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April 25, 2012

Elections and Voting
China’s View of U.S. Presidential Politics

The Chinese leadership is following the U.S. presidential campaign very closely, says Jia Qingguo, a leading American studies scholar, but he notes that a new president is not expected to significant…

January 3, 2012

Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Does Iowa Matter?

Governor Rick Perry points at the Iowa state flag during a campaign event in December, 2011 (John Gress/courtesy Reuters). Last week I sat down with veteran reporter and CFR.org consulting editor Be…

Governor Rick Perry points at the Iowa state flag during a campaign event in December, 2011 (John Gress/courtesy Reuters).

September 10, 2012

United States
The Post-9/11 Civil Liberties Debate

Post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism and surrounding civil liberties issues are unlikely to stray far from currently policy no matter who is in the White House in 2013, says CFR’s Matthew Waxman.

September 7, 2012

Defense and Security
Foreign Policy and Campaign 2012

CFR.org just posted an interview I did with former New York Times correspondent Bernard Gwertzman looking at the role foreign policy will likely play in the remaining two months of the presidential c…

President Obama waves as he arrives to address delegates at the Democratic National Convention. (Jason Reed/ courtesy Reuters)

June 19, 2012

United States
Views from the Newsroom: Challenges to American Power

Related readings:NYT: Warrior in Chief by Peter Lampert Bergen The Obama Doctrine by Elliott Abrams

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August 30, 2012

China
China’s Political Silly Season Arrives

Election season in the United States is often called the “silly season” as a result of all the name-calling and heightened nationalistic rhetoric that it tends to produce.  China policy, while never …

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden address a meeting with governors and Chinese provincial officials in Los Angeles on February 18, 2012.