U.S. Export – Import Bank scheduled for upgrading In a time when export trade issues are becoming such vital components of every country’s economy, the activities of one of the most prominent actors on the “trade stage,” the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), need to be addressed. This little known entity often plays a decisive role in fostering international trade and finance. The Ex-Im Bank works primarily to turn potential business...
On Thursday, May 19, President Obama took the bold step of publically proposing a solution to the current Israeli-Palestinian peace deliberations, reverting to the terms of Israel’s pre-1967 borders. In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden and mounting Arab revolts against authoritarian rule throughout the region, this announcement has become one of the first and one of the most pressing of the international issues he finds himself confronting. This in turn...
• U.S. drug policy needs to be altered; legalization must be subject to serious debate • Legalization could eliminate illegal demand for Mexican marijuana and curb drug-related violence • Medical dangers of marijuana may be largely exaggerated • Economic costs and benefits should be balanced; legalization could reduce financial burden on the U.S. Few topics of debate are as stigmatizing and polarizing as the legalization of marijuana. For the majority of the U.S. population,...
On March 7, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard met with President Barack Obama during her first visit to Washington since she assumed the country’s leadership position in June 2010. Gillard had a full agenda to attend to in Washington during her whirlwind five days in town, including addressing a joint meeting of Congress and meetings with President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk....
A score of COHA specialists in U.S.-Latin American relations are available for briefings concerning President Obama’s upcoming trip to Latin America. On Saturday, the President leaves for Brazil for a two-day visit, marking the president’s first visit to a number of hemispheric locations. He will be traveling to Brasília, Brazil on March 19; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 20; Santiago, Chile on March 21; and San Salvador, El Salvador on March 22. COHA...
