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SPOTLIGHT: Foreign Policy


Reuters/Athar Hussain - Men shout slogans during a protest rally on the streets of Karachi.

Save to My Portfolio U.S.-China Relations: Seeking Strategic Convergence in Pakistan

Bruce Riedel and Pavneet Singh, January 12, 2010

In Pakistan widespread economic and political turmoil, a growing insurgency and increasingly anti-American sentiments present a challenge for U.S. policymakers. According to Bruce Riedel and Pavneet Singh, a historically positive relationship between Pakistan and China could be the solution. The authors suggest ways in which the United States, China and Pakistan can work together to sustain a stable Pakistan and achieve security goals throughout South Asia. Read More

Foreign Policy, China, Pakistan, International Relations

SPOTLIGHT: Environment


Reuters - A general view shows a coal-burning power station at night in Xiangfan.

Save to My Portfolio Key Opportunities for U.S-China Cooperation on Coal, and Carbon Capture and Storage

Kelly Sims Gallagher, January 08, 2010

To reduce the threat of global warming, both China and the United States are developing new technologies aimed at decreasing greenhouse-gas emissions. According to Kelly Sims Gallagher, carbon pollution from dirty coal presents an enormous challenge for both countries, but through strategic collaboration on the development of carbon capture and storage technology, positive outcomes can be achieved. Read More

Environment, Energy Security, International Relations, China, Global Warming

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Reuters/David Gray - Former U.S. Vice President Gore speaks during the welcoming dinner for the US-China Strategic Forum on Clean Energy Cooperation in Beijing.

Save to My Portfolio Strategic Forum for U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation

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On October 21, 2009, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the China Institute of Strategy and Management convened a three-day conference bringing together top U.S. and Chinese officials, business leaders, academics, and environmentalists to explore avenues for greater U.S.-China clean energy cooperation. Read More

China, Energy Security, Environment

SPOTLIGHT: China


Reuters/Aly Song - Employees wait for customers at a stall handling credit card services in Shanghai August 6, 2009.

Save to My Portfolio Obama’s China Trip: Forging Middle Class Ties

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee , October 07, 2009

Prior to President Obama's visit to Beijing in November, Cheng Li and Jordan Lee wrote that the president should recognize that China is becoming a middle class country like the United States. Li and Lee believe focusing on China’s middle class may be a way to find more common ground in U.S.-China relations that will become more important as time goes on. Read More

China, Politics, International Relations

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