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Mihaela Carstei on the US-Canada Keystone Pipeline Project (CTV)
On the heels of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to the United States, Energy & Environment Program Associate Director Mihaela Carstei joins CTV to discuss the Keystone Pipeline project that would transport tar sands oil from Canada and the northern United States to refineries in the Gulf coast of Texas.
Frederic Hof on US Position in Syria Crisis (BBC World Service)
Hariri Middle East Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof speaks with the BBC’s Tim Franks about the cautious US position with respect to resolving the Syria crisis.
Shuja Nawaz Response to Pakistan Election Results (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz joins a live Google Hangout organized by RFE/RL to discuss Pakistan’s historic elections.
Shuja Nawaz Speaks About Pakistan Elections (CCTV America)
South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz joins CCTV America to discuss Pakistan’s historic elections.
Burwell: It's Time for Free Trade with Europe (US News & World Report)
November 13, 2012
Fran Burwell, director of the Transatlantic Relations Program, wrote an op-ed titled "It's Time for Free Trade With Europe" in US News & World Report.
Excerpt below. Read the rest on US News & World Report.
If President Barack Obama had run for re-election in Europe, he would have been overwhelmingly re-elected—in seven major countries, fewer than 10 percent would have voted for Mitt Romney. In Germany, 93 percent would have voted for Barack Obama—roughly the same percentage of African-Americans who voted for the president. Yet, many Europeans have expressed concerns about President Obama's foreign policy and particularly his lack of attention to Europe. At a conference in Europe this weekend, leading foreign policy analysts and politicians expressed dismay—but not surprise—that the president's first post-election foreign trip would be to Asia.
Why then is Barack Obama so popular in Europe? First, his policies: In a continent where universal healthcare is the norm, and where even the eurozone crisis has failed to dent the assumption that the state should provide an adequate safety net, the president is seen as far more compatible with European political values than most other American politicians. Even so, approval of Barack Obama's international policies has waned in Europe, going from 78 percent in 2009 to 63 percent in 2012.
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