Sunday, February 5, 2012

By Topic

Afghanistan

Asia Society

From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Article)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

How to Win In Afghanistan (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Expand the Agenda in Pakistan and Afghanistan (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Focus and Exit: An Alternative Strategy for the Afghan War (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Stabilizing Afghanistan: Threats and Challenges (Policy Brief)

Center for a New American Security

The New Presidency and the Future of American Military Power (Report)

Center for American Progress

Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Winning in Afghanistan: Creating Effective Afghan Security Forces (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Enhancing Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: A Report of the Global Dialogue between the European Union and the United States (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Winning the War in Afghanistan (Summary)

Congressional Quarterly

The Wars: Withdrawal and Escalation (Article)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Toward a Realistic Peace: Defending Civilization and Defeating Terrorists by Making the International System Work (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

The Case for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the New President: Managing the Iraq War (Video)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

President Obama's Policy Options in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Report)

New America Foundation

How Not to Lose Afghanistan (and Pakistan) (Article)

New York Times

How to Leave Afghanistan (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

A World of Problems Awaits (Commentary)

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Africa

Brookings Institution

The Genocide in Darfur: America Must Do More to Fulfill the Responsibility to Protect (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Center for American Progress

Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama: A Peace Surge for Sudan (Brief)

Center for American Progress

Obama, Africa, and Peace (Brief)

Center for American Progress

Somalia After the Ethiopian Occupation: First Steps to End the Conflict and Combat Extremism (Brief)

CNA

Africa Policy Issues for the Next Administration (Report)

Economist

What Congo Means for Obama (Op-Ed)

Heritage Foundation

Into Africa: Bush Initiatives That Deserve Continuing Support (Summary)

Heritage Foundation

Power-Sharing in Zimbabwe: Recommendations for the Obama Administration (Article)

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Asia

Asia Foundation

American Overview: Asian Policy Challenges for the Next Administration (Policy Brief)

Asia Foundation

Asian Views of America's Role in Asia 2008: An Overview (Overview)

Asia Foundation

Challenges in U.S. Asian Relations Awaiting a New President - Luncheon Remarks by Foundation President (Remarks)

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

Asia Foundation

U.S. Foreign Policy Recommendations for Asia (Summary)

Asia Society

Asia’s Questions for America’s Next President (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Obama and Iran (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Obama and the Rise of the Rest (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Stay the Course in North Korea (Op-Ed)

Aspen Institute

Discussion with Aspen President About Madeleine Albright's Book (Video)

Brookings Institution

Breaking New Ground with India: Build a Valuable Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Constructing a Successful China Strategy: Promote Balance and Democratic Ideals in Asia (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Contending with the Rise of China: Build on Three Decades of Progress (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan: Prospects for Peace and Stability Can Brighten (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Human Rights, Asia and the New Administration: Can Multilateralism Work This Time? (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Navigating China's Rise: Develop a Sustained, High-Level Trade Strategy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taiwan and China Make Strides: Can America Respond? (Report)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Asia: Shaping the Future (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

A Global Imperative: A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

U.S.-Korea Relations: Obama’s Korea Inheritance (Report)

Christian Science Monitor

What Asia Wants from the Next U.S. President (Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? (Online Debate)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

President Obama's Policy Options in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

China's Falling Growth and US Hopes for Stabilizing the Global Economy: Mind the Gap (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Rethinking Northeast Asia (Report)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy (Brief)

Stanford Asia/Pacific Research Center

Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President (Report)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

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China

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

Asia Society

A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Report)

Brookings Institution

Constructing a Successful China Strategy: Promote Balance and Democratic Ideals in Asia (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Contending with the Rise of China: Build on Three Decades of Progress (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Human Rights, Asia and the New Administration: Can Multilateralism Work This Time? (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Navigating China's Rise: Develop a Sustained, High-Level Trade Strategy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taiwan and China Make Strides: Can America Respond? (Report)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Breaking the Suicide Pact: US-China Cooperation on Climate Change (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? (Online Debate)

Center for American Progress

A Global Imperative: A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Council on Foreign Relations

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? (Online Debate)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Economist

Terror, Not China (Special Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

China's Falling Growth and US Hopes for Stabilizing the Global Economy: Mind the Gap (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Rethinking Northeast Asia (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Staring Down Chinese Diplomacy (Op-Ed)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

New America Foundation

How to Save the World (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy (Brief)

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Civic Engagement

Brookings Institution

Empowering Moderate Voters: Implement an Instant Runoff Strategy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Prevent Federal Court Nomination Battles: De-Escalating the Conflict over the Judiciary (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Reaching American Voters: Strengthen Candidates' Traditional and New Media Approaches (Summary)

Brookings Institution

The Young Vote: Engaging America's Youth in the 2008 Elections and Beyond (Summary)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Instant Runoff Voting (Report)

World Resources Institute

Presiding with Principle: Restoring Good Governance in the U.S. Executive Branch, and Why Voters Should Care (Summary)

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Climate Change

American Enterprise Institute

Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration (Report)

American Geological Institute

Critical Needs for the Twenty First Century: The Role of the Geosciences (Report)

Asia Society

A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Report)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Building a Secure Energy Future: A Challenge for New Presidential Leadership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Diving in the Deep End: Help Water Agencies Address Climate Change (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Energy Challenges for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Freedom from Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction (Transcript)

Brookings Institution

Global Challenges for the Next US President (Video)

Brookings Institution

How Obama Should Confront Climate Change (Article)

Brookings Institution

Memo to President-elect Barack Obama: Building a Secure Energy Future (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore American Leadership to Address Transnational Threats (Report)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Tackling Trade and Climate Change: Leadership on the Home Front of Foreign Policy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Breaking the Suicide Pact: US-China Cooperation on Climate Change (Policy Brief)

Center for a New American Security

Remodeling the US Government for Energy Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Framework for Achieving Energy Security and Arresting Global Warming (Report)

Center for American Progress

Wired for Progress: Building a National Clean-Energy Smart Grid (Report)

Center for Global Development

Global Warming: An Opportunity for Greatness (Policy Brief)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Congressional Quarterly

Energy: The Price of Being Green (Article)

Environment America

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

A Way Forward on Climate Change (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

League of Women Voters

An Open Letter to the Next President: Agenda for a New Administration (Letter)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

PBS Online Newshour

Secretaries of State Offer Advice to Next President (Transcript)

Presidential Climate Action Project

Presidential Climate Action Plan (Report)

RAND Corporation

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies (Report)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Climate Crisis Needs Clean Air Act (Policy Brief)

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Advice to the New Administration and Congress: Actions to Make Our Nation Resilient to Severe Weather and Climate Change (Report)

World Wildlife Federation

Leading the World Toward a Safer and Sustainable Future: Greenprint for a New Administration (Brief)

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Corporate Governance

Brookings Institution

Improve Corporate Governance: Protecting Investors by Strengthening Gatekeeper Roles (Summary)

Common Cause

Media and Democracy in America: A Reform Plan for a New Administration (Report)

Newsweek

Advice from Seven Nobel Laureates on Fixing the Economy (Article)

Yale Law Report

A Wish List for the New Administration (Op-Ed)

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Defense

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face (Book)

American Enterprise Institute

Congress and the Next President Should Repeal the War Powers Act (Op-Ed)

American Enterprise Institute

The Laws in Wartime (Article)

American Enterprise Institute

The Proud, The Few (Article)

Brookings Institution

A Legal Framework for Detaining Terrorists: Enact a Law to End the Clash over Rights (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Bent but Not Broken: The Military Challenge for the Next Commander-in-Chief (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Increasing the Size and Power of the U.S. Military (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Managing Homeland Security: Develop a Threat-Based Strategy (Summary)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Strengthening the Civilian Instrument (Article)

Center for a New American Security

The New Presidency and the Future of American Military Power (Report)

Center for American Progress

How the Next President Can Improve Homeland Security (Op-ed)

Center for American Progress

In Search of Sustainable Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

In Search of Sustainable Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

What Must Be Done: Homeland Security Policy Priorities for the Next Administration and Congress (Report)

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Strengthening U.S. Security Through Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Recommendations for the Obama Administration (Brief)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Winning in Afghanistan: Creating Effective Afghan Security Forces (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

Military: Rewriting the Doctrine (Article)

Defense Science Board

Defense Imperatives for the New Administration (Report)

Federation of American Scientists

Towards True Security: Ten Steps The Next President Should Take to Transform US Nuclear Weapons Policy (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Fixing the Department of Homeland Security (Policy Brief)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Part I (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Part II (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Rebalancing the Toolkit: Strengthening the Civilian Instruments of Statecraft (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Moving Forward with Ballistic Missile Defense (Report)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

The National Security Council: Recommendations for the New President (Report)

National Journal

Changing Horses in Midstream (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Securing the Bomb 2008 (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Taking NATO Global (Article)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration? (Summary)

Washington Quarterly

Managing Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges in Presidential Transitions (Report)

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Democracy and Civil Rights

ACLU

Reclaiming Patriotism: A Call to Reconsider the Patriot Act (Report)

Boston Review

Closing Guantanamo: The Problem of Preventive Detention (Article)

Center for American Progress

After Midnight: The Bush Legacy of Deregulation and what Obama can do (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Obama's Prisoners Dilemma: A Blueprint for Dismantling Guantanamo (Article)

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Democracy and Human Rights

ACLU

Actions for Restoring America (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

21st Century Tools for Advancing Equal Opportunity: Recommendations for the Next Administration (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: A Proposal to Reform Laws Governing Humanitarian Relief and 'Material Support' of Terrorism (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

All the President's Lawyers: How to Avoid Another "Torture Opinion" Debacle (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Human Rights At Home: A Domestic Policy Blueprint for the New Administration (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

National Intelligence and the Rule of Law (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

