Friday File: Let it Snow
Friday, December 31, 2010
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Facebook Twitter LinkedInMy good friend and former CFR colleague Jim Goldgeier has graciously agreed to share his thoughts on what the Obama administration should do next now that it has pocketed its victory on New START. Jim is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, a fellow at the Transatlantic Academy, and co-author of America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11, which I highly recommend. Read more »
Bob McMahon and I sat down for our usual weekly podcast session but with a twist. Rather than discussing what’s on the horizon for next week, we talked about how things look to be shaping up for 2011. We discussed a range of issues, including the continued weakness of the U.S. economy; China’s role in the world; efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear program; the outlook for Iraq and Afghanistan; escalating violence in Mexico; and the pending secession referendum in Sudan.
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CFR.org just posted the transcript of an interview I did with Bernie Gwertzman looking at President Obama’s foreign policy hits and misses over his first two years in office. You can find the complete interview here.
The Census Bureau released the top-line results of the decennial census yesterday. The main message is unsurprising. There are more of us, we are older, we look less like the people who stepped off the Mayflower, and we are less likely to live in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. What those trends mean for American politics are the grist for a good debate. Read more »
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