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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama and the Spirit of Global Development Partnership

Noam Unger, September 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution

President Obama and the Spirit of Global Development PartnershipThe key feature of President Obama's speech on September 22 at the Clinton Global Initiative was a call for a new spirit of global partnership, with respect to aiding the world's poor and countering transnational treats. Noam Unger discusses steps the U.S. government could take to advance global development efforts. Read More

Development, Foreign Aid, Foreign Assistance Reform, Developing Countries, Global Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing the United Nations General Assembly: A Discussion with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Friday, September 18, 2009
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Sharon FarmerWorld leaders are now in New York as the United Nations General Assembly opens its 64th session. Last week, Brookings hosted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a speech previewing the U.S. agenda for the assembly, including addressing Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, climate change, and the Middle East peace process. Read More

United Nations, Foreign Policy, U.S. Department of State, Middle East, Iran

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Save to My PortfolioA Nigerian-American Partnership Beckons

Richard Joseph, August 07, 2009, 234next.com

A Nigerian-American Partnership Beckons Following State Hillary Clinton's visit to Nigeria at the end of her 11-day tour of African nations, Richard Joseph says that Nigeria has a historic opportunity to address its myriad problems. "Nigeria and the United States," Joseph writes, "could initiate a new era of cooperation based on shared commitments to constitutional democracy, the strengthening of open, multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies and laying the foundations for sustainable and equitable growth."
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Africa, Democracy Promotion, Development, Developing Countries, U.S. Department of State

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Save to My PortfolioAfrica and the Obama Administration

Ernest Aryeetey, August 04, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 11-day visit to select African nations wraps up this week, her longest overseas mission as America's top diplomat. Ernest Aryeetey says African nations view Secretary Clinton’s trip so early in her term as a smart move, adding her visit instills a sense of optimism about U.S.-Africa relations.

Africa, Fiscal Policy, Developing Countries, Development, Foreign Aid

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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama's Agenda Needs Greater Focus on Global Development

Homi Kharas, Johannes F. Linn and Noam Unger, July 22, 2009, The Brookings Institution

President Obama's Agenda Needs Greater Focus on Global DevelopmentAlthough the Obama administration faces serious challenges at home and abroad, Homi Kharas, Johannes Linn and Noam Unger call for greater attention to the world's poor. The experts provide recommendations on how the Obama administration can begin to improve America's critical role in global development. Read More

Development, Global Poverty, Developing Countries, Sustainable Development, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Tough Message to India on Climate Change, Non-proliferation

Strobe Talbott, July 16, 2009, Financial Times

A Tough Message to India on Climate Change, Non-proliferationSecretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the first visit to India by a top Obama administration official, engaged her hosts on two major issues facing the world: nuclear non-proliferation and climate change. Brookings President Strobe Talbott writes that Indians, like many Americans, still need to be persuaded to see the urgency of prompt action on these two issues. Read More

India , Climate Change, Nonproliferation, Global Warming, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioInternational Volunteer Service: A Smart Way to Build Bridges

David L. Caprara, Kevin F. F. Quigley and Lex Rieffel, June 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution

International Volunteer Service: A Smart Way to Build BridgesPresident Obama has proposed expanding the Peace Corps and building a global network of volunteers. To achieve this goal, David Caprara, Kevin F. F. Quigley and Lex Rieffel examine alternative service models and offer policy recommendations to the Obama Administration to further enhance U.S. volunteer opportunities with the goal of strengthening America’s multilateral development engagements. Read More

Volunteering, Peace Corps, Economic Development, International Relations, Development

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Save to My PortfolioPresidential Command: Power, Leadership and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On May 27, the Brookings Institution hosted former Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric S. Edelman for a discussion of the book, Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush (Knopf), written by the late Peter W. Rodman, a Brookings senior fellow. Read More

The Presidency, Foreign Policy, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of State, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioStrengthening America's Global Development Partnerships

Jane Nelson and Noam Unger, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Strengthening America's Global Development PartnershipsAs the Obama administration and Congress work to reform an outdated foreign assistance system, they have an opportunity to adapt official U.S. efforts to more effectively and efficiently support global development in partnership with businesses and civil society. Jane Nelson and Noam Unger recommend ways the U.S. government can better position itself within the 21st century global development ecosystem.
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Foreign Assistance Reform, Corporate Social Responsibility, Civil Society, Development, Volunteering

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Save to My PortfolioCivil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity

Noam Unger and Frederick Barton, April 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian CapacityCritical stabilization and reconstruction missions abroad must not only be viewed through the lenses of short-term goals or military operations, but as a key step in supporting sustainable economic development. In a workshop report, Noam Unger and Frederick Barton explore ways to rebalance American statecraft by strengthening civilian stabilization and development capacity within the U.S. government. Read More

Foreign Assistance Reform, Foreign Aid, Development, Developing Countries, Economic Development

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Save to My PortfolioSend the Envoy: Obama's Diplomatic Posse

Michael Fullilove, March 12, 2009, Foreign Affairs

In the Obama administration, special envoys are likely to play a central role in U.S. foreign policy. But Michael Fullilove notes the president should remember that envoys are not the creators of policy, but rather its instruments. Read More

Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioUse "Smart Power" to Help Cubans

Vicki Huddleston and Carlos Pascual, February 24, 2009, Miami Herald

Use Vicki Huddleston and Carlos Pascual argue that if President Obama wishes to alter U.S. policy toward Cuba, he has ample authority to do so. Huddleston and Pascual examine Obama's executive authority and note there is no reason the U.S. cannot reach out to the Cuban people and still retain the embargo as a symbol of concern about their government's failure to live up to international norms and human rights. Read More

Cuba, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Latin America, International Relations

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Save to My PortfolioA Russian "Reset Button" Based on Inclusion

Strobe Talbott, February 23, 2009, Financial Times

A Russian Vice President Joseph Biden made headlines by proclaiming the Obama administration’s intention to "press the reset button” in U.S.-Russian relations. While some world capitals are concerned that Russia is cracking down at home and throwing its weight around abroad, Strobe Talbott explains that the Russians have provided an opening for renewed diplomacy and that the United States and its partners should encourage them to integrate into a globalized world. Read More

Russia, Foreign Policy, NATO, Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State

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Save to My PortfolioThe USA-World Trust: Bringing the Power of Networks to U.S. Public Diplomacy

Kristin M. Lord, February 23, 2009, Public Diplomacy Magazine

Though the success of President Obama’s foreign policy will depend on the cooperation of foreign nations, global public opinion is not on America’s side. Kristin Lord explores how American public diplomacy should better tap into and mobilize private actors to employ technology, media, and private sector expertise. Read More

Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Policy, U.S. Department of State

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Save to My PortfolioSecretary Clinton: Seeking Balance between Taipei and Beijing

Shih-chung Liu, February 17, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Secretary Clinton: Seeking Balance between Taipei and BeijingShih-chung Liu writes at the onset of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia that when she arrives in Beijing on the last stop of her journey, she should bring a commitment from Washington to the symmetry of cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. Read More

China, Taiwan, Asia, Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State

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Strobe Talbott

Strobe Talbott

President, The Brookings Institution

Strobe Talbott is president of the Brookings Institution. Talbott, whose career spans journalism, government service, and academe, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, with specialties on Europe, Russia, South Asia, and nuclear arms control. As deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, Talbott was deeply involved in both the conduct of U.S. policy abroad and the management of executive branch relations with Congress. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Kristin M. Lord

Kristin M. Lord

Nonresident Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World

Kristin Lord focuses on public diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy, and international security. She is currently vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security.
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Noam Unger

Noam Unger

Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Noam Unger is a fellow and policy director of the Foreign Assistance Reform project. He focuses on policies and politics related to modernizing U.S. foreign aid and global development efforts.
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