On Secrecy and Transparency: Thoughts for Congress and a New Administration (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Prosecuting Worker Endangerment: The Need for Stronger Criminal Penalties for Violations of the OSH Act (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Rehabilitating the U.S. Ban on Torture: A Call for Transparent Treatment Policy (Brief)

Asia Society

Obama and India: A Chance to Redeem Democracy (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Constructing a Successful China Strategy: Promote Balance and Democratic Ideals in Asia (Summary)

Brookings Institution

The Genocide in Darfur: America Must Do More to Fulfill the Responsibility to Protect (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Wrenching Choices on Guantanamo (Op-Ed)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Is a League of Democracies a Good Idea? (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

Obama, Africa, and Peace (Brief)

Constitution Project

End Illegal Detention, Torture & Rendition (Brief)

Constitution Project

Promoting Transparency in Government (Brief)

Constitution Project

Prosecute Terrorist Suspects in Accordance with the Law (Brief)

Economist

What Congo Means for Obama (Op-Ed)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Letter to President Obama on Human Rights (Letter)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Restoring the Civil Rights Division (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

What Would Jackson Do? Some Old Advice for the New Attorney General (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Why President Obama Should Not Attend the Alliance of Civilizations Forum (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Why the U.S. Should Oppose "Defamation of Religions" Resolutions at the United Nations (Backgrounder)

International Women's Health Coalition

A New Agenda for Girls' and Women's Health and Rights (Report)

UN Foundation

New Directions for Democracy Promotion (Report)

UN Foundation

The Future of Human Rights: Restoring America's Leadership (Report)

Yale Law Report

A Wish List for the New Administration (Op-Ed)

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Development

Alliance for Responsible Trade

Re-negotiate NAFTA (Letter)

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Universal Basic and Secondary Education (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: A Proposal to Reform Laws Governing Humanitarian Relief and 'Material Support' of Terrorism (Brief)

Boston Review

Inequality Matters: Why Globalization Doesn't Lift All Boats (Article)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore Global Financial Stability (Report)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Strengthening the Civilian Instrument (Article)

Center for American Progress

In Search of Sustainable Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

Virtuous Circle: Strengthening Broad-Based Global Progress in Living Standards (Report)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Trade Policy and Global Development (Brief)

Center for Global Development

We Don't Need No Education? Why the United States Should Take the Lead on Global Education (Report)

Center for Global Development

Aid for Education: More Bang for the Buck (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Don't Close the Golden Door: Making Immigration Policy Work for Development (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Foreign Direct Investment and Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Global Warming: An Opportunity for Greatness (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Healthy Foreign Policy: Bringing Coherence to the Global Health Agenda (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Integration in the Americas: One Idea for Plan B (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Tripping Over Health: U.S. Policy Towards Patents and Drug Access in Developing Countries (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S Trade Policy and Global Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Twenty-first Century (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Leadership in the Fight Against Global Corruption (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Policy Towards Fragile States: An Integrated Approach to Security and Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Why Global Development Matters to Americans and What the Next President Should Do About It (Introduction to Book)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Henry L. Stimson Center

A Memo to the Next President: Promoting American Interests through Smarter, More Strategic Global Policies (Letter)

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Ideas for the Next Administration: Rejoining the World (Op-Ed)

Internews

Memorandum to Secretary Clinton (Report)

Latin America Working Group

A Compass for Colombia Policy (Report)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Next President Should Make International Education Policy Central to Meeting National Needs (Brief)

Stanford Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law

New Day New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Twenty-First Century (Report)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Memo: Next Administration Needs a Government-Wide Development Strategy (Letter)

World Wildlife Federation

Leading the World Toward a Safer and Sustainable Future: Greenprint for a New Administration (Brief)

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Education

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering (Report)

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Universal Basic and Secondary Education (Report)

Asia Society

Putting the World into World-Class Education: A National Imperative and a State and Local Responsibility (Report )

Association of American Universities

AAU Policy Recommendations for the Next President (Policy Brief)

Brookings Institution

Assuring Student Achievement: Strengthen America through Education Reforms (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Strengthening Higher Education: Simplify Student Aid & Emphasize Vital Science, Math, and Language Skills (Summary)

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Looking Ahead: Letters to the Next President from Higher Education's Leaders (Letter)

Center for Global Development

We Don't Need No Education? Why the United States Should Take the Lead on Global Education (Report)

Center for Global Development

Aid for Education: More Bang for the Buck (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Policy Towards Fragile States: An Integrated Approach to Security and Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Law and Social Policy

CLASP Federal Policy Recommendations for 2009 and Beyond (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Recover, Renew, Rebuild: Workforce Policies for a Strong and Fair Economy (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Workforce Education and Training Policy Recommendations to Promote Inclusive Economic Recovery (Brief)

Chronicle of Higher Education

An Education on Higher Education for the Next President (Letter)

Chronicle of Higher Education

Concerns Over Economic Competitiveness Will Test the Next President (Article)

Council of the Great City Schools

An Open Letter to the Next President of the United States (Letter)

Economic Policy Institute

Leaving No Child Behind (Article)

Education Sector

Eight for 2008: Education Ideas for the Next President (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Transforming and Improving American Education (Report)

Huffington Post

Memo to the President (Op-Ed)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

A National Technology Agenda for the New Administration (Article)

Jobs for the Future

An Agenda for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress (Policy Brief)

Korn/Ferry International

Letters to the Next President: Strengthening America's Foundation in Higher Education (Book)

Lumina Foundation for Education

Memo to the Presidential Transition Team (Article)

Miller-McCune

Restore Public Faith in Science (Article)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

International Education: The Neglected Dimension of Public Diplomacy (Report)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Next President Should Make International Education Policy Central to Meeting National Needs (Brief)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: A College Access Contract (Report)

Newsweek

The Right Way Back (Article)

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness: A Resource and Policy Guide (Report)

Partnership for Public Service

Elevating Our Federal Workforce (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Closing the Graduation Gap by Giving Schools Greater Autonomy (Article)

UN Foundation

Poverty: Combating The Global Crisis (Report)

Urban Institute

Expand Apprenticeship: A Sensible Way to Train Workers and Increase Their Wages and Mobility (Brief)

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Effective Government

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

All the President's Lawyers: How to Avoid Another "Torture Opinion" Debacle (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Letting Government Agencies Do What They Were Created To Do (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Reinventing the President's Pardon Power (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Reinvigorating the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Barack's Too-Long Wish List: How the President Should Focus His Agenda (Article)

Brookings Institution

Fixing Finance: A Roadmap for Reform (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Lead With Confidence (Article)

Brookings Institution

Tempest Over the Census (Report)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Organizing for Arms Control in the Obama Administration (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Center for American Progress

After Midnight: The Bush Legacy of Deregulation and what Obama can do (Report)

Center for American Progress

Cleaning Up and Launching Ahead: What President Obama can Learn from Previous Administrations in Establishing his Regulatory Agenda (Summary)

Constitution Project

Assertion of Executive Authority in National Security Matters (Brief)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives (Book)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Performance Management Recommendations for the New Administration (Report)

Miller-McCune

Re-establish Respect for the Constitutional Separation of Powers (Article)

National Organization for Women

Ask Obama NOW: Create an Office on Women (Letter)

Partnership for Public Service

Elevating Our Federal Workforce (Report)

Partnership for Public Service

Roadmap to Reform: A Management Framework for the Next Administration (Report)

Science Progress

Open Source, Open Data (Article)

Urban Institute

Governing for Results: Improving Federal Government Performance and Accountability (Report)

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Energy

American Antitrust Institute

The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President of the United States (Summary)

American Enterprise Institute

Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration (Report)

American Geological Institute

Critical Needs for the Twenty First Century: The Role of the Geosciences (Report)

Asia Society

A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Report)

Brookings Institution

Building a Secure Energy Future: A Challenge for New Presidential Leadership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Diving in the Deep End: Help Water Agencies Address Climate Change (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Ending Oil Dependence: Protecting National Security, the Environment and the Economy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Energy Challenges for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Energy Security, Energy Urgency: Key Issues Facing the Next President (Transcript)

Brookings Institution

Freedom from Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction (Transcript)

Brookings Institution

Memo to President-elect Barack Obama: Building a Secure Energy Future (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Tackling Trade and Climate Change: Leadership on the Home Front of Foreign Policy (Summary)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A Call to Resist the Nuclear Revival (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A New Energy Future Means a New Energy Department (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Future of Nuclear Energy: Policy Recommendations (Brief)

Center for American Progress

A Framework for Achieving Energy Security and Arresting Global Warming (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Center for American Progress

Capturing the Energy Opportunity: Creating a Low-Carbon Economy (Article)

Center for American Progress

Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy through Clean Energy, Innovation, and Opportunity (Report)

Center for American Progress

Wired for Progress: Building a National Clean-Energy Smart Grid (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Congressional Quarterly

Energy: The Price of Being Green (Article)

Council on Competitiveness

100-Day Energy Action Plan for America (Report)

Council on Foreign Relations

Challenges for Nuclear Power Expansion (Backgrounder)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Environment America

Clean Energy For America: Why the 44th President Must Put America on the Clean Energy Path (Report)

Environment America

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure (Report)

Environment America

Renewing America: A Blueprint For Economic Recovery (Brief)

Environment America

Repowering America with a Green Economic Recovery Plan (Summary)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the Next President: Addressing the Energy Crisis (Video)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities: Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in The United States (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Making Domestic Energy Affordable (Report)

Heritage Foundation

The Economic Case for Drilling Oil Reserves (Backgrounder)

Heritage Foundation

The Obama Administration Should Not Delay Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing (Article)

Institute for 21st Century Energy

A Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future (Report)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

The Return of Big Government: Policy Advice for President Obama (Brief)

