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Looking at Gift Horses
More than any other country, the United States looks to philanthropists and their giving to fill the gaps – cultural, social, civic, educational – left unattended by either the market or the government.
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Guest Commentary: Explaining Differing US and European Data Privacy Perceptions
In recent months, heightened by revelations regarding the United States’ global surveillance and data gathering operations, data privacy has become one of the most contentious policy issues dividing the United States and its European trade negotiation partners.
External Commentary
Obama’s bid for fast-track trade authority runs into trouble
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Prime Minister Maliki Goes to Washington
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with President Obama today in Washington, reportedly to request assistance in the form of advanced military aircraft to counter the reactivated insurgency in Iraq.
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Guest Commentary: Importance of Strict Currency Manipulation Rules in TPP
Former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt on the fate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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The United Nations and American Public Opinion
How do Americans think about the United Nations?
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How smallholders can grow ‘from merely surviving to robustly thriving’
Although they have been largely neglected during the past several decades, Africa’s smallholder farmers hold the potential not only to transform their own lives, but also the world food supply.Blog
Taking a Byte Out of Trade
Europeans have reacted to accusations of US spying with revulsion.