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President Obama and Prime Minister Taro <br>Aso of Japan. Credit: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/24/Welcoming-the-Japanese-PM-to-the-Oval-Office/">White House</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 8, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Realistic Japan Policy for the Obama Administration

This memo aims to give U.S. President Barack Obama an overview of Japan and of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and to suggest policy ...

"Small Boy" Nuclear Test, July 14, 1962, Nevada Test Site. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_Boy_nuclear_test_1962.jpg" target=_blank">U.S. Government Photo</a>.

APR 8, 2009 Article

Fallout, Denials, and Trials: Recognizing the Health Legacy of Nuclear Test Veterans

David Willcox writes on a U.K. court case brought by participants in the U.K.'s nuclear testing program which raises a moral dilemma ...

City of David, just outside Jerusalem's Old City, by Jonathan Cristol

APR 8, 2009 Article

Two States, One Capital: A Proposal for the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

As part of a future two-state solution, Jonathan Cristol proposes making Jerusalem a "free city," fully open to both Israeli and Palestinian passport holders.

Haitian boys in a metal shanty. Photo by <br>Sean Blaschke &copy; 2009.

APR 7, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Integrating Security and Development in Haiti

Haiti may serve as a role model for other fragile states if the integration of development with security and state-building can attract international funds.

Photo of Tiananmen Square <br>taken by the author during the trip.

APR 2, 2009 Article

Reverse China Hedge

Several factors might explain China's multifaceted approach toward the United States, including economic woes, uncertainty about how the financial crisis will play out, and an ...

APR 1, 2009 Journal

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CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_carpenter/250580962/">Chris Carpenter</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 31, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Simultaneous Policy for Global Problems

Instead of a global race to the bottom, coordinated international action could help governments make tough policy choices without scaring off capital and factories. John ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/midpath/362221432/">Jason Knits</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 18, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Foreign Exchange Transaction Reporting System

The April G-20 summit in London should aim to achieve oversight of global banks and other financial players. Transparent foreign exchange reporting and a currency ...

"Restart Button"<br> Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/3338931387/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="blank_">CC</a>)

MAR 13, 2009 Article

Reset Button Plus

David C. Speedie argues that the Obama mantra for U.S.-Russia relations is "hit the 'reset button,'" yet the Clinton years (1992-2000) were ...