National Association of Manufacturers

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

National Association of Marine Laboratories

An Open Letter to the Next Administration: An Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Agenda to Benefit the Nation (Letter)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: An Energy Efficiency Trading System (Report)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The Right Way Back (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

America's Nuclear Waste and What to Do With It (Report)

RAND Corporation

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies (Report)

United States Conference of Mayors

National Agenda on Infrastructure for the Next President of the United States (Letter)

Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

What the Next President Must Do (Report)

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Environment

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Running Aground: The Hidden Environmental and Regulatory Implications of Homeland Security (Brief)

American Enterprise Institute

Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration (Report)

Brookings Institution

Building a Secure Energy Future: A Challenge for New Presidential Leadership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Diving in the Deep End: Help Water Agencies Address Climate Change (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Global Challenges for the Next US President (Video)

Brookings Institution

How Obama Should Confront Climate Change (Article)

Brookings Institution

Memo to President-elect Barack Obama: Building a Secure Energy Future (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Center for a New American Security

Remodeling the US Government for Energy Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Framework for Achieving Energy Security and Arresting Global Warming (Report)

Center for American Progress

After Midnight: The Bush Legacy of Deregulation and what Obama can do (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

Energy: The Price of Being Green (Article)

Defenders of Wildlife

Wildlife Conservation Agenda for the Next Administration (Report)

Environment America

Clean Energy For America: Why the 44th President Must Put America on the Clean Energy Path (Report)

Environment America

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure (Report)

Environment America

Renewing America: A Blueprint For Economic Recovery (Brief)

Environment America

Repowering America with a Green Economic Recovery Plan (Summary)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

A Way Forward on Climate Change (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

Heinz Center

Environmental Information: A Road Map to the Future (Report)

Heritage Foundation

The Obama Administration Should Not Delay Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing (Article)

Institute for 21st Century Energy

A Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future (Report)

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Ideas for the Next Administration: Rejoining the World (Op-Ed)

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas: How reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness (Report)

Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

Changing Oceans, Changing World: Ocean Policy Priorities for a New Administration and Congress (Report)

National Association of Manufacturers

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

National Association of Marine Laboratories

An Open Letter to the Next Administration: An Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Agenda to Benefit the Nation (Letter)

Pacific Institute

Water: Threats and Opportunities - Recommendations for the Next President (Report)

PBS Online Newshour

Secretaries of State Offer Advice to Next President (Transcript)

Progressive Policy Institute

America's Nuclear Waste and What to Do With It (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Establishing a Global Environmental Organization (GEO) (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Our Next President Must Embrace Clean Technology (Op-Ed)

RAND Corporation

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies (Report)

Reef Relief

A Blueprint for a Coastal and Ocean Policy for the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Climate Crisis Needs Clean Air Act (Policy Brief)

Time Magazine

What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like (Article)

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Advice to the New Administration and Congress: Actions to Make Our Nation Resilient to Severe Weather and Climate Change (Report)

World Wildlife Federation

Leading the World Toward a Safer and Sustainable Future: Greenprint for a New Administration (Brief)

Yale Law Report

A Wish List for the New Administration (Op-Ed)

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Ethical Government

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: A Proposal to Reform Laws Governing Humanitarian Relief and 'Material Support' of Terrorism (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

National Intelligence and the Rule of Law (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

On Secrecy and Transparency: Thoughts for Congress and a New Administration (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Rehabilitating the U.S. Ban on Torture: A Call for Transparent Treatment Policy (Brief)

American Enterprise Institute

Ensuring a Seamless Transition (Article)

Boston Review

Reentry: Reversing Mass Imprisonment (Article)

Brookings Institution

Prevent Federal Court Nomination Battles: De-Escalating the Conflict over the Judiciary (Summary)

Constitution Project

Closing Guantanamo (Brief)

Constitution Project

End Illegal Detention, Torture & Rendition (Brief)

Constitution Project

Promoting Transparency in Government (Brief)

Constitution Project

Prosecute Terrorist Suspects in Accordance with the Law (Brief)

Constitution Project

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (Brief)

Constitution Project

Revising Attorney General Guidelines on FBI Investigations (Brief)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Looking Behind the Locked Door: Prison Law Reform Proposals for the New Administration (Article)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Reorienting Progressive Perspectives for Twenty-First Century Punishment Realities (Article)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Restoring Public Confidence in the Fairness of the Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Function (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Restoring the Civil Rights Division (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

Human Rights First

How to End Torture and Cruel Treatment: Blueprint for the Next Administration (Report)

Human Rights First

How To Repair the US Asylum System (Report)

Internews

Memorandum to Secretary Clinton (Report)

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas: How reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness (Report)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Reforming Congressional Elections (Article)

Project on Government Oversight

Recommended Good Government Reforms for Presidential Transition Teams (Report)

Science Progress

Personal Medicine, Public Bioethics: Helping America Respond to Changes in Biotechnology and Health Care (Article)

UN Foundation

The Future of Human Rights: Restoring America's Leadership (Report)

World Resources Institute

Presiding with Principle: Restoring Good Governance in the U.S. Executive Branch, and Why Voters Should Care (Summary)

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Europe

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009 (Summary)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Enhancing Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: A Report of the Global Dialogue between the European Union and the United States (Report)

Delegation of the European Commission to the USA

A Letter From Brussels to the Next President of the United States (Letter)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

The Burden of Strategy: Transatlantic Relations and the Future of NATO Enlargement (Report)

German Marshall Fund of the United States

New Plumbing, New Purposes - Rebuilding the Atlantic Alliance (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Taking NATO Global (Article)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

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Family

Center for Law and Social Policy

Beyond Stimulus: Shoring Up the Saftey Net, Securing the American Dream (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

CLASP Federal Policy Recommendations for 2009 and Beyond (Brief)

Family Research Council

Pro-Family Policy Goals for the Nation (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Defending Marriage: A Memo to President-elect Obama (Article)

Yale Law Report

A Wish List for the New Administration (Op-Ed)

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Fiscal Policy

Alliance for Responsible Trade

Re-negotiate NAFTA (Letter)

American Academy of Diplomacy

A Foreign Affairs Budget for the Future (Report)

American Antitrust Institute

The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President of the United States (Summary)

American Enterprise Institute

The Coming Tax Bomb (Article)

Asia Society

Delivering on the Promise: Advancing US Relations with India (Report)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Boston Review

Tools for a New Economy: Proposals for a Financial Regulatory System (Article)

Boston Review

What’s Hurting the Middle Class (Article)

Brookings Institution

America's Economy - Headed for Crisis: Realistic Approaches Are Essential (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Energy Challenges for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Extending Deregulation: Make the U.S. Economy More Efficient (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Fixing Finance: A Roadmap for Reform (Report)

Brookings Institution

Fixing the Tax System: Support Fairer, Simpler, and More Adequate Taxation (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Reform Health Care (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore American Leadership to Address Transnational Threats (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore Global Financial Stability (Report)

Brookings Institution

Pathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Promoting Retirement Security: Make Saving Easier & More Rewarding (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Slowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start Now (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taking Back our Fiscal Future (Policy Brief)

Brookings Institution

Taming the Deficit: Forge a Grand Compromise for a Sustainable Future (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Brookings Institution

What Should the Next President Do about Poverty? (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Why the Next President Should Care About the World Bank and the IMF (Article)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Center for a New American Security

Defense Procurement by Paralysis: Costly Mortgages for the Next Administration (Brief)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Center for American Progress

Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy through Clean Energy, Innovation, and Opportunity (Report)

Center for American Progress

Responsible Investment: A Budget and Fiscal Policy Plan for Progressive Growth (Summary)

Center for American Progress

The United States and Brazil: Two Perspectives on Dealing with Partnership and Rivalry (Report)

Center for American Progress

Transitioning to a New US International Economic Policy (Report)

Center for American Progress

Virtuous Circle: Strengthening Broad-Based Global Progress in Living Standards (Report)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Beyond Stimulus: Shoring Up the Saftey Net, Securing the American Dream (Brief)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Chronicle of Higher Education

Concerns Over Economic Competitiveness Will Test the Next President (Article)

Concord Coalition

Fiscal Policy Beyond Election Day: Nine Challenges For '09 (Policy Brief)

Congressional Quarterly

Infrastructure: Approach With Caution (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

Taxes: Living With a Legacy (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

The Deficit: Facing Up to Reality (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

The Economy: More Trouble Ahead (Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

Memo to President Obama (Article)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Economic Policy Institute

A Rescue Plan for Main Street (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

A Memo to the Next President: Promoting American Interests through Smarter, More Strategic Global Policies (Letter)

Henry L. Stimson Center

China's Falling Growth and US Hopes for Stabilizing the Global Economy: Mind the Gap (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Cutting Taxes to Promote Growth and Restore Fairness (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Reforming Financial Regulation: A Memo to President-elect Obama (Brief)

Hoover Institution

The Economy: Riding Out the Perfect Storm (Article)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Strengthening Government's Ability to Deal with the Financial Crisis (Report)

Institute for 21st Century Energy

A Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future (Report)

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Ideas for the Next Administration: Rejoining the World (Op-Ed)

League of Women Voters

An Open Letter to the Next President: Agenda for a New Administration (Letter)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

Obama's Job Creation Promise (Brief)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

The Return of Big Government: Policy Advice for President Obama (Brief)

Lumina Foundation for Education

Memo to the Presidential Transition Team (Article)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

New America Foundation

A Budget We Can Believe In (Letter)

New America Foundation

More on the President’s FY2010 Budget Blueprint (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: A Capital Budget for Public Investment (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: A Universal 401(k) Plan (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Closing the $700 Billion Tax Loophole (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Every Baby a Trust Fund Baby (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Tax Consumption, Not Work (Report)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Universal Risk Insurance (Report)

New York Times

How the Fed Can Fix the World (Op-Ed)

