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01/28/2010
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U.S. Foreign Policy—Obama's First Year
In addition to the global economic crisis, President Obama has begun to address many other serious foreign policy challenges, including Iran, Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, strengthening the nonproliferation regime, and relations with China. In a special BBC broadcast to 40 million people worldwide, Carnegie experts assessed his efforts and discussed handling the challenges that lie ahead. | MORE>
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Guantanamo's Impact on U.S. National Security
President Obama’s self-imposed deadline for closing the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay has passed. Christopher Boucek outlines the reasons why the administration missed the deadline, the importance of Guantanamo to broader U.S. counterterrorism objectives, and the options for a long-term solution.
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IN THIS ISSUE...
CHALLENGES TO U.S.—CHINA RELATIONS
U.S.–China: Google Is Just the Beginning
As tensions over trade disputes and UN sanctions continue to hamper bilateral cooperation, Douglas Paal suggests that leaders in both Washington and Beijing must improve their capacity to handle disputes and cooperate at the same time.
More on U.S.–China Relations:
Why Trade War is Very Likely to Break Out This Year [op-ed]
GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Not Your Average Crisis
Recovery came faster than expected in 2009 and forecasts seem to be underestimating the outlook again—this time for 2010. The consequences of underestimating growth remain milder than those of overestimating it, however, and policy makers should not withdraw stimulus measures too soon.
More from the International Economic Bulletin
AN ASIAN CENTURY:
China's Financial Evolution Will Take the Slow Road
In spite of China’s rapid economic transformation and massive accumulation of foreign currency reserves, Michael Pettis suggests that Beijing’s heavy-handed control of its financial sector hinders China’s ability to transform the world’s capital markets and financial systems.
How the West Can Adapt and Thrive in an Asian Century
Asia’s share of global economic output is predicted to more than triple by 2030. If the United States hopes to maintain power in the decades to come, it will have to expand its economic ties, sustain its military superiority, and pursue a realistic and multifaceted approach to China, explains Ashley Tellis.
NUCLEAR THREATS:
Eliminating Nuclear Threats—A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers
At an event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment, Gareth Evans and William Perry discussed the report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, which recommends practical short, medium, and long-term policy options designed to galvanize government action toward abolishing nuclear weapons.
IRAQI POLITICS:
De-Baathification as a Political Tool
The recent decision to bar fifteen primarily Sunni political parties and more than 500 individuals from running in Iraq’s March parliamentary elections has damaged sectarian reconciliation efforts and affected the integrity of the election process.
More on the 2010 Iraqi Elections
REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN:
How Obama Can Reverse Iran's Dangerous Course
In spite of efforts by the Iranian regime to silence the opposition, domestic protests continue. Robert Kagan suggests that by helping the Iranian people achieve a new form of government, President Obama has the opportunity to make the world a dramatically safer place.
More on U.S.–Iran:
Why No U.S. President will Bomb Iran [op-ed]
OPPORTUNITY IN HAITI:
Averting Disaster
By providing Port-au-Prince with essential infrastructure, early-warning technologies, and regional and international disaster response training, David Rothkopf explains that rebuilding in Haiti can become a model for how the global community can work together to reduce the fallout of such disasters in the future.
U.S. MILITARY MIGHT:
The Need for Power
Although the Obama administration has publicly stated its commitment to diplomacy and reform, the United States still spends more on its military per year than the rest of the world combined. Robert Kagan describes how U.S. citizens, unlike their European counterparts, view war as unfortunate but unavoidable and a strong military as necessary for confronting real global threats.
THE NEXT BIN LADEN:
Making the Next Bin Laden
Analysts believe that Shaykh Abu Yahya al-Libi is poised to succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaeda. Al-Libi represents a new kind of al-Qaeda leader, one whose charisma, strict religious credentials, and technological savvy appeals to a younger generation of potential recruits.
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