Policy Proposals for the Next President Resources

 

Edward Rawson Government Relations Fellow, Citizens for Global Solutions

 
 

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Job


Posted On: Jan 05, 2010


 

Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) is seeking to appoint an Edward Rawson Government Relations Fellow to work out of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Citizens for Global Solutions embraces a vision of a world in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation alone can solve. To this end, Citizens for Global Solutions educates Americans about our global interdependence, communicates global concerns to...

 
 

NATO Watch Observatory

 
 

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Other


Posted On: Oct 02, 2009


 

Bi-monthly newsletter with NATO news and opinion clips

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Secretary of State Clinton Begins Tour of Seven African Countries, Civil Society Responds

 
 

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Blog


Posted On: Aug 04, 2009


 

Contact: Michael Stulman, michael.stulman@africaaction.org; 202-546-7961"This letter, endorsed by 18 organizations and 15 independent analyst, urge a new U.S. engagement with Africa. The letter takes much of the rhetoric of President's Obama's Ghana speech and couples it with specific policy prescriptions targeting the U.S. State Department upon the beginning of Secretary Clinton's trip to Africa (August 5-14)..."Source:  

 

Window of Opportunity for a Two-State Solution

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Jul 21, 2009


 

A report from Brian Katulis, Marc Lynch, Robert C. Adler at the Center for American Progress outlines next steps for the Obama administration to facilitate peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

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Though Obama Viewed Positively, Still Much Criticism of US Foreign Policy: Global Poll

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Jul 08, 2009


 

From WorldPublicOpinion.org: A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that around the world US foreign policy continues to receive heavy criticism on a variety of fronts, even though in 13 of 19 nations most people say they have confidence in President Obama to do the right thing in international affairs.

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After the “Reset”: A Strategy and New Agenda for U.S. Russia Policy

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Jul 08, 2009


 

Center for American Progress released this report outlining a strategy for continued U.S. engagement with Russia that supports American ideals and security.

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Change We Can Believe In? The Muslim World, America, and Obama's Promise

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Jun 17, 2009


 

From Brookings: "On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama delivered an address intended for audiences across the Muslim world from Cairo University in Egypt. The president touched on many aspects of U.S. engagement with the Muslim world, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, violent extremism and Iran's nuclear advances. Prior to the speech, Brookings expert Navtej Dhillon, with Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz, called on the United States to create a new foundation for engagement that...

 
 

Obama Changing the Way Germans See US

 
 

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Blog


Posted On: Jun 11, 2009


 

"According to a new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the German public, when President Obama speaks to Germans on Friday, he will encounter an audience that is not only positive about Obama himself, but is beginning to lean positively toward the US as well."

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Egyptian Public to Greet Obama With Suspicion

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Jun 11, 2009


 

"A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds Egyptians continue to view US foreign policy quite negatively and see President Obama as closely aligned with it. At the same time, Obama has much better ratings than Bush had, and there are signs of thawing feelings toward the US."

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East Asian Security Commitments

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: May 14, 2009


 

 U.S. defense commitments with Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines were established at a time when America's allies (in reality, security clients) were poor nations that would have been hard-pressed to defend themselves against any capable adversary. Moreover, the United States undertook defense obligations in East Asia at a time when that region appeared to be a crucial theater in the overall struggle against international communism. In the "East Asian Security Commitments" chapter of t...

 
 

Gordon Adams: Evaluating the Obama administration's national security budget and planning process

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: May 08, 2009


 

"In its first 100 days, the Obama administration has had to confront a series of pressing foreign policy and national security issues--North Korean missile launches, a revamping of the war strategy in Afghanistan, the Taliban's continued rise in Pakistan, and, of course, the Iranian nuclear program. As with all new administrations, the issues have come faster than the Obama administration can cope with them. Thus, improvisation has been a major feature of the administration's response--especi...