New York Times

Ideas for Obama (Op-Ed)

New York Times

L-ish Economic Prospects (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

Advice from Seven Nobel Laureates on Fixing the Economy (Article)

Newsweek

Forget about Fidel (Article)

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness: A Resource and Policy Guide (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

A Work Bonus for Men (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Building America's 21st Century Infrastructure (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Reforming Congressional Elections (Article)

Time Magazine

The Next President's Economic Problem (Article)

UNITY Journalists of Color

Letter to President-elect Obama (Letter)

Urban Institute

Empowering the Next President (Commentary)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Tax and Budget Policy in Year One (Commentary)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Tax Priorities: First, Clean up the Mess; Then Plan for Tax Reform (Brief)

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The Money Trail: Finding, Following, and Freezing Terrorist Finances (Book)

Yale Law Report

A Wish List for the New Administration (Op-Ed)

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Foreign Affairs

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Reconsidering the Rules for Space Security (Report)

American Academy of Diplomacy

A Foreign Affairs Budget for the Future (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Restoration, Education, and Coordination: Three Principles to Guide U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Over the Next Five Years (Brief )

Asia Society

From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Article)

Center for Global Development

Aid for Education: More Bang for the Buck (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Don't Close the Golden Door: Making Immigration Policy Work for Development (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Foreign Direct Investment and Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Global Warming: An Opportunity for Greatness (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Healthy Foreign Policy: Bringing Coherence to the Global Health Agenda (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Integration in the Americas: One Idea for Plan B (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

Tripping Over Health: U.S. Policy Towards Patents and Drug Access in Developing Countries (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S Trade Policy and Global Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Twenty-first Century (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Leadership in the Fight Against Global Corruption (Book Chapter)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Policy Towards Fragile States: An Integrated Approach to Security and Development (Book Chapter)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Winning the War in Afghanistan (Summary)

Congressional Quarterly

The Wars: Withdrawal and Escalation (Article)

Economist

What Congo Means for Obama (Op-Ed)

New America Foundation

A Memo for President Obama (Article)

Stanford Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law

New Day New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Twenty-First Century (Report)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Memo: Next Administration Needs a Government-Wide Development Strategy (Letter)

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Foreign Policy

American Academy of Diplomacy

Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best Practices (Summary)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: A Proposal to Reform Laws Governing Humanitarian Relief and 'Material Support' of Terrorism (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Restoration, Education, and Coordination: Three Principles to Guide U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Over the Next Five Years (Brief )

American Enterprise Institute

A New President, A New Paradigm (Article)

American Enterprise Institute

A Wakeup Call on Iran's Nukes (Op-Ed)

Asia Foundation

American Overview: Asian Policy Challenges for the Next Administration (Policy Brief)

Asia Foundation

Asian Views of America's Role in Asia 2008: An Overview (Overview)

Asia Foundation

Challenges in U.S. Asian Relations Awaiting a New President - Luncheon Remarks by Foundation President (Remarks)

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

Asia Foundation

U.S. Foreign Policy Recommendations for Asia (Summary)

Asia Society

Asia’s Questions for America’s Next President (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Delivering on the Promise: Advancing US Relations with India (Report)

Asia Society

Obama and Iran (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Obama and Pakistan: Mutual Trust, Respect and Understanding (Article)

Aspen Institute

Discussion with Aspen President About Madeleine Albright's Book (Video)

Aspen Institute

Jordan's King Abdullah II Cites the Strong Ties that Connect the West with His Region and Offers Advice to the Next President of the United States (Audio)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Back to Balancing in the Middle East: A New Strategy for Constructive Engagement (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Breaking New Ground with India: Build a Valuable Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Constructing a Successful China Strategy: Promote Balance and Democratic Ideals in Asia (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Contending with the Rise of China: Build on Three Decades of Progress (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Engaging the Muslim World: A Communication Strategy to Win the War of Ideas (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Foreign Assistance: Assuring that Foreign Aid Is Effective (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Freedom from Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction (Transcript)

Brookings Institution

Global Challenges for the Next US President (Video)

Brookings Institution

How to Win In Afghanistan (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Human Rights, Asia and the New Administration: Can Multilateralism Work This Time? (Brief)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore American Leadership to Address Transnational Threats (Report)

Brookings Institution

Navigating China's Rise: Develop a Sustained, High-Level Trade Strategy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Tackling Trade and Climate Change: Leadership on the Home Front of Foreign Policy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taiwan and China Make Strides: Can America Respond? (Report)

Brookings Institution

The Genocide in Darfur: America Must Do More to Fulfill the Responsibility to Protect (Summary)

Brookings Institution

The Next Chapter: The United States and Pakistan (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Brookings Institution

Trouble Ahead for the Next U.S. President (Article)

Brookings Institution

Waning Chances for Stability in Iraq: Navigating Bad Options in Iraq (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Why the Next President Should Care About the World Bank and the IMF (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Strengthening the Civilian Instrument (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Formulating the Next U.S.-Russian Arms Control Agreement (Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Why the United States Should Lead (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Asia: Shaping the Future (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Breaking the Suicide Pact: US-China Cooperation on Climate Change (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Engaging Pakistan—Getting the Balance Right (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran Says “No”—Now What? (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran: Is Productive Engagement Possible? (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Is a League of Democracies a Good Idea? (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes (Article)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

President Obama and Middle East Expectations (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Preventing Conflict Over Kurdistan (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Russian–American Security Relations After Georgia (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Stabilizing Afghanistan: Threats and Challenges (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Sunset for the Two State Solution? (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? (Online Debate)

Cato Institute

The Case for Game-Changing Diplomacy with Iran (Brief)

Center for a New American Security

Shaping the Iraq Inheritance (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The Inheritance and the Way Forward (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Global Imperative: A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century (Report)

Center for American Progress

Somalia After the Ethiopian Occupation: First Steps to End the Conflict and Combat Extremism (Brief)

Center for American Progress

Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Winning in Afghanistan: Creating Effective Afghan Security Forces (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Enhancing Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: A Report of the Global Dialogue between the European Union and the United States (Report)

Center for US Global Engagement

First-Step Recommendations for the President-Elect to Elevate and Strengthen Development and Diplomacy (Article)

Christian Science Monitor

On Iraq Policy, Next U.S. President Will Have to Adapt (Article)

Christian Science Monitor

What Asia Wants from the Next U.S. President (Article)

CNA

Africa Policy Issues for the Next Administration (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

U.S. Image: Deep Repair, Tight Budget (Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

Kurtzer: Next U.S. President Must Give Priority to Arab-Israeli Talks (Interview)

Council on Foreign Relations

Policy for the Next President: Fair Trade or Free Trade (Online Debate)

Council on Foreign Relations

Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? (Online Debate)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Council on Foreign Relations

What Should the Next President Do On NAFTA? (Online Debate/Article)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

The Obama Administration and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Report)

Defense Science Board

Defense Imperatives for the New Administration (Report)

Delegation of the European Commission to the USA

A Letter From Brussels to the Next President of the United States (Letter)

Economist

Terror, Not China (Special Report)

Federation of American Scientists

Towards True Security: Ten Steps The Next President Should Take to Transform US Nuclear Weapons Policy (Report)

Foreign Affairs

A New Realism: A Realistic and Principled Foreign Policy (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

How to Leave a Stable Iraq (Article)

Foreign Affairs

The Next President: Mastering A Daunting Agenda (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Toward a Realistic Peace: Defending Civilization and Defeating Terrorists by Making the International System Work (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Letter to President Obama on Human Rights (Letter)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama and Israel (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama: Improve Relations with Latin America (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

The Case for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Report)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

The Burden of Strategy: Transatlantic Relations and the Future of NATO Enlargement (Report)

German Marshall Fund of the United States

New Plumbing, New Purposes - Rebuilding the Atlantic Alliance (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the New President: Managing the Iraq War (Video)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Toward a Liberal Realist Foreign Policy: A Memo for the Next President (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

A Memo to the Next President: Promoting American Interests through Smarter, More Strategic Global Policies (Letter)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Iraq: New Goals, No Illusions (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Peacekeeping Dues and Don’ts: A Checklist for the Next President (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Rebalancing the Toolkit: Strengthening the Civilian Instruments of Statecraft (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Rethinking Northeast Asia (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Three Options for Obama to Engage Iran: All with Dangers (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Into Africa: Bush Initiatives That Deserve Continuing Support (Summary)

Heritage Foundation

Moving Forward with Ballistic Missile Defense (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Why the U.S. Should Oppose "Defamation of Religions" Resolutions at the United Nations (Backgrounder)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

Huffington Post

Memo to the President (Op-Ed)

Human Rights First

How to End Impunity for Private Security and other Contractor (Report)

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Ideas for the Next Administration: Rejoining the World (Op-Ed)

Internews

Memorandum to Secretary Clinton (Report)

Jewish Policy Center

Advice to the Next President about the Middle East (Article)

Jewish Policy Center

How To Handle Syria (Article)

Latin America Working Group

A Compass for Colombia Policy (Report)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

International Education: The Neglected Dimension of Public Diplomacy (Report)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Next President Should Make International Education Policy Central to Meeting National Needs (Brief)

New America Foundation

A Memo for President Obama (Article)

New America Foundation

How Not to Lose Afghanistan (and Pakistan) (Article)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

New York Times

How to Leave Afghanistan (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

Foreign Policy for the Future American President (Article)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

U.S Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons Free World: An Appeal to the Next President of the U.S. (Annual Report)

Pacific Council on International Policy

To the Next President: What to Do About Latin America (Article)

PBS Online Newshour

Secretaries of State Offer Advice to Next President (Transcript)

Progressive Policy Institute

Rejoin the Battle of Ideas (Commentary)

Progressive Policy Institute

Taking NATO Global (Article)

