During the Seventeenth Party Congress in October 2007, it was clear that improving health care in China had become a political priority for the country’s leadership. Three decades of double-digit economic growth had not been matched by progress in China’s ability...

On Easter Sunday 30 years ago (April 8, 1979), a Christian church in the coastal city of Ningbo in Zhejiang was opened for a worship service. That marked the end of the 13-year ban on religion in China. One after another, churches, temples, and mosques that were closed down...

Relations between the United States and Turkey stand at a critical juncture. Turkey is a key ally in the advancement of U.S. interests vis-à-vis the Middle East, Eurasia, and global energy diversification. Turkey still sees the United States as its closest ally and...

Sound companies always benefit from smarter customers. That is why the defense industry may feel some hope from President Obama’s memo of March 4, the “Memorandum for The Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” on “Government Contracting.”...

This is Dr. Weintraub's presentation at the event "NAFTA at 15: Assessing the Past and Preparing for the Future." The event took place at George Washington University's Institute for International Economic Policy at the Elliot School.

The market has failed to secure cyberspace.  A ten-year experiment in faith-based cybersecurity has proven this beyond question.

A new Federal approach to cybersecurity will fail if it does not elicit actions that the private sector will not...

New NATO/ISAF reporting, which maps and charts the course of the war in Afghanistan, is now available.

Q1: Why is the G-20 summit so important to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who will chair the meeting in London on April 2?

A1: Brown needs an outcome he can convincingly describe as a step toward resolving the world economic and...

Q1: Are European expectations of Barack Obama reasonable?

A1: President Obama remains an extraordinarily popular figure in Europe. In 2008, he was seen as the educator in chief, as the United States seemed to be giving the world...

Q1: What are the stakes for President Barack Obama and world leaders at the London conference?

A1: Before last November’s G-20 leaders meeting, I stated that trying to restructure the entire international financial system...

Q1: What steps has the Obama administration taken in advance of the April 3–4 NATO summit?

A1: The United States’ challenge is convincing allies skeptical about the mission and direction of the conflict that...

Q1: What is the significance of the NATO summit?

A1: The summit, which will be held April 3–4 in Strasbourg, France, and Kehl and Baden-Baden, Germany, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the North...