Riz Khan – Obama’s foreign policy report card

Posted on June 8th, 2010 by admin in policy | No Comments »

Has Barack Obamas mantra for change translated to foreign policy success one year after he became the U.S. President?

Obama promised to break away from his predecessor George Bushs polices and rebuild ties with disgruntled allies and reach out to the Muslim world. Over the course of the year, his administration attempted to re-start the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and engage with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programmes. Obama also had to maintain a delicate alliance with Pakistan, deal with Chinas enormous economic clout and reconnect with former cold war foe Russia.

In this episode of Riz Khan, we examine whether Obamas foreign policy agenda has been effective so far. Is it multilateral and can it repair the U.S.s reputation around the world? Anand Naidoo is joined by academic and author Philip Bobbit, who served under three U.S. Presidents; Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University; and Christopher Dickey, the Middle East Regional Editor for Newsweek Magazine.

Duration : 0:22:30

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Questions over US policy on Middle East conflict

Posted on June 4th, 2010 by admin in policy | No Comments »

Even before the Gaza aid flotilla crisis, both Barack Obama, the US president, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, had been trying to erase the perception of strained US-Israel relations.

But among some quarters in Washington, questions over unqualified US support for Israel remain.

The US military is starting to show concern over the cost of supporting Israel, at a time when it has thousands of troops in the Arab and Muslim world.

Al Jazeera’s Clayton Swisher explains. (June 01, 2010)

Duration : 0:2:57

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You Choose ‘08 Spotlight: Ron Paul on Monetary Policy

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by admin in policy | 25 Comments »

This is Day 7 of our YouChoose ‘08 Spotlight week. Throughout this week we have featured a new video every day of presidential candidate Ron Paul talking about different issues. Please submit your questions, comments or your positions on the issues by posting your video comments on our video pages. (Posted August 7, 2007)

Duration : 0:2:35

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16. The Evolution and Perfection of Monetary Policy

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by admin in policy | No Comments »

Financial Markets (ECON 252)

Central Banks, originally created as bankers’ banks, implement monetary policy using their leverage over the supply of money and credit standards. Since the Bank of England was founded in 1694, through the gold standard which lasted until the 1930s, and into modern times, central banks have pursued monetary policy to stabilize the banking system. Central banks monitor currency flows and inflation, acting when crises, such as bank runs, emerged. More recently, central banks have taken an increasingly expansive role in stabilizing economic fluctuations. In the yet to be confirmed current recession, the Federal Reserve has used open market operations and innovative financial arrangements to try to forestall the recession and bail out failing financial institutions.

Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses

This course was recorded in Spring 2008.

Duration : 1:10:17

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Michelle purchased a Homeowners 3 policy with no special endorsements to cover her home and personal proper?

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by admin in policy | 2 Comments »

Michelle purchased a Homeowners 3 policy with no special endorsements to cover her home and personal property. A fire occurred and destroyed a wide screen television. Heather paid $4000 for the TV new, and it was 25 percent depreciated when the fire occurred. The replacement cost of a similar television is $5000. Ignoring any deductible, how much will Michelle collect for the loss?

Coverage A on an HO3 is at Replacement Cost.

Coverage C (contents) is at Actual Cash Value. In order to get Replacement Cost you have to add an endorsement to the policy and in the question you post that the policy was unendorsed.

The replacement cost of the TV is $5000. Therefore, determine what 25% of $5000 is and subtract that number from $5000. Thats the amount to be paid.

Ron Paul – New hope for foreign policy

Posted on May 18th, 2010 by admin in policy | 25 Comments »

Presidential candidate Ron Paul proposes major changes to U.S. foreign policy. We caught up with him in Iowa.

Duration : 0:9:43

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Marijuana Policy Project Insider #006

Posted on May 11th, 2010 by admin in policy | 25 Comments »

This week Mike Meno is joined by legislative analyst Bob Capecchi.

Duration : 0:9:57

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How does a contractionary monetary policy affect a nation’s payment balance and its real income level?

Posted on May 10th, 2010 by admin in policy | 2 Comments »

It is 2006 and you are operating your firm’s business operations in Kuwait which has fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. You notice one morning in a newspaper article that the Kuwaiti Central Bank has begun to conduct unsterilized monetary policy. How would a contractionary monetary policy action ultimately affect a nation’s private payment balance and its real income level, assuming that the price level is unchanged?

Well contractionary monetary policy is ineffective with a fixed exchange rate, if both countries agree on the exchange rate that is current. This is because if one uses monetary policy the exchange rate would differ and they would immediately have to reverse it to stay pegged. However, if both countries use a contractionary monetary policy simultaneously (policy coordination), interest rates will rise in both countries, and output/GDP will decrease.

ND Expert: Foreign Policy Report

Posted on May 8th, 2010 by admin in policy | No Comments »

R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History and Regan Director of the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, discusses foreign policy

Duration : 0:6:2

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Gidget’s Foreign Policy

Posted on May 4th, 2010 by admin in policy | 25 Comments »

Check it out, it’s Chekov (Walter Koenig) from Star Trek! Here he plays the fiancé of Inga, a Scandinavian student staying with Gidget and her dad. Unhappy that Inga doesn’t do anything for herself, Gidget shows her how to deal with boys.

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Duration : 0:5:11

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