Stanford Asia/Pacific Research Center

Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President (Report)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Leadership and National Security Reform: The Next President's Agenda (Report)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

UN Foundation

Building Global Alliances in the Fight Against Terrorism (Report)

UN Foundation

Poverty: Combating The Global Crisis (Report)

United States Institute of Peace

What Iraq Needs from the Obama Administration: Recommendations from Iraqis Resident in the U.S. (Brief)

Washington Quarterly

Managing Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges in Presidential Transitions (Report)

Washington Quarterly

India’s Quest for Continuity in the Face of Change (Policy Brief)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

A World of Problems Awaits (Commentary)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Memo: Next Administration Needs a Government-Wide Development Strategy (Letter)

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Foreign Relations

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

Asia Society

A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Report)

Asia Society

A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Report)

Asia Society

Delivering on the Promise: Advancing US Relations with India (Report)

Brookings Institution

Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009 (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

The United States and Brazil: Two Perspectives on Dealing with Partnership and Rivalry (Report)

Center for American Progress

Transitioning to a New US International Economic Policy (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Enhancing Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: A Report of the Global Dialogue between the European Union and the United States (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

U.S.-Korea Relations: Obama’s Korea Inheritance (Report)

Council on Foreign Relations

The Tricky U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Button (Brief)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Staring Down Chinese Diplomacy (Op-Ed)

Heritage Foundation

Why President Obama Should Not Attend the Alliance of Civilizations Forum (Article)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy (Brief)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration? (Summary)

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Healthcare

American Antitrust Institute

The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President of the United States (Summary)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

The Supreme Court’s Two-Front War on the Safety Net: A Cautionary Tale for Health Care Reformers (Brief)

American Enterprise Institute

Lessons from the Clinton Plan (Article)

American Enterprise Institute

The Making of the Next President's Health Plan: Will It Be Deja Vu of 1992? (Article)

Aspen Institute

Health Stewardship: The Responsible Path to a Healthier Nation (Report)

Brookings Institution

Meeting the Challenge of Health Care Quality: Achieve Reforms in Medicare, Quality, & Malpractice (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access: Extend Insurance Coverage while Controlling Costs (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Memo to President Obama: Ensure that Health Reform Finally Succeeds (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Reform Health Care (Report)

Brookings Institution

Reviving the Social Contract: Economic Strategies to Promote Health Insurance & Long-Term Care (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Rising to the Challenge of Real Health Care Reform (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Slowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start Now (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taking Back our Fiscal Future (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

Health Status-Insurance: How Markets Can Provide Health Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Center for American Progress

After Midnight: The Bush Legacy of Deregulation and what Obama can do (Report)

Center for Global Development

Healthy Foreign Policy: Bringing Coherence to the Global Health Agenda (Policy Brief)

Center for Global Development

Tripping Over Health: U.S. Policy Towards Patents and Drug Access in Developing Countries (Book Chapter)

Center for Health and Social Policy

Medicare: Challenges Facing the Next President (Policy Brief)

Commonwealth Fund

A High Performance Health System for the United States: An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President (Summary)

Commonwealth Fund

Health Reform in a New Era: Options for the Obama Administration (Article)

Commonwealth Fund

The Time Has Come for Comprehensive Health Reform: Statement from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System (Letter)

Congressional Quarterly

Health Care: An Urgent Need (Article)

Council for Excellence in Government

The American Public on Health Care: The Missing Perspective (Report)

Family Research Council

Pro-Family Policy Goals for the Nation (Report)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Champion Social and Economic Equality (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Desegregate our Healthcare System (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Encourage Investments in Long-Term Health (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Extend a Safety Net to Deserving Immigrant Families (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Join the Global Fight Against Tobacco (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the Next President: Support a Health Rights Movement (Article)

Harvard Public Health Review

Advice to the President: Put Research on Early Childhood Development Into Action (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Insurance (Report)

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas: How reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness (Report)

League of Women Voters

An Open Letter to the Next President: Agenda for a New Administration (Letter)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

National Association of Manufacturers

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

National Center for Policy Analysis

A Framework for Medicare Reform (Study)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

National Minority AIDS Council

2008 Partnership Paper: Fighting HIV/AIDS in Communities of Color: An Action Plan for the Next President (Summary)

National Organization for Women

What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (Article)

New America Foundation

Ten Big New Ideas for a New America: Mandatory, Affordable Health Insurance (Report)

Progressive Policy Institute

Improving Health Care -- By 'Spreading the Mayo' (the Mayo Clinic Model, That Is) (Article)

Science Progress

Personal Medicine, Public Bioethics: Helping America Respond to Changes in Biotechnology and Health Care (Article)

U.S. Cochrane Center at Johns Hopkins University

Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare: A Letter to President-elect Obama and Senator Daschle (Letter)

UN Foundation

Poverty: Combating The Global Crisis (Report)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

How the Next President Can Deliver on Healthcare Reform (Video)

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Homeland Security

ACLU

Reclaiming Patriotism: A Call to Reconsider the Patriot Act (Report)

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face (Book)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

National Intelligence and the Rule of Law (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Running Aground: The Hidden Environmental and Regulatory Implications of Homeland Security (Brief)

American Enterprise Institute

Congress and the Next President Should Repeal the War Powers Act (Op-Ed)

American Enterprise Institute

The Laws in Wartime (Article)

American Enterprise Institute

The Proud, The Few (Article)

Boston Review

Closing Guantanamo: The Problem of Preventive Detention (Article)

Brookings Institution

A Legal Framework for Detaining Terrorists: Enact a Law to End the Clash over Rights (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Bent but Not Broken: The Military Challenge for the Next Commander-in-Chief (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Increasing the Size and Power of the U.S. Military (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Managing Homeland Security: Develop a Threat-Based Strategy (Summary)

Center for a New American Security

Defense Procurement by Paralysis: Costly Mortgages for the Next Administration (Brief)

Center for American Progress

A Global Imperative: A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Long-Term Vision for Homeland Security (Article)

Center for American Progress

A Long-Term Vision for Homeland Security (Article)

Center for American Progress

Homeland Security in an Obama Administration (Brief)

Center for American Progress

How the Next President Can Improve Homeland Security (Op-ed)

Center for American Progress

In Search of Sustainable Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

In Search of Sustainable Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

What Must Be Done: Homeland Security Policy Priorities for the Next Administration and Congress (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Closing Guantanamo (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

Intelligence: Reorganization Fatigue (Article)

Congressional Research Service

CRS Report: 2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options (Report)

Constitution Project

Failing to Protect Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Overly Broad Definition of Material Support for Terrorism (Brief)

Council for Excellence in Government

Homeland Security and the Upcoming Transition: What the Next Administration Should Do to Make Us Safe at Home (Brief)

Defense Science Board

Defense Imperatives for the New Administration (Report)

Federation of American Scientists

Towards True Security: Ten Steps The Next President Should Take to Transform US Nuclear Weapons Policy (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Obama's Prisoners Dilemma: A Blueprint for Dismantling Guantanamo (Article)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Homeland Security and the Upcoming Transition: What the Next Administration Should Do to Make Us Safe at Home (Brief)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Fixing the Department of Homeland Security (Policy Brief)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the Next President: Intelligence & Counterterrorism (Video)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Part I (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Establishing the Next President's National Security Agenda: Part II (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Homeland Security in the Next Administration (Brief)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

Human Rights Watch

Fighting Terrorism Fairly and Effectively: Recommendations for President-Elect Barack Obama (Report)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

The National Security Council: Recommendations for the New President (Report)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

National Journal

Changing Horses in Midstream (Article)

New America Foundation

How Not to Lose Afghanistan (and Pakistan) (Article)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Leadership and National Security Reform: The Next President's Agenda (Report)

Washington Quarterly

Managing Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges in Presidential Transitions (Report)

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Housing

Brookings Institution

Rethinking U.S. Rental Housing Policy: Build on State and Local Innovations (Summary)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Strengthening Government's Ability to Deal with the Financial Crisis (Report)

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas: How reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness (Report)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

The Return of Big Government: Policy Advice for President Obama (Brief)

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

New York Times

The Mortgages of the Future (Op-Ed)

Shelterforce

Time to Address the Rural Housing Crisis (Article)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Combat Housing Segregation and Support Diversity (Brief)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Refocus On Rental Housing (Brief)

Washington Post

Dream On? Why Federal Housing Policy is Due for an Overhaul (Op-Ed)

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Human Rights

Boston Review

On Belonging: What We Owe People Who Stay (Article)

Boston Review

Reentry: Reversing Mass Imprisonment (Article)

Brookings Institution

Human Rights, Asia and the New Administration: Can Multilateralism Work This Time? (Brief)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Closing Guantanamo (Report)

Constitution Project

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

Closing Guantanamo (Backgrounder)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Looking Behind the Locked Door: Prison Law Reform Proposals for the New Administration (Article)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Reorienting Progressive Perspectives for Twenty-First Century Punishment Realities (Article)

Human Rights First

How To Close Guantanamo (Report)

Human Rights First

How to End Impunity for Private Security and other Contractor (Report)

Human Rights First

How to End Torture and Cruel Treatment: Blueprint for the Next Administration (Report)

Human Rights First

How To Repair the US Asylum System (Report)

Human Rights Watch

Fighting Terrorism Fairly and Effectively: Recommendations for President-Elect Barack Obama (Report)

Latin America Working Group

A Compass for Colombia Policy (Report)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

National Organization for Women

What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (Article)

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Immigration

Boston Review

On Belonging: What We Owe People Who Stay (Article)

Brookings Institution

Immigration Reform Ideas for Our Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Reforming U.S. Immigration Policy: Open New Pathways to Integration (Summary)

Cato Institute

Immigration (Brief)

Center for Global Development

Don't Close the Golden Door: Making Immigration Policy Work for Development (Policy Brief)

