region to come together to jointly work on challenges. As Acting Director Forden noted, the United States is a global leader in energy, and we take a particular interest in energy policy as it relates to the Asia Pacific region.” (From AIT)
- Brownfield, William R.
A U.S. Policy Priority: Combating Corruption.
Department of State, June 8, 2016, 2 pages.
“Corruption is not new, but what does seem to be emerging now is the growing recognition that it imperils so much of what the United States is trying to accomplish worldwide: good governance, economic growth and national security.” (From the Department of State)
- Cornett, Peter G.
China’s “New Silk Road” and US-Japan Alliance Geostrategy: Challenges and Opportunities.
Center for Strategic and International Studies, June, 2016, 35 pages.
“This paper has analyzed China’s New Silk Road policy within the wider Eurasian geopolitical context. Not content with struggling over maritime assets in the Asiatic Mediterranean and to avoid direct confrontation with the naval power of the US-Japan alliance, China is making its own pivot to the west, linking its poorest provinces by means of high-speed rail with new markets across Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. In so doing, China is upsetting the strategic balance on the Eurasian continent by weakening Russia, dominating the key region of Central Asia, and binding Europe and Africa into a trade network that will mitigate the risks of coercive alliance efforts in China’s littoral. In addition to putting these challenges in a Eurasian geopolitical context, this paper has shown that the US-Japan alliance has an opportunity to modify its geostrategy in order to take a more active balancing role.” (From the CSIS)
- Cronin, Patrick M. and others.
Dynamic Balance: An Alliance Requirements Roadmap for the Asia-Pacific Region.
Center for a New American Security, May 26, 2016, 47 pages.
“As President Obama continues his trip to the region, three experts from the Center for a New American Security have written a new report analyzing the growing anti-access/area-denial challenges posed by China and exploring the role that allies and partners may play in engaging the challenges in a variety of contexts and domains. The report provides a roadmap for the next U.S. administration and key U.S. allies in the region to address these challenges and potential escalation.” (From Center for a New American Security)
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors : Executive Summary.
U. S. International Trade Commission, May 2016, 25 pages.
“This report encompasses TPP’s impact on the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP), exports, and imports; U.S. aggregate employment and employment opportunities; the production, employment, and competitive position of U.S. industries likely to be significantly affected by TPP; and the interests of U.S. consumers. The report also reviews other assessments of TPP’s economic effects available in the literature, and discusses areas of consensus and divergence between the Commission’s analyses and conclusions and those in the literature reviewed.” (From U. S. International Trade Commission)
- Smith, Aaron.
Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy.
Pew Research Center, May 19, 2016, 10 pages.
“The sharing economy and on-demand services are weaving their way into the lives of some Americans, raising difficult issues around jobs, regulation and the potential emergence of a new digital divide.”(From Pew Research Center)
- Boersma, Tim and others.
The Presidential Candidates’ Views on Energy and Climate.
The Brookings Institution, June 9, 2016, 4 pages.
“This election cycle, what will separate Democrats from Republicans on energy policy and their approach to climate change? Republicans tend to be fairly strong supporters of the fossil fuel industry, and to various degrees deny that climate change is occurring. Democratic candidates emphasize the importance of further expanding the share of renewable energy at the expense of fossil fuels, and agree that climate change is a real problem—with some saying the challenge trumps most, if not all, other U.S. security concerns.” (From the Brookings Institution)
- DeSilver, Drew.
Turnout was high in the 2016 Primary Season, but just Short of 2008 Record.
Pew Research Center, June 10, 2016, 2 pages.
“More than 57.6 million people, or 28.5% of estimated eligible voters, voted in the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries that all but wrapped up Tuesday – close to but not quite at the record participation level set in 2008.” (From Pew Research Center)
- Masters, Jonathan and Gopal Ratnam.
Foreign Policy at the Conventions.
Council on Foreign Relation, May 6, 2016, 9 pages.
