graph600x450.jpg Anonymous's blog In this week of financial market turmoil, there was a notable bit of good news: the US federal budget deficit shrank to 2.8 percent of GDP, its lowest level since 2007. The numbers mark a striking drop, from $1.4 ...
While some forms of renewable energy sources—such as wind, solar, and geothermal—have not reached desired economies of scale in the Midwest, the abundance of agricultural and forestry biomass residuals in the region could provide new opportunities for econ ...
Since 2009, the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission has renewed intergovernmental collaboration, leading to an unprecedented exchange of resources in areas of mutual interest. As part of this effort, Directors Kerlikowske and Ivanov have worked ...
The West is facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. U.S. government debt is no longer AAA-rated, and the nation is facing a possible double-dip recession. On the other side of the Atlantic, the future of the euro–and possibly of the Eu ...
This summer sixteen students and six teachers from Walter Payton College Prep High School toured China as guests of President Hu Jintao and formed sister-school agreements with two of China’s premier schools. Hosted by Hanban and the Confucius Institute, ...
In the new global paradigm, North America is vulnerable on several fronts. The United States, Canada, and Mexico face increased international economic competition, especially from trading blocs in Asia and Europe. Internally, the region is experiencing ill ...
Immigration policy is paralyzed at the federal level and is polarizing communities across the United States. In light of the nation’s division, thirty-nine states introduced immigration-related legislation at the local level during the first six months of ...
The recent revolutions in the Arab world that began in Tunisia and Egypt have irrevocably altered the strategic landscape in the Middle East and contributed to a rapidly changing dynamic for American Middle East policy. As new global frameworks are being c ...
America is in trouble, according to Thomas L. Friedman. Globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and the nation’s excessive energy consumption are all major challenges facing the country today. Moreover, the current political ...
The attacks of September 2001 transformed national security in the United States. Legacies of the past decade—two major military campaigns, an unprecedented series of policy reforms and innovations across government, and a broad mandate of aggressive count ...