Congressional Quarterly

Immigration: The Jobs Factor (Article)

Constitution Project

Ending Immigration Enforcement Based on National Origin, Ethnicity, and Religion (Brief)

Constitution Project

Misuse of Immigration Detention Laws in Counterterrorism Efforts (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

Next President Must Resolve Immigration, Cuba Issues (Interview/Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama: Improve Relations with Latin America (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Next Steps for Immigration and Border Security Reform: Restructuring the Work Visa (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program (Report)

Human Rights First

How To Repair the US Asylum System (Report)

League of Women Voters

An Open Letter to the Next President: Agenda for a New Administration (Letter)

Miller-McCune

Find a New Immigration Perspective (Article)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

2008 Hispanic Policy Agenda (Report)

Newsweek

The Right Way Back (Article)

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India

Asia Society

Delivering on the Promise: Advancing US Relations with India (Report)

Asia Society

India Cautiously Welcomes Obama’s Election (Article)

Asia Society

Obama and India: A Chance to Redeem Democracy (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Breaking New Ground with India: Build a Valuable Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan: Prospects for Peace and Stability Can Brighten (Summary)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Washington Quarterly

India’s Quest for Continuity in the Face of Change (Policy Brief)

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Infrastructure

Center for American Progress

Wired for Progress: Building a National Clean-Energy Smart Grid (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

Infrastructure: Approach With Caution (Article)

Economic Policy Institute

A Rescue Plan for Main Street (Report)

Environment America

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure (Report)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

The Need for Speed: The Importance of Next-Generation Broadband Networks (Report)

Institute for 21st Century Energy

A Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future (Report)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

The Return of Big Government: Policy Advice for President Obama (Brief)

New America Foundation

Building a 21st Century Broadband Superhighway: A Concrete Build-out Plan to Bring High-Speed Fiber to Every Community (Article)

New America Foundation

How to Save the World (Article)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

New York Times

Ideas for Obama (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The Right Way Back (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Building America's 21st Century Infrastructure (Article)

United States Conference of Mayors

National Agenda on Infrastructure for the Next President of the United States (Letter)

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Iran

American Enterprise Institute

A Wakeup Call on Iran's Nukes (Op-Ed)

American Enterprise Institute

Out of Conflict, a Partnership (Article)

Asia Society

Obama and Iran (Op-Ed)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Middle East Policy Options for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009 (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran Says “No”—Now What? (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran: Is Productive Engagement Possible? (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

The Case for Game-Changing Diplomacy with Iran (Brief)

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Strengthening U.S. Security Through Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Recommendations for the Obama Administration (Brief)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

The Obama Administration and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Report)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Three Options for Obama to Engage Iran: All with Dangers (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Yes, a Nuclear Iran Is Unacceptable (Report)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

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Iraq

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face (Book)

American Enterprise Institute

Out of Conflict, a Partnership (Article)

American Enterprise Institute

The Proud, The Few (Article)

Aspen Institute

Discussion with Aspen President About Madeleine Albright's Book (Video)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Middle East Policy Options for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Waning Chances for Stability in Iraq: Navigating Bad Options in Iraq (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

President Obama and Middle East Expectations (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Preventing Conflict Over Kurdistan (Report)

Center for a New American Security

Shaping the Iraq Inheritance (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The Inheritance and the Way Forward (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The New Presidency and the Future of American Military Power (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

The Wars: Withdrawal and Escalation (Article)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

How to Leave a Stable Iraq (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Toward a Realistic Peace: Defending Civilization and Defeating Terrorists by Making the International System Work (Article)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the New President: Managing the Iraq War (Video)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Iraq: New Goals, No Illusions (Article)

Human Rights First

How to End Impunity for Private Security and other Contractor (Report)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Progressive Policy Institute

Rejoin the Battle of Ideas (Commentary)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

United States Institute of Peace

What Iraq Needs from the Obama Administration: Recommendations from Iraqis Resident in the U.S. (Brief)

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Israel

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Middle East Policy Options for the Next President (Video)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes (Article)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

President Obama and Middle East Expectations (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Sunset for the Two State Solution? (Policy Brief)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

The Obama Administration and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama and Israel (Article)

Jewish Policy Center

How To Handle Syria (Article)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

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Japan

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

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Judicial Policy

ACLU

Reclaiming Patriotism: A Call to Reconsider the Patriot Act (Report)

American Bar Association

Memorandum to the Next President (Letter)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

21st Century Tools for Advancing Equal Opportunity: Recommendations for the Next Administration (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

All the President's Lawyers: How to Avoid Another "Torture Opinion" Debacle (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Human Rights At Home: A Domestic Policy Blueprint for the New Administration (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Prosecuting Suspected Terrorists: The Role of the Civilian Courts (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Rehabilitating the U.S. Ban on Torture: A Call for Transparent Treatment Policy (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

The Supreme Court’s Two-Front War on the Safety Net: A Cautionary Tale for Health Care Reformers (Brief)

Boston Review

Closing Guantanamo: The Problem of Preventive Detention (Article)

Brookings Institution

Prevent Federal Court Nomination Battles: De-Escalating the Conflict over the Judiciary (Summary)

Constitution Project

Closing Guantanamo (Brief)

Constitution Project

Prosecute Terrorist Suspects in Accordance with the Law (Brief)

Constitution Project

Revising Attorney General Guidelines on FBI Investigations (Brief)

Constitution Project

Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress (Report)

Constitution Project

Updating the Law Governing the Privacy of Electronic Communications (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

Closing Guantanamo (Backgrounder)

Family Research Council

Pro-Family Policy Goals for the Nation (Report)

Foreign Affairs

Obama's Prisoners Dilemma: A Blueprint for Dismantling Guantanamo (Article)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Restoring Public Confidence in the Fairness of the Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Function (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Restoring the Civil Rights Division (Report)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

Miller-McCune

Return Balance to the Federal Judiciary (Article)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Improve Public Safety and Save Money through Better Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (Brief)

USA Today

The Next President's Court (Op-Ed)

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Latin America

American Enterprise Institute

A New President, A New Paradigm (Article)

Brookings Institution

Re-Thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World (Report)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Center for American Progress

The United States and Brazil: Two Perspectives on Dealing with Partnership and Rivalry (Report)

Center for Global Development

Integration in the Americas: One Idea for Plan B (Book Chapter)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States: Competition and Cooperation in the Developing World (Book)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas (Report)

Council on Foreign Relations

Memo to President Obama (Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama: Improve Relations with Latin America (Article)

Latin America Working Group

A Compass for Colombia Policy (Report)

Newsweek

Forget about Fidel (Article)

Pacific Council on International Policy

To the Next President: What to Do About Latin America (Article)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

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Middle East

American Enterprise Institute

Out of Conflict, a Partnership (Article)

Asia Society

From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Article)

Aspen Institute

Discussion with Aspen President About Madeleine Albright's Book (Video)

Aspen Institute

Jordan's King Abdullah II Cites the Strong Ties that Connect the West with His Region and Offers Advice to the Next President of the United States (Audio)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Back to Balancing in the Middle East: A New Strategy for Constructive Engagement (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Countering Iran's Revolutionary Challenge: A Strategy for the Next Phase (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Expand the Agenda in Pakistan and Afghanistan (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Renew Diplomacy in the Middle East (Report)

Brookings Institution

Middle East Policy Options for the Next President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Brookings Institution

Waning Chances for Stability in Iraq: Navigating Bad Options in Iraq (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran: Is Productive Engagement Possible? (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Pointers for the Obama Administration in the Middle East: Avoiding Myths and Vain Hopes (Article)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

President Obama and Middle East Expectations (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Preventing Conflict Over Kurdistan (Report)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Sunset for the Two State Solution? (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

The Case for Game-Changing Diplomacy with Iran (Brief)

Center for a New American Security

Defense Procurement by Paralysis: Costly Mortgages for the Next Administration (Brief)

Center for a New American Security

Shaping the Iraq Inheritance (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The Inheritance and the Way Forward (Report)

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Winning in Afghanistan: Creating Effective Afghan Security Forces (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Winning the War in Afghanistan (Summary)

Christian Science Monitor

On Iraq Policy, Next U.S. President Will Have to Adapt (Article)

Council on Foreign Relations

Kurtzer: Next U.S. President Must Give Priority to Arab-Israeli Talks (Interview)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

The Obama Administration and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Report)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

U.S. - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration (Report)

Economist

Terror, Not China (Special Report)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama and Israel (Article)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

President Obama's Policy Options in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Iraq: New Goals, No Illusions (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Why President Obama Should Not Attend the Alliance of Civilizations Forum (Article)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

Jewish Policy Center

Advice to the Next President about the Middle East (Article)

Jewish Policy Center

How To Handle Syria (Article)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Progressive Policy Institute

Rejoin the Battle of Ideas (Commentary)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

United States Institute of Peace

What Iraq Needs from the Obama Administration: Recommendations from Iraqis Resident in the U.S. (Brief)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

A World of Problems Awaits (Commentary)

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National Security

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Reconsidering the Rules for Space Security (Report)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

On Secrecy and Transparency: Thoughts for Congress and a New Administration (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Rehabilitating the U.S. Ban on Torture: A Call for Transparent Treatment Policy (Brief)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A Call to Resist the Nuclear Revival (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Organizing for Arms Control in the Obama Administration (Report)

Center for a New American Security

Remodeling the US Government for Energy Security (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The Inheritance and the Way Forward (Report)

Center for a New American Security

The New Presidency and the Future of American Military Power (Report)

Center for American Progress

Somalia After the Ethiopian Occupation: First Steps to End the Conflict and Combat Extremism (Brief)

Center for American Progress

Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th President (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas (Report)

Constitution Project

Assertion of Executive Authority in National Security Matters (Brief)

