New Report from the Bipartisan Policy Center: Released 9-19-08

 

Meeting the Challenge: U.S. Policy Toward Iranian Nuclear Development

A report of an independent task force sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Initiative

 

 

National Security Initiative (NSI)

NSI's Iran Project

News Articles

New York Times Editorial Observer commends report sponsored by BPC’s National Security Initiative
Nov 3, 2008
Carol Giacomo writes, “One of the most thorough discussions is in a report by the Washington-based Bipartisan Policy Center, founded by four former senators — the Republicans Robert Dole and Howard Baker and Democrats Tom Daschle and George Mitchell — to devise policy solutions both parties might embrace.”
»Read More News Item  ·  The New York Times  ·  Nov 3, 2008

Financial Times on Iran Report Released by BPC-sponsored Task Force
Oct 12, 2008
Task Force chaired by former Senators