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Save to My PortfolioFinancing the 2008 Election: Assessing Reform

Anthony Corrado and David B. Magleby, January 15, 2010

The latest installment of a series that dates back nearly half a century, Financing the 2008 Election is the definitive analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in Lebanon

Tarik Yousef and Jad Chaaban, November 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in LebanonTarik Yousef and the Middle East Youth Initiative speak with Jad Chaaban about recent economic and political developments in Lebanon, where Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri ended months of negotiations by announcing a new unity cabinet earlier this week. With impressive overall growth projected for 2009, Lebanon’s economy may emerge stronger from the global crisis if the new government can agree on needed reforms. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioProtecting Putin's Protection Racket

Clifford G. Gaddy and Barry W. Ickes, November 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Protecting Putin's Protection RacketWhen Putin took power in 2000, he established a protection deal among powerful business owners. Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes discuss the intricacies of this arrangement and what message a recent suit against one of the country’s leading business newspapers is meant to send. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioPolitical Polarization in Latin America

Mauricio Cárdenas, November 06, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Political Polarization in Latin AmericaOne of the values measured in the 2005 World Values Survey was political ideology. Mauricio Cárdenas discusses the concept of political cohesion in Latin America and how ideology and political polarization can impact economic growth. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioObama's Kenya: A Potential Political Minefield

Mwangi S. Kimenyi, November 03, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Obama's Kenya: A Potential Political MinefieldOn October 26 Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, announced that the U.S. was revoking the visa of a top Kenyan official because of his role in blocking reforms in the country. Mwangi Kimenyi discusses this approach and urges that the focus should be on overhauling institutions, not targeting individuals. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioElection Boycotts Don't Work

Matthew Frankel, November 03, 2009, The Daily Beast

Matthew Frankel compares Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from Afghanistan's runoff election to other electoral boycotts over the years. Based on independent research of 100 boycotts since 1990, Frankel concludes that they rarely work and often fracture the party involved. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAbdullah's Withdrawal from the Runoff Election in Afghanistan

Michael E. O'Hanlon, October 31, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Abdullah's Withdrawal from the Runoff Election in AfghanistanMichael O'Hanlon discusses Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from Afghanistan's presidential election runoff that was scheduled for November 7. O'Hanlon argues that while Afghan President Karzai can now be viewed as legitimate, although tainted, he is hardly out of the woods. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioPolarized Post-Partisan Politics? (Or Just Politics?)

Charles O. Jones, October 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Polarized Post-Partisan Politics? (Or Just Politics?)Post-partisan politics is seen as providing a cure for whatever currently ails American politics. Charles Jones explores post-partisanship and the various forms of partisanship that currently exist in Washington. Although conventional wisdom tells us that we must move beyond partisanship, Jones concludes that partisanship continues to serve as the basis for the workings of American politics. Simply put, partisanship is the way lawmaking works in representative government. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThree Keys to Understanding Japan’s New Diplomacy

Keiko Iizuka, October 16, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Three Keys to Understanding Japan’s New DiplomacyThe election of the new DPJ government is thought by many to herald a new approach to foreign policy in Tokyo. Former CNAPS Visiting Fellow Keiko Iizuka identifies and explains three keys to help understand the diplomacy that the Hatoyama government will conduct. Read More

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioPresidential Candidates and the Nominating System

Friday, October 09, 2009
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

On October 9, the Brookings Institution will host Harvard Public Policy Lecturer Elaine Kamarck for a discussion of her new book, Primary Politics: How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System (Brookings Institution Press, 2009), which explains how the presidential nomination process became the often bewildering system we have today. Read More

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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

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Save to My PortfolioTaiwan: The DPP’s Future Lies in Itself, Not in the KMT

Shih-chung Liu, October 03, 2009, Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) recent landslide victory in Yunlin County’s legislative by-election has several implications for Taiwanese politics, writes Shih-chung Liu. He argues that while the victory is significant, a strengthened policy of reaching out to the world community and refining the party’s policies on future cross-strait and international relations is of utmost importance. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIran Sanctions: Who Really Wins?

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani , September 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Iran Sanctions: Who Really Wins?Iranian officials agreed in principle with the United States and five other international powers in Geneva to export their uranium enrichment program in exchange for a halt in UN sanctions action. Djavad Salehi-Isfahani argues that sanctions would be the wrong choice anyway. Existing sanctions have had no discernible effect on Iran's nuclear policy, and harsher sanctions may actually strengthen President Ahmadinejad's populist control of the economy. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioState of Siege in Honduras

Kevin Casas-Zamora, September 29, 2009, The Brookings Institution

State of Siege in HondurasOn Sunday, the de facto president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, declared a state of siege in the country for 45 days. Kevin Casas-Zamora believes this move diminishes the hope that elections in November will be viewed as legitimate and says Micheletti should lift the siege and show restraint if he wants the crisis to end. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S. and the G-20 Summit: Perspectives on Global Leadership

Colin I. Bradford, September 28, 2009, NPGL Soundings: September 2009

The Pittsburgh G-20 Summit was a significant milestone for President Obama's leadership role in the international community. Colin Bradford reflects on what the Summit meant for the United States and how it was shaped by the president's involvement. Read More

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