Constitution Project

National Security Letters & Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act (Brief)

Constitution Project

Reform of the National Security Surveillance Laws and Procedures (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

The Tricky U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Button (Brief)

Heritage Foundation

Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program (Report)

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Nonprofit

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering (Report)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Nonprofit Agenda for the Next President (Article)

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Priorities for a New President (Article)

Constitution Project

Eliminate Unnecessary Barriers to Legitimate Charitable Work (Brief)

John Hopkins University, Center for Civic Society Studies

Nonprofit Policy Priorities for the New Administration (Report)

National Council of Nonprofits

Recommendations to the Presidential Transition Team (Letter)

Shelterforce

Brave New World for Nonprofits (Article)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Innovating the Whitehouse (Report)

Urban Institute

Policymaking and the New President: Financial Relief and Community Service: Helping Nonprofits Weather the Financial Crisis (Commentary)

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Nuclear Proliferation

American Enterprise Institute

A Wakeup Call on Iran's Nukes (Op-Ed)

American Enterprise Institute

Out of Conflict, a Partnership (Article)

Asia Foundation

Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?: A Case for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateralism (Report)

Asia Society

Delivering on the Promise: Advancing US Relations with India (Report)

Asia Society

Obama and Iran (Op-Ed)

Asia Society

Stay the Course in North Korea (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Breaking New Ground with India: Build a Valuable Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan: Prospects for Peace and Stability Can Brighten (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Global Challenges for the Next US President (Video)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore American Leadership to Address Transnational Threats (Report)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009 (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Trouble Ahead for the Next U.S. President (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A Call to Resist the Nuclear Revival (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Organizing for Arms Control in the Obama Administration (Report)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Redefining deterrence: How the Obama administration should handle Reliable Replacement Warhead (Article)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Future of Nuclear Energy: Policy Recommendations (Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Why the United States Should Lead (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Iran: Is Productive Engagement Possible? (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

The Case for Game-Changing Diplomacy with Iran (Brief)

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Strengthening U.S. Security Through Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Recommendations for the Obama Administration (Brief)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

U.S.-Korea Relations: Obama’s Korea Inheritance (Report)

Council on Foreign Relations

Challenges for Nuclear Power Expansion (Backgrounder)

Foreign Affairs

Beyond Iraq: A New U.S. Strategy for the Middle East (Article)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Nuclear Proliferation: Avoiding a Pandemic (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Moving Forward with Ballistic Missile Defense (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Yes, a Nuclear Iran Is Unacceptable (Report)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

U.S Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons Free World: An Appeal to the Next President of the U.S. (Annual Report)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Securing the Bomb 2008 (Report)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy (Brief)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration? (Summary)

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Pakistan

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face (Book)

Asia Society

From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Article)

Asia Society

Obama and Pakistan: Mutual Trust, Respect and Understanding (Article)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan: Prospects for Peace and Stability Can Brighten (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Expand the Agenda in Pakistan and Afghanistan (Report)

Brookings Institution

The Next Chapter: The United States and Pakistan (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Engaging Pakistan—Getting the Balance Right (Policy Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Focus and Exit: An Alternative Strategy for the Afghan War (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Winning the War in Afghanistan (Summary)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

President Obama's Policy Options in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Report)

New America Foundation

How Not to Lose Afghanistan (and Pakistan) (Article)

New York Times

How to Leave Afghanistan (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

The World That Awaits (Op-Ed)

Progressive Policy Institute

Rejoin the Battle of Ideas (Commentary)

Telegraph

Madeleine Albright: A Letter to the Next President (Letter)

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Poverty

Boston Review

Reentry: Reversing Mass Imprisonment (Article)

Brookings Institution

Attacking Poverty and Inequality: Reinvigorate the Fight for Greater Opportunity (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Foreign Assistance: Assuring that Foreign Aid Is Effective (Summary)

Center for Law and Social Policy

CLASP Federal Policy Recommendations for 2009 and Beyond (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Workforce Education and Training Policy Recommendations to Promote Inclusive Economic Recovery (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

A Memo to the Next President: Promoting American Interests through Smarter, More Strategic Global Policies (Letter)

Internews

Memorandum to Secretary Clinton (Report)

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas: How reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness (Report)

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

National Organization for Women

What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

A Work Bonus for Men (Article)

UN Foundation

Poverty: Combating The Global Crisis (Report)

United States Conference of Mayors

National Action Agenda on Poverty for the Next President of the United States (Report)

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Russia

Aspen Institute

Discussion with Aspen President About Madeleine Albright's Book (Video)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations in 2009 (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President (Report)

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Formulating the Next U.S.-Russian Arms Control Agreement (Brief)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Russian–American Security Relations After Georgia (Policy Brief)

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Strengthening U.S. Security Through Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Recommendations for the Obama Administration (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

The Tricky U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Button (Brief)

Henry L. Stimson Center

Don’t Reduce the US Nuclear Arsenal Unilaterally: We Need Levers to Move the World Toward Disarmament (Article)

Hoover Institution

The Need for Missile Defense: Dangerous States with Big Ambitions (Article)

New York Times

Defensible Missile Defense (Op-Ed)

Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy (Brief)

RAND Corporation

A New Anti-American Coalition (Article)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration? (Summary)

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Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Science and Technology Advice for the New Administration (Letter)

American Geological Institute

Critical Needs for the Twenty First Century: The Role of the Geosciences (Report)

American Society for Microbiology

Science and Public Health Recommendations for the New Administration from the American Society for Microbiology (Brief)

Association of American Universities

AAU Policy Recommendations for the Next President (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

Stem Cell Research and Innovation Done Responsibly and Ethically (Summary)

Center for Genetics and Society

Federal Biotechnology Policy: Stem Cells and Beyond (Report)

Center for the Study of the Presidency

Presidential Leadership to Ensure Science and Technology in the Service of National Needs: A Report to the 2008 Candidates (Report)

Miller-McCune

Restore Public Faith in Science (Article)

Science Progress

Personal Medicine, Public Bioethics: Helping America Respond to Changes in Biotechnology and Health Care (Article)

Stanford Medicine Magazine

An Open Letter to the New President: Science Matters (Letter)

Union of Concerned Scientists

Scientific Integrity Recommendations for the Next Administration (Report)

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Seniors and Social Security

Brookings Institution

Next President and Congress: Tackle Social Security First (Article)

Brookings Institution

Promoting Retirement Security: Make Saving Easier & More Rewarding (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taking Back our Fiscal Future (Policy Brief)

Progressive Policy Institute

A Progressive Fix for Social Security (Article)

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Technology

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Reconsidering the Rules for Space Security (Report)

Brookings Institution

Strengthening U.S. Information Technology: Keep America #1 on the Net (Summary)

BusinessWeek

Wanted: A National Broadband Policy (Article)

Center for American Progress

A National Innovation Agenda: Progressive Policies for Economic Growth and Opportunity Through Science and Technology (Summary)

Center for American Progress

Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy through Clean Energy, Innovation, and Opportunity (Report)

Center for American Progress

Stem Cell Research and Innovation Done Responsibly and Ethically (Summary)

Center for American Progress

Virtuous Circle: Strengthening Broad-Based Global Progress in Living Standards (Report)

Center for Genetics and Society

Federal Biotechnology Policy: Stem Cells and Beyond (Report)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th President (Report)

Common Cause

Media and Democracy in America: A Reform Plan for a New Administration (Report)

Constitution Project

Updating the Law Governing the Privacy of Electronic Communications (Brief)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities: Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in The United States (Report)

Heritage Foundation

Promoting Innovation with Patent Reform: A Memo to President-elect Obama (Brief)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

A National Technology Agenda for the New Administration (Article)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

An Innovative Economics Agenda for the Next Administration (Report)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

The Need for Speed: The Importance of Next-Generation Broadband Networks (Report)

Internews

Memorandum to Secretary Clinton (Report)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

Miller-McCune

Restore Public Faith in Science (Article)

National Academies Press

Science and Technology for America's Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration (Book)

National Association of Manufacturers

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

New America Foundation

Building a 21st Century Broadband Superhighway: A Concrete Build-out Plan to Bring High-Speed Fiber to Every Community (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Our Next President Must Embrace Clean Technology (Op-Ed)

San Francisco Chronicle

Next President Should Launch the Digital New Deal (Article)

Science Progress

Creating a National Innovation Foundation: Economic Prosperity Rests on Diverse Technology Innovation (Article)

Science Progress

Open Source, Open Data (Article)

Science Progress

Personal Medicine, Public Bioethics: Helping America Respond to Changes in Biotechnology and Health Care (Article)

UNITY Journalists of Color

Letter to President-elect Obama (Letter)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Nanotechnology Oversight: An Agenda for the New Administration (Report)

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Terrorism

ACLU

Reclaiming Patriotism: A Call to Reconsider the Patriot Act (Report)

American Academy of Diplomacy

Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best Practices (Summary)

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face (Book)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

A Hungry Child Knows No Politics: A Proposal to Reform Laws Governing Humanitarian Relief and 'Material Support' of Terrorism (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Prosecuting Suspected Terrorists: The Role of the Civilian Courts (Brief)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

Restoration, Education, and Coordination: Three Principles to Guide U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Over the Next Five Years (Brief )

Asia Society

Obama and Pakistan: Mutual Trust, Respect and Understanding (Article)

Boston Review

Closing Guantanamo: The Problem of Preventive Detention (Article)

Brookings Institution

A Legal Framework for Detaining Terrorists: Enact a Law to End the Clash over Rights (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Expand the U.S. Agenda toward Pakistan: Prospects for Peace and Stability Can Brighten (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Managing Homeland Security: Develop a Threat-Based Strategy (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President (Summary)

Brookings Institution

The Next Chapter: The United States and Pakistan (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Wrenching Choices on Guantanamo (Op-Ed)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Focus and Exit: An Alternative Strategy for the Afghan War (Policy Brief)

