August 14, 2009 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website.
 | |  | | | | | |  | | The Future of U.S. Climate Policy Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, says U.S. domestic climate legislation might pass in 2010, after Congress deals with health care reform. But a global climate agreement, set to be discussed in Copenhagen in December 2009, is dependent on U.S. policy, she says. Read more Op-ed: "The Dangers of a Carbon Trade War," by Michael Levi (Boston Globe) Interactive: Crisis Guide - Climate Change Council Special Report: The Canadian Oil Sands - Energy Security vs. Climate Change, by Michael Levi CFR Meeting Audio, Transcript, Video: "Climate Change and American Foreign Policy - Security Challenges, Diplomatic Opportunities," with John Kerry and Tom Brokaw Expert Brief on trade and climate change with Michael Levi Independent Task Force Report: Confronting Climate Change - A Strategy for U.S. Foreign Policy, by George Pataki, Thomas Vilsack, and Michael Levi CFR experts on Climate Change | | | | | Global Governance Monitor on Nonproliferation | | | The Global Governance Monitor is a multimedia online tool developed by CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) program that maps and evaluates multilateral efforts to tackle the most pressing global problems. The first chapter of the monitor tracks the status and effectiveness of international cooperation on nuclear proliferation and features background information on the topic, an interactive map detailing the hot spots of nuclear issues around the world, links to primary and secondary sources for further research, and more. View the monitor by clicking here. | | | | | | President Obama's Food Security Initiative in Africa | | | CFR's Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garrett says President Obama's agriculture initiative holds promise, but it must focus on how to assist women, who are responsible for the majority of agricultural work in Africa. Read the interview by clicking here. | | | | | | CFR Experts in the News | | | Economics (8/13): Amity Shlaes examines the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act, in the Washington Post. Healthcare (8/11): Amity Shlaes discusses the end-of-life care in the healthcare debate, on Bloomberg.com. Southeast Asia (8/9): Joshua Kurlantzick comments on war crimes prosecutions in Cambodia, in The Boston Globe. India (8/8): Christopher Clary argues that Indian resistance can reduce Pakistan's nuclear risk, in the Mail Today. Afghanistan (8/6): Leslie Gelb asks, "What's Obama's exit strategy in Afghanistan?" on The Daily Beast. Russia (8/6): Stephen Sestanovich on Vice President Biden's recent statements on Russia, in the Washington Post. International Law (8/6): Jerome Cohen and Jeremy Daum comment on China's efforts to reform its "state secrets" laws, in the South China Morning Post. Southeast Asia (8/6): Joshua Kurlantzick reviews two recent works on Cambodia, in the London Review of Books. North Korea (8/4): Scott Snyder says, "Bill Clinton's visit might turn out to be the equivalent of hitting the 'reset' button in U.S. relations with North Korea," in GlobalSecurity.org. Space (8/3): Peter Garretson outlines actions that the Obama administration should take on space policy, in The Space Review. | | | | | |
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