“Conventions tend to focus on the parties’ domestic priorities, but foreign policy and national security issues regularly come to the fore, especially during periods of global instability or armed conflict. In the elections since 9/11, convention speeches and party platforms have waded into the debates over terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation, cybersecurity, and other relevant topics like immigration, human rights, trade, energy and climate change.” ( From Council on Foreign Relation)
- Monagle, Laura L.
Financial Aid for Students: Online Resources.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, June 16, 2016, 16 pages.
“This report identifies various online sources for planning and acquiring funds for postsecondary education. Students themselves are often in the best position to determine which aid programs they may qualify for and which best meet their needs. This list includes both general and comprehensive sources, as well as those targeted toward specific types of aid and circumstances. ”(From CRS Report)
- Blanchard, Christopher M. and Carla E. Humud.
The Islamic State and U.S. Policy.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, June 14, 2016, 33 pages.
“This report provides background on the Islamic State organization, discusses its goals, operations, and affiliates, reviews U.S. legislative and policy debates, and describes select FY2017 legislative proposals” (From CRS Report)
- Connor, Phillip and Jens Manuel Krogstad.
About Six-in-Ten Syrians are now Displaced from Their Homes.
Pew Research Center, June 13, 2016, 2 pages.
“Conflict in Syria has displaced millions of citizens from their homes since protests against the al-Assad government began more than five years ago. An estimated 12.5 million Syrians are now displaced, amounting to about six-in-ten of the country’s 2011 midyear population – and up from less than 1 million in 2011, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of global refugee data.” (From Pew Research Center
- Kerr, Paul K.
Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, May 31, 2016, 19 pages.
“This report provides a brief overview of Iran’s nuclear program and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the IAEA board and the Security Council.” (From CRS Report)
- Renwick, Danielle.
The Zika Virus.
Council on Foreign Relation, May 15, 2016, 9 pages.“The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness, has been linked to a dramatic rise in birth defects in Brazil and neighboring countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016, and by mid-2016, sixty countries were reporting active transmission of the virus. Health officials confirmed that the Zika virus is behind a dramatic increase in cases of microcephaly, a condition in which infants are born with unusually small heads and brains that usually results in developmental disabilities. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said pregnant women, or women who may become pregnant, should consider postponing travel to the nearly thirty countries where the Zika virus has been transmitted. “( From Council on Foreign Relation)
- Zycher, Benjamin.
World Oil Prices: Market Expectations, the House of Saud, and the Transient, Effect of Supply Disruptions.
American Enterprise Institute, June 2016, 17 pages.
“Several observers have argued that the recent sharp decline in oil prices is unlikely to last, largely because pricing strategy by Saudi Arabia can be described as “dynamic profit maximization” designed to drive overseas competitors out of business in the short run, and to erode investment in new competitive production capacity over the longer term. Punishment of overseas competitors unquestionably is a component of Saudi strategy, but the ensuing conclusion that sharp price increases are to be expected does not follow. ” (From American Enterprise Institute)
- A Battery you Never have to Replace.
Kurzweil Network, April 21, 2016. 2 pages.
“University of California, Irvine researchers have invented a new nanowire-based battery material that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times, moving us closer to a battery that would never require replacement.” (From Kurzweil Network)
- Marion, Tucker J. and Sebastian K. Fixson.
The 4 Main Ways to Innovate in a Digital Economy.
Harvard Business Review, June 02, 2016, 5 pages.
“To help make sense of the opportunities and challenges ahead, we have identified four distinct innovation modes -specialist mode, venture mode, community mode and network mode. Each mode is characterized by its own set of stakeholders and interaction dynamics, along with specific ways that companies can achieve a competitive advantage.” ( From Harvard Business Review)
- Students on STEM: More Hands-on, Real-World Experiences.
Amgen Foundation, June 2016, 4 pages.
“A new survey of American teenagers from the Amgen Foundation and Change the Equation offers real cause for optimism about the future of high school science and biology education in the United States. Teens generally like science—and biology in particular—and they grasp the importance of the field to people’s lives. They know good biology teaching when they see it, and they would like the opportunity to do more engaging, hands-on science in school.” (From Amgen Foundation)
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