Center for American Progress

Somalia After the Ethiopian Occupation: First Steps to End the Conflict and Combat Extremism (Brief)

Center for American Progress

Threats, Options, and Risks in Pakistan (Report)

Congressional Quarterly

Intelligence: Reorganization Fatigue (Article)

Constitution Project

Failing to Protect Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Overly Broad Definition of Material Support for Terrorism (Brief)

Council on Foreign Relations

Closing Guantanamo (Backgrounder)

Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

The Obama Administration and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Report)

Economist

Terror, Not China (Special Report)

Foreign Affairs

Obama's Prisoners Dilemma: A Blueprint for Dismantling Guantanamo (Article)

Foreign Affairs

Toward a Realistic Peace: Defending Civilization and Defeating Terrorists by Making the International System Work (Article)

Georgetown Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Memo to the Next President: Intelligence & Counterterrorism (Video)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

President Obama's Policy Options in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Report)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President (Report)

Human Rights First

How To Close Guantanamo (Report)

Human Rights Watch

Fighting Terrorism Fairly and Effectively: Recommendations for President-Elect Barack Obama (Report)

New America Foundation

How Not to Lose Afghanistan (and Pakistan) (Article)

New America Foundation

The Next President And the Middle East (Article)

Newsweek

Forget about Fidel (Article)

Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College

Leadership and National Security Reform: The Next President's Agenda (Report)

UN Foundation

Building Global Alliances in the Fight Against Terrorism (Report)

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

The Money Trail: Finding, Following, and Freezing Terrorist Finances (Book)

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Transition

American Enterprise Institute

Ensuring a Seamless Transition (Article)

Bertelsmann Foundation

Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book: Managing Expectations, Expanding the Partnership, Shaping the Agenda for 2009 (Book)

Brookings Institution

Barack's Too-Long Wish List: How the President Should Focus His Agenda (Article)

Center for a New American Security

Defense Procurement by Paralysis: Costly Mortgages for the Next Administration (Brief)

Center for a New American Security

The New Presidency and the Future of American Military Power (Report)

Center for American Progress

Transitioning to a New US International Economic Policy (Report)

Center for US Global Engagement

First-Step Recommendations for the President-Elect to Elevate and Strengthen Development and Diplomacy (Article)

Congressional Research Service

Presidential Transitions (Report)

Council for Excellence in Government

Homeland Security and the Upcoming Transition: What the Next Administration Should Do to Make Us Safe at Home (Brief)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

Homeland Security and the Upcoming Transition: What the Next Administration Should Do to Make Us Safe at Home (Brief)

Harvard Law & Policy Review

The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice: Planning for the Transition to the Next Administration (Report)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives (Book)

Los Angeles Times

The Transition (Op-Ed)

Lumina Foundation for Education

Memo to the Presidential Transition Team (Article)

Newsweek

The Brilliant Brain Trust (Op-Ed)

Pacific Council on International Policy

In Transition (Op-Ed)

Project on Government Oversight

Recommended Good Government Reforms for Presidential Transition Teams (Report)

Washington Post

Transition Memo to the President-Elect (Op-Ed)

White House Transition Project

Recommendations for an Effective 2008 Transition (Report)

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Urban Policy

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Invest in Long-Term Prosperity (Report)

Brookings Institution

Pathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Preserving the Vital Center: Renew the Economy of the Industrial Heartland (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Rethinking U.S. Rental Housing Policy: Build on State and Local Innovations (Summary)

Council of the Great City Schools

An Open Letter to the Next President of the United States (Letter)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

Shelterforce

Urban Policy Next (Article)

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Urban PolicyEnergy

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

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US Economy

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering (Report)

American Antitrust Institute

The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President of the United States (Summary)

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

21st Century Tools for Advancing Equal Opportunity: Recommendations for the Next Administration (Report)

American Enterprise Institute

Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration (Report)

Boston Review

Tools for a New Economy: Proposals for a Financial Regulatory System (Article)

Boston Review

What’s Hurting the Middle Class (Article)

Brookings Institution

America's Economy - Headed for Crisis: Realistic Approaches Are Essential (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Attacking Poverty and Inequality: Reinvigorate the Fight for Greater Opportunity (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Barack's Too-Long Wish List: How the President Should Focus His Agenda (Article)

Brookings Institution

Extending Deregulation: Make the U.S. Economy More Efficient (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Fixing Finance: A Roadmap for Reform (Report)

Brookings Institution

Fixing the Tax System: Support Fairer, Simpler, and More Adequate Taxation (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Freedom from Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction (Transcript)

Brookings Institution

Improve Corporate Governance: Protecting Investors by Strengthening Gatekeeper Roles (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Meeting the Challenge of Health Care Quality: Achieve Reforms in Medicare, Quality, & Malpractice (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Meeting the Dilemma of Health Care Access: Extend Insurance Coverage while Controlling Costs (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Invest in Long-Term Prosperity (Report)

Brookings Institution

Memo to the President: Restore Global Financial Stability (Report)

Brookings Institution

Pathways to the Middle Class: Ensuring Greater Upward Mobility for All Americans (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Preserving the Vital Center: Renew the Economy of the Industrial Heartland (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Promoting Retirement Security: Make Saving Easier & More Rewarding (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Rethinking U.S. Rental Housing Policy: Build on State and Local Innovations (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Reviving the Social Contract: Economic Strategies to Promote Health Insurance & Long-Term Care (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Rising to the Challenge of Real Health Care Reform (Op-Ed)

Brookings Institution

Slowing the Growth of Health Spending: We Need Mixed Strategies, and We Need to Start Now (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Strengthening U.S. Information Technology: Keep America #1 on the Net (Summary)

Brookings Institution

Taming the Deficit: Forge a Grand Compromise for a Sustainable Future (Summary)

Brookings Institution

What Should the Next President Do about Poverty? (Summary)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Avoiding Mutual Misunderstanding: Sino-U.S. Relations and the New Administration (Policy Brief)

Cato Institute

Health Status-Insurance: How Markets Can Provide Health Security (Report)

Center for American Progress

A National Innovation Agenda: Progressive Policies for Economic Growth and Opportunity Through Science and Technology (Summary)

Center for American Progress

A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President (Book)

Center for American Progress

Capturing the Energy Opportunity: Creating a Low-Carbon Economy (Article)

Center for American Progress

Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy through Clean Energy, Innovation, and Opportunity (Report)

Center for American Progress

Responsible Investment: A Budget and Fiscal Policy Plan for Progressive Growth (Summary)

Center for American Progress

Transitioning to a New US International Economic Policy (Report)

Center for American Progress

Virtuous Circle: Strengthening Broad-Based Global Progress in Living Standards (Report)

Center for American Progress

Wired for Progress: Building a National Clean-Energy Smart Grid (Report)

Center for Global Development

U.S. Trade Policy and Global Development (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Beyond Stimulus: Shoring Up the Saftey Net, Securing the American Dream (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Recover, Renew, Rebuild: Workforce Policies for a Strong and Fair Economy (Brief)

Center for Law and Social Policy

Workforce Education and Training Policy Recommendations to Promote Inclusive Economic Recovery (Brief)

Concord Coalition

Designing A Framework For Economic Recovery And Fiscal Sustainability (Brief)

Congressional Quarterly

Immigration: The Jobs Factor (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

Military: Rewriting the Doctrine (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

The Deficit: Facing Up to Reality (Article)

Congressional Quarterly

The Economy: More Trouble Ahead (Article)

Delegation of the European Commission to the USA

A Letter From Brussels to the Next President of the United States (Letter)

Environment America

Clean Energy, Bright Future: Rebuilding America Through Green Infrastructure (Report)

Environment America

Renewing America: A Blueprint For Economic Recovery (Brief)

Environment America

Repowering America with a Green Economic Recovery Plan (Summary)

Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities: Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in The United States (Report)

Henry L. Stimson Center

China's Falling Growth and US Hopes for Stabilizing the Global Economy: Mind the Gap (Article)

Heritage Foundation

Reforming Financial Regulation: A Memo to President-elect Obama (Brief)

Hoover Institution

The Economy: Riding Out the Perfect Storm (Article)

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Strengthening Government's Ability to Deal with the Financial Crisis (Report)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

A National Technology Agenda for the New Administration (Article)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

An Innovative Economics Agenda for the Next Administration (Report)

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

The Need for Speed: The Importance of Next-Generation Broadband Networks (Report)

Jobs for the Future

An Agenda for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress (Policy Brief)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

Obama's Job Creation Promise (Brief)

Levy Economic Institute of Bard College

The Return of Big Government: Policy Advice for President Obama (Brief)

Maryland School of Public Policy

Advice to the New Administration (Brief)

Miller-McCune

Restore Public Faith in Science (Article)

National Association of Manufacturers

A Letter to President-Elect Obama (Letter)

New America Foundation

A Budget We Can Believe In (Letter)

New America Foundation

Building a 21st Century Broadband Superhighway: A Concrete Build-out Plan to Bring High-Speed Fiber to Every Community (Article)

New America Foundation

How to Save the World (Article)

New America Foundation

More on the President’s FY2010 Budget Blueprint (Report)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

New York Times

Home-Grown Power (Op-Ed)

New York Times

The Obama Agenda (Op-Ed)

Newsweek

Advice from Seven Nobel Laureates on Fixing the Economy (Article)

Newsweek

The Right Way Back (Article)

Progressive Policy Institute

Smart Regulation for Financial Markets (Brief)

Science Progress

Creating a National Innovation Foundation: Economic Prosperity Rests on Diverse Technology Innovation (Article)

Shelterforce

Time to Address the Rural Housing Crisis (Article)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Innovating the Whitehouse (Report)

Time Magazine

What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like (Article)

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