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U.S. Culture

 

America, Islam, and the 9/11 War
Peter W. Singer
Current History, December 2006, pp415-422
http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/singer/20061201.pdf

Film: Movies and Modern
America
Richard Pells

The Arts in America: New Directions, U.S. Society & Values, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Vol. 8, No. 1, April 2003
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0403/ijse/pells.htm

India, Europe, America: a Geocultural Triangle
Richard Pells
The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2006. Vol. 53, Issue 16, pB10
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Interfaith Dialogue in the Post 9/11 World
Yahya Hendi, Kenneth Cohen, Clark Lobenstine
Rebuilding and Resilience Five Years After 9/11,
Foreign Policy Agenda, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, August 2006
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0806/ijpe/interfaith.htm

Is American Culture "American"?
Richard Pells
The Challenges of Globalization, Global Issues, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2006
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0206/ijge/pells.htm

Perception of Germany & Germans Among the U.S. Population
Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2007 http://www.germany.info/relaunch/politics/new/2007_Magid_Survey.pdf

State Department: Scholar Sees Continuing Impact of Foreign Cultures on America.
Richard Pells
U.S. Fed News, April 20, 2006
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The American Culture Goes Global, or Does It?
Richard Pells
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 12, 2002, Vol. 48, Issue 31, pB7
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Media and Politics

 

Committed to the Environment - Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
State of California. Office of the Governor
http://gov.ca.gov/issue/environment

European Anti-Americanism and Choices for a European Defense Policy
Leonard Ray, Gregory Johnston
PS, Political Science & Politics, Vol. 40, No.1, January 2007, pp85-91
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Global Security Challenges. A Dialogue with NATO. Conference Report
Devyani Srivastava, Priyashree Andley, Swapna Kona, Upasana Mahanta.
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and Konrad Adenauer Foundation. 2007, 22p.
http://www.ipcs.org/DialogueWithNato.pdf

Governor's Remarks at the Georgetown University Environmental Conference
Arnold Schwarzenegger
April 11, 2007
http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/speech/5864/

How Globalization Went Bad
Steven Weber, Naazneen Barma, Matthew Kroenig, Ely Ratner
Foreign Policy, January/February 2007, Issue 158, pp48-54
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National Security Strategy
The White House, March 2006
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss/2006/

Recasting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Franklin D. Kramer, Simon Serfarty
Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 1, 2007, pp1-8
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/csis_euroatlantic_feb07.pdf

Rethinking Foreign Policy
Kenneth Jost
CQ Researcher, Vol. 15, Issue 5, February 2, 2007, pp99-106
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The New New World Order
Daniel W. Drezner
Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007, online edition
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070301faessay86203/daniel-w-drezner/the-new-new-world-order.html

Universal Values, Specific Policies. Interview with Henry Kissinger
National Interest, Summer 2006, pp13-15
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What is Democracy? Liberal Institutions and Stability in Changing Societies
William Anthony Hay
Orbis, Winter 2006, pp133-151
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Environmental Issues

51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment NEW
TIME Magazine Online
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment

Climate Change: Action by States to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jonathan L. Ramseur
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33812, January 18, 2007, 20p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/80733.pdf

Climate Change: Design Approaches for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
Larry Parker
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33799, January 16, 2007, 27p

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/79271.pdf

Climate Change: Science and Policy Implications
Jane A. Leggett
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33849, January 25, 2007, 47p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/81362.pdf

Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol and International Actions
Susan R. Fletcher
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33826, January 24, 2007, 14p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/80734.pdf

Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production
Brent D. Yacobucci, Randy Schnepf
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33928, March 16, 2007, 134p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/82500.pdf

Gewinner und Verlierer des Klimawandels (Global Warming: Who Loses - And Who Wins?)
Gregg Easterbrook
The Atlantic Monthly, April 2007
http://www.global-agenda.org/files/gmr/global_must_reads_april_2007.pdf

Global Warming: A Divide on Causes and Solutions
Pew Research Center, January 24, 2007
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/282/global-warming-a-divide-on-causes-and-solutions

Greenhouse Gas Reductions: California Action and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Jonathan L. Ramseur
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33962, April 13, 2007, 18p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84325.pdf

How Big Business is Becoming Pro-Environment
Emily Flynn Vencat
Newsweek International online edition, August 14, 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14206835/site/newsweek/

League of Conversation Voters NEW
http://www.lcv.org/president-and-congress/issues/

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: U.S. Policy and Partners in East Asia and Europe
Harlan L. Watson
USINFO Webchat Transcript, February 27, 2007
http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/USINFO/Products/Webchats/watson_27_feb_2007.html

Quick Fixes for the Environment: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
Thomas Sterner, Max Troell, Jeffrey Vincent, Sara Aniyar et al.
Environment, December 2006, Vol. 48, Issue 10, pp20-28
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Smart Energy Solution. A Sierra Club Conservation Initiative NEW
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org/politics/

Sustainable Development NEW
Michael M. Gunter
Encyclopedia of the Developing World, 2005, pp1509-1512
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Sustainable Development & The War on Terror NEW
Michael M. Gunter
Power Point Presentation, May 2007

The Greening of America
Jerry Adler
Newsweek International online edition, August 14, 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13768213/site/newsweek/

U.S. Climate Change Policy - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly NEW
Michael M. Gunter Jr.
Power Point Presentation, May 2007

U.S. Is Behind the Curve NEW
Michael M. Gunter Jr.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 28, 2007
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What is Sustainable Development?
Rober W. Kates, Thomas M. Parris, Anthony A. Leiserowitz
Environment, April 2005, Vol 47, Issue 3, pp8-21
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When Scientists Politicize Science
Roger A. Pielke Jr..
Regulation Spring 2006, Vol 29, No, 1, pp28-34
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Economics
 

Benefits of Trade, Cost of Protectionism: Why Liberalize Trade?
Christina Sevilla
USINFO Webchat Transcript, February 28, 2007
http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/USINFO/Products/Webchats/sevilla_28_feb_2007.html

From the G8 to the "E8": Is the Globalization Tide turning?
Peter Marber
World Policy Journal, Fall 2006, Vol. 23, Issue 3, pp42-51
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How Small Businesses Contribute to the U.S. Economic Expansion
Derek Leebaert
Entrepreneurship and Small Business , Economic Perspectives, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2006
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/ites/0106/ijee/leebaert.htm

Protectionism and Politics
Bruce Strokes
Benefits of Trade Costs of Protectionism, Economic Perspectives, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2007 http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/ites/0107/ijee/stokes.htm

Small Business in U.S. History
Christopher Conte
Entrepreneurship and Small Business , Economic Perspectives, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2006 http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/ites/0106/ijee/conte.htm

The U.S. Farm Economy
Randy Schnepf
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL21970, February 21, 2007, 6p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/83001.pdf

Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy
James K. Jackson
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL31932, March 15, 2007, 22p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/82495.pdf

Trade Capacity Building: Foreign Assistance for Trade and Development
Danielle Langton
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL33628, January 23, 2007, 31p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/81993.pdf

U.S.-World Merchandise Trade Data: 1948 - 2006
J. Michael Donnelly
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, No. RL22612, February 23, 2007, 6p
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/81946.pdf

 

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