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Save to My PortfolioAfghanistan Victory Crucial for President Obama

Bruce Riedel, November 18, 2009, IBA News

Afghanistan Victory Crucial for President ObamaIn an interview with IBA News, Bruce Riedel discusses President Barack Obama's policy in Afghanistan, emphasizing that victory against Al Qaeda and the Taliban is crucial not only for the stability of Afghanistan itself, but also for Pakistan and the entire Islamic world. Read More

Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Islamic World, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioAn Awkward Dance: China and the United States

Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu, November 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

An Awkward Dance: China and the United StatesWhile the economic entanglements between the U.S. and China have increased over the last decade, so has the tension. With President Obama visiting China and other Asian nations, Brookings expert Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu of Cornell University discuss the tightening embrace between the two countries—in terms of flows of goods and services, financial capital and people—and the implications. Read More

Global Economics, China, China's Economy, U.S. Economy, Fiscal Policy

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Save to My PortfolioThe China Awaiting President Obama

David Shambaugh, November 10, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The China Awaiting President ObamaAs President Obama prepared for his first visit to China, expectations were high for growth in the U.S.-China relationship. In this Northeast Asia Commentary written prior to the president's visit, Nonresident Senior Fellow David Shambaugh analyzes today’s political and economic landscape in China. Shambaugh currently serves as a Senior Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, a division of the China Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Read More

China, Diplomacy, International Relations, China's Economy

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Save to My PortfolioChina’s Changing Views of America: Insights and Obstacles

Monday, November 09, 2009
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

The efforts of China's America-watching community over the past 30 years, and their effect on China's perception of the United States, have been crucial to a constructive relationship between the two countries. On November 9, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the U.S.-China Education Trust co-hosted a discussion on China’s changing views of America. Read More

China, Foreign Policy, Asia, Diplomacy, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioCan President Obama Pull a Cairo-Speech Moment in China?

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee, November 09, 2009, ForeignPolicy.com

Can President Obama Pull a Cairo-Speech Moment in China?President Barack Obama's maiden trip to China was his first face-to-face opportunity to shape U.S.-China relations. In this preview of the president's visit, Cheng Li and Jordan Lee examined new openings for Obama to press Beijing on harder questions, and the fine line he would have to walk between respect for China and pulling all his punches, while reflecting candidly on American ideals. Read More

China, International Relations, Asia

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Save to My PortfolioConvergence and Divergence in Taiwan's U.S. Policy

Shih-chung Liu, November 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Convergence and Divergence in Taiwan's U.S. PolicyIn this CNAPS Working Paper, Liu Shih-chung examines the fluctuations in Taiwan-U.S. relations during 2004-2008. While outlining developments in the bilateral relationship, Liu provides an insider’s view of different influences on Taiwan’s policy-making process including the leadership, the bureaucracy, other internal political forces, and external actors such as China and the United States. Read More

Taiwan, International Relations, China, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioThe United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … Again

Ted Piccone, October 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … AgainFor the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly unequivocally calls for the end of the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Ted Piccone examines the long-running dispute between the international community and the United States and offers suggestions for the future of U.S.-Cuba relations. Read More

Cuba, United Nations, Sanctions, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioObama’s Nobel Can Help Him Win a Bigger Prize

Michael Fullilove, October 14, 2009, Financial Times

Michael Fullilove explores possible explanations as to why President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, despite only being elected nine months prior. Fullilove contends that, while the award may be somewhat premature, it can make it harder for the world not to help should Obama ask for it. Read More

Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioLa politica estera italiana tra sostanza e apparenza

Federiga Bindi, October 13, 2009, AffarInternational

Federiga Bindi discusses Italy's role in shaping today's climate for international relations in the future. Read More

Foreign Policy, International Relations, Italy

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Save to My PortfolioAmerica's Image Rebounds

Michael Fullilove and Fergus Hanson , October 13, 2009, The Daily Beast

America's Image ReboundsOver recent years, politicians and analysts inside and outside the United States contended that America’s popularity was in terminal decline. Michael Fullilove and Fergus Hanson explore new public opinion data showing quite the opposite – a quick return to a positive image of the United States around the world. Read More

Polling and Public Opinion, International Relations, Australia and New Zealand

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Save to My PortfolioObama and the Nobel Peace Prize

Hady Amr and Steven W. Barnes, October 12, 2009, Daily News Egypt

President Barack Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize immediately triggered strong reactions worldwide. Hady Amr and Steven Barnes write that the prize presents President Obama an opportunity to build on his recent efforts to foster dialogue between America and people of all faiths around the globe. Read More

Diplomacy, Arab-Israeli Relations, International Relations, Islamic World

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Save to My PortfolioTurkish-Armenian Traumas

Ömer Taşpınar, October 12, 2009, Today's Zaman

Recent reminders have shown Turkey and Armenia to be two traumatized regions in which reconciliation will be difficult. Ömer Taşpınar believes that in order for Armenia to have Western options, it will need Turkey's help, and external conditions between the nations will relieve the weight of historical issues. Read More

Turkey, Diplomacy, International Relations, Caucasus

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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Martin S. Indyk, October 09, 2009, National Public Radio

President Obama's Nobel Peace PrizeMartin Indyk says President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize should be seen as an acknowledgment of the promise his presidency holds for a new era of international cooperation. But Indyk also notes that Obama is still left with numerous foreign policy challenges requiring tangible progress. Read More

Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Relations

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

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee , October 07, 2009, China Brief

Cheng Li and Jordan Lee write that when President Obama travels to Beijing in November on his maiden China trip, he should recognize it 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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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama and Australian President Rudd Sounded Good in Pittsburgh

Michael Fullilove, September 29, 2009, The Australian

Michael Fullilove writes that the UN General Assembly in New York and G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh proved fruitful for the United States and Australia. Fullilove notes both Obama and Rudd are tough diplomats who believe national interests are better pursued in concert with others, and he concludes the recent meetings bolstered their ideas and goals. Read More

Australia and New Zealand, G-20 Summit, United Nations, International Relations

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Richard C. Bush III

Richard C. Bush III

Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security. He is the author of, among other works, A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America, Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait , and At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942.
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