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2. Geostrategic Dimensions of Libya’s Civil War
- Author:
- Tarek Megerisi
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Abstract:
- Libya’s civil war has become an increasingly competitive geostrategic struggle. A UN-brokered settlement supported by non-aligned states is the most viable means for a stable de-escalation, enabling Libya to regain its sovereignty.
- Topic:
- Civil War, Sovereignty, United States, and Peace
- Political Geography:
- Africa, Libya, and North Africa
3. Why America Misunderstands the World: National Experience and Roots of Misperception
- Author:
- Paul R. Pillar
- Publication Date:
- 02-2016
- Content Type:
- Book
- Institution:
- Columbia University Press
- Abstract:
- Drawing a line from colonial events to America's handling of modern international terrorism, Pillar shows how presumption and misperception bolstered the "with us or against us" attitude of the George W. Bush administration. Fundamental misunderstandings have created a cycle in which threats are underestimated before an attack occurs and then are overestimated after they happen. By exposing this longstanding tradition of misperception, Pillar hopes the United States can develop policies that better address international realities rather than biased beliefs.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government, and United States
- Political Geography:
- United States and Global Focus
- Publication Identifier:
- 9780231540353
- Publication Identifier Type:
- ISBN
4. Japanese Investment in the United States: Superior Performance, Increasing Integration
- Author:
- Theodore H. Moran and Lindsay Oldenski
- Publication Date:
- 02-2015
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Abstract:
- Japan is reemerging as the most important source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. In 2013 Japanese firms were the largest source of new inflows of FDI into the United States for the first time since 1992, injecting almost $45 billion of fresh investment into the US economy in that year alone. Moran and Oldenski show how Japanese investment in the United States differs from that of other countries along several dimensions. These differences not only make FDI by Japanese firms especially valuable but point to some important policy goals for attracting it. Although the automotive sector is the single largest industry for Japanese investment in the United States, the focus should not be on competing to attract the auto industry in particular nor should any active industrial policy of "picking winners" be pursued. Japanese investment is unique because of its research and development intensity, manifested across a number of industries in which Japanese multinationals invest other than automobiles. US policy should focus on reinforcing and expanding the factors that attract high-performing firms and high-value production stages to the United States, regardless of industry.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Foreign Direct Investment, and United States
- Political Geography:
- Japan