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 | | | | Washington and Beijing both consider good bilateral relations to be vital, but their growing strategic rivalry has the potential to evolve into mutual antagonism. In this new policy brief, published as the new leadership was announced in Beijing, China expert Stapleton Roy argues that the US should focus on regional engagement through multilateral organizations like ASEAN, as opposed to its military presence in the region. This is the first in a series of policy briefs on the critical issues that will run until Inauguration day National Conversation | China's New Leadership—Opportunity for the United States? Debate | What Should the Next American President Do About China? | | | New Dangers in Familiar Gaza Violence "Confrontation between Israel and Hamas is an old movie. But the grim version playing out now — with Hamas rockets... aimed at Tel Aviv , Israeli airstrikes and the killing of a top Hamas official — contains new and disturbing scenes. That said, there is reason to hope this won't turn into a complete disaster film. And Egypt may well be the key," writes Aaron David Miller. Context Q&A with Efraim Halevy: Israeli Security in the Wake of the Arab Spring | | Upgrading Government for the 21st Century If we are to remain a well-functioning republic and a prosperous nation, we must get ahead of events or we risk being overtaken by them. Leon Fuerth outlined his new report on how to upgrade our legacy systems of management to meet tomorrow's challenges and discussed the issues with Former Special Counselor to President Reagan David Abshire, former US National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, and Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States Paul R. Verkuil. Event Video | Transcript | Report | | Jane Harman on the Resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus In two separate interviews, Wilson Center President Jane Harman spoke about the resignation of David Petraeus, commenting on when Congress should have been informed and what the fact-finding and replacement process should look like from here. Harman on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Harman on PBS's News Hour with Gwen Ifil | | | | | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza - 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 19004-3027 T 202-691-4000 © Copyright 2012. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. All rights reserved.
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