 
 

Executive Director/President: The Connect U.S. Fund

 
 

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Job


Posted On: May 05, 2009


 

The Connect U.S. Fund is seeking a leader committed to our vision of responsible U.S. global engagement and the belief that the whole of NGO advocacy in support of this goal must be greater than the sum of its parts. The Connect U.S. Fund is a foundation/NGO initiative that promotes responsible U.S. global engagement in an increasingly interdependent world through grantmaking and operations that advance critical foreign policy objectives and support an effective, collaborative community of in...

 
 

Enough Project Op-Ed: Obama Can Make A Difference in Darfur

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Apr 14, 2009


 

Wall Street Jounal op-ed by Jim Wallis and John PrendergastThe stories are beginning to trickle in from displaced-persons camps in Darfur: increasing hunger, epidemics and -- the quietest killer -- a shortage of water in the Sahara.Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. His response was to expel international aid agencies that provide a lifeline to Darfurians, and w...

 
 

Enough Project: "Can You Hear Congo Now? Cell Phones, Conflict Minerals, and the Worst Sexual Violence in the World"

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Apr 01, 2009


 

By: John PrendergastThe time has come to expose a sinister reality: Our insatiable demand for electronics products such as cell phones and laptops is helping fuel waves of sexual violence in a place that most of us will never go, affecting people most of us will never meet. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the scene of the deadliest conflict globally since World War II. There are few other conflicts in the world where the link between our consumer appetites and mass human suffering is ...

 
 

Sustainable Security in Afghanistan: Crafting an Effective and Responsible Strategy for the Forgotten Front

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Mar 24, 2009


 

The Center for American Progress' Lawrence J. Korb, Caroline Wadhams, Colin Cookman, and Sean Duggan present recommendations for short-, medium-, and long term goals to secure the peace in Afghanistan by using both civilian and military components of American power.

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Enough Project: Some Early Thoughts on Obama's Legacy in Africa

 
 

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Blog


Posted On: Mar 23, 2009


 

By: Colin Thomas-Jensen, Enough Project Policy AdvisorA lasting legacy for Obama in Africa ought not to be defined by a single issue or set of issues, but by the arrival of Africa as an equal partner and important player in global affairs.As the son of an African, President Obama could have a truly transformative effect on the lives of ordinary Africans. His administration will of course work assiduously to address urgent crises in Sudan, DRC, Somalia, Zimbabwe, and elsewhere. However, given ...

 
 

Surging toward failure in Afghanistan

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Mar 21, 2009


 

Guardian (Online), March 20, 2009; Cato Op-ed: Surging toward failure in Afghanistan, by Malou Innocent. (President Barack Obama is soon expected to make a final decision on whether to approve a civilian "surge" of hundreds of additional US officials for the war in Afghanistan.)

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Putting "Smart Power" to Work

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Mar 10, 2009


 

From the Center for U.S. Global Engagement:Over 2000 pages and 500 expert contributors in more than 20 reports released over the past two years have concluded that America needs to strengthen its civilian capacity as a critical part of our foreign policy and national security strategy. This "Report on Reports" identifies major points of consensus across these reports on the issue of strengthening America's civilian capacity for global engagement.

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Enough Project: Statement on the NGO Expulsions By Sudan

 
 

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Blog


Posted On: Mar 06, 2009


 

The Enough Project at the Center for American Progress today released the following statement on the expulsions by the Sudanese government of representatives of international non-governmental organizations, or NGOs:"The Obama administration and the other members of the United Nations Security Council must convey a simple and direct message to Khartoum: Access for relief agencies needs to be immediately restored, or the international community will use all necessary means to restore this acces...

 
 

BRINGING CHANGE TO U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS

 
 

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Report-Paper


Posted On: Mar 05, 2009


 

During the presidential campaign, then-candidate Obama said he would pursue diplomacy without preconditions with the political leadership of Iran. Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding two hearings about U.S.-Iran relations. It is too soon to tell whether the new administration and Congress will continue the failed policies of the last 30 years or move towards the wiser course of normalizing relations. In the "U.S. Policy toward Iran" chapter of the Cato Handbook for Policym...