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 | | |  | | | | "Hagel is a sound choice. He will be a strong bipartisan Secretary of Defense," Jane Harman said on CNN's Situation Room. Commenting on John Brennan's nomination on C-Span's Washington Journal, Jane Harman said, "I think it is an extremely good appointment....A lot of our foreign policy tools need to be soft power and John Brennan understands this." Chuck Hagel's Israel Litmus Test | Op-ed by Aaron David Miller The Efficacy and Ethics of US Counterterrorism Strategy | Event Video with John Brennan | | |  | The 5 Most Important Questions About Afghanistan
The agenda between the U.S. and Afghan Presidents this week included a new bilateral security agreement, U.S. troop levels after 2014, and peace talks to end America's longest war. Here are the five most important questions the two leaders should consider, according to expert Michael Kugelman in this Foreign Policy article.
National Conversation: Afghanistan: Is There a Regional Endgame? Dialogue: Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan |  | Africa Can Help Feed Africa
A new report released this week from The World Bank, Africa Can Help Feed Africa: Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples, suggests that the African continent could generate an extra US$20 billion in yearly earnings if African leaders can agree to dismantle trade barriers that blunt more regional dynamism. Event Video | Full Report | Summary of Report | | | |  | The Year in Review & A New Cold War
This week on Dialogue, Jane Harman, Wilson Center Director, President, and CEO, discusses the important issues and trends in U.S. foreign policy and looks ahead to the challenges we face in the new year. | | | | | | | | | Crisis in The Mideast - America Abroad Aaron David Miller analyzes how the next Obama Administration will approach the Middle East as discord and disruption continue across the region. | | Great Decisions - PBS Robin Wright is featured in a 30 minute documentary about Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology and the US-Israel-Iran relationship. | | Haiti Earthquake Recovery - C-SPAN C-SPAN live broadcast a Wilson Center event on post-earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti, featuring Haiti's Ambassador to the U.S., Paul Altidore. | | Pemex: not cutting the mustard - Financial Times A recent Wilson Center-ITAM University report on Mexico's oil industry is reviewed in the context of declining oil production in Mexico. | | | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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