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Remarks from Michael Cox and Jessica T. Mathews on the disappointment of European expectations of the U.S.
China’s space program represents a major investment aimed at allowing Beijing to expand its growing national power into space. How well Washington responds will determine both its future capacity to dominate the high ground as well as a variety of terrestrial outcomes.
As the U.S. government steps in to rescue the financial system, Latin American leaders are using the crisis to justify their own leftist policies, claiming the United States' free-market approach has collapsed. But some U.S. scholars see a middle ground; future regulation may help guide markets on the national and even the global stage, without completely departing from the free market system.
In the first presidential debate, the candidates discussed the way forward on numerous foreign policy challenges, but they left out the one country who must be engaged to solve many of these issues – China.
The U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement is a recognition of India’s rise as a global player, and its strategic importance to the United States. This is part of a transforming world order, which the U.S. wants to shape to its advantage, says Ashley J. Tellis in an interview with Mint - Wall Street Journal.
The U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement passed another key hurdle on September 27 when the U.S. House voted in favor of the deal. The agreement will help limit the nuclear proliferation threat by keeping New Delhi from embracing foreign suppliers whose nuclear policies are more liberal than Washington's.
Saudi Arabia’s increasing use of unconventional, “soft” measures to combat violent extremism is bearing positive results, especially its rehabilitation program, which officials claim enjoys an 80-90% success rate. The Saudi approach is now serving as a model for the US military as it deals with insurgent detainees in Iraq.
Although much of the world is relying on an American economic recovery to fend off a global recession, China has proven that it can support its own growth.
In the wake of the Russia-Georgia conflict, the United States should pursue a comprehensive 12 step strategy towards its relations with Russia. Although this strategy would focus on protecting American national interests, it does not exclude directly speaking with the Russians. Consequently, it stresses that cooperation on certain issues and successful diplomacy are essential for the two nations.
The next U.S. administration should commit greater leadership time to developing a more considered and engaged Asian policy that begins with a call for a new multilateral organization in East Asia.
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