Alan Barber is Director of Domestic Policy at Center for Economic and Policy Research Washington, D.C.. Center for Economic and Policy Research is independent, nonpartisan think tank that was established to promote democratic debate on the important economic and social issues..…

Washington, D.C — Center for American Progress has new issue brief shedding light on Turkey's attitudes toward European Union based on recent polling.. ..…

From a certain point of view, then, the China bet paid off in spades: China, the “middle country,” sits firmly at the center of today’s globalized world. . China, however, has refused to follow Washington’s script. While it has eagerly taken advantage of its access to the global..…

In doing so, they undermine U.S security and economic interests, and enhance these actors influence in the region.5 Iranian government is purveyor of anti- American in Middle East as it seeks to compete with U.S influence in the region through power and in the arena of public diplomacy.. ..…