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[RED DEMOCRATICA] The World This Week: U.S.-China - Afghanistan - Proliferation - more

July 31, 2009

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		In this Issue:
		U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
		Afghan Security and Governance
		The Wisdom of a 'Defense Umbrella' Against Iran

U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

After the latest high-level dialogue with China on economic, security, and environmental issues, CFR's Elizabeth Economy says Washington should prioritize effective rule of law in China. Read more

Interactive: Crisis Guide - The Global Economy

"Follow the Money" Blog: "The problem with relying on the dollar to produce a real appreciation in China …" by Brad Setser

Interactive: Crisis Guide - Climate Change

Foreign Affairs Article, Podcast: "The G-2 Mirage," by Elizabeth Economy and Adam Segal

Geo-Graphics Blog: "China vs. U.S. Central Bank Holdings," by CFR's Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Podcast: "China's Difficult Choices," by Brad Setser

Working Paper: "China's $1.5 Trillion Bet - Understanding China's External Portfolio," by Brad Setser and Arpana Pandey

CFR Experts on China, Economics, Climate Change

Afghan Security and Governance

As military planners review strategy in the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan, CFR's Stephen Biddle says victory will be dependent on improving the capacity of the beleaguered Afghan government. Read more

Conference Call Audio: Stephen Biddle and Gideon Rose discuss Biddle's recent trip to Afghanistan

Op-ed: "To Have and To Hold," by Max Boot (The Weekly Standard)

Foreign Affairs: "Flipping the Taliban," by Fotini Christia and Michael Semple

Op-ed: "Measure Progress the Right Way," by Daniel Markey (The Des Moines Register)

Foreign Affairs: "Can the Right War Be Won? Defining American Interests in Afghanistan," by Steven Simon

Op-ed: "Is it Worth It?" by Stephen Biddle (American Interest)

CFR experts on Afghanistan

The Wisdom of a 'Defense Umbrella' Against Iran

Gulf security expert Thomas Lippman says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's warning about a U.S. "defense umbrella" to protect regional states from any Iranian nuclear arms program makes sense as a form of deterrence. Read more

Independent Task Force Report: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, by William Perry, Brent Scowcroft, and Charles Ferguson

Article: "Nuclear Weapons and Saudi Strategy," by Thomas Lippman (Middle East Institute)

Foreign Affairs: "Tehran's Take - Understanding Iran's U.S. Policy," by Mohsen Milani

Backgrounder: Iran's nuclear program

Gwertzman Interview with Iran scholar Mark Fitzpatrick on negotiating with Iran

CFR experts on Iran, Proliferation

	Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano Addresses CFR
	U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano addressed CFR this week in a speech entitled, "Common Threat, Collective Response: Protecting Against Terrorist Attacks in a Networked World." Napolitano said the United States needs to strengthen its partnerships with allies to identify threats before they become attacks. Video, audio, transcript.

	New Squam Lake Paper on Retirement Saving
	The Squam Lake Working Group on Financial Regulation, a nonpartisan, nonaffiliated group of fifteen academics who offer guidance on the reform of financial regulation, has released a new Working Paper titled "Regulation of Retirement Saving." This paper, the sixth in the Working Group series distributed by CFR's Center for Geoeconomic Studies, analyzes changes underway in retirement saving and recommends measures that will improve the performance of the nation's retirement saving system. View all of the Squam Lake papers here.

	CFR Experts in the News
	Taiwan (7/28): Jerome Cohen and Yu-Jie Chen argue, "leading the KMT is an opportunity for Ma Ying-jeou," in the Wall Street Journal Asia. North Korea (7/22): Scott Snyder discusses the retrenchment of North Korea's domestic policy, in GlobalSecurity.org. Sanctions (7/22): Kara McDonald argues, "one of the strongest multilateral sanctions architectures ever created already exists to pressure North Korea," in Foreign Policy. Iraq (7/21): Daniel Senor writes about the "Kurdish issue" in Iraq, in the Wall Street Journal. Middle East (7/20): Elliott Abrams argues that Palestinians will lose on a settlement freeze, on the National Review Online. Vietnam (7/20): Leslie Gelb remembers Robert McNamara, in Time Magazine. Global Health (7/18): Peter Navario discusses the changes that need to be made so that PEPFAR is effective, in The Lancet. International Law (7/17): John Bellinger considers the Vienna Convention; in the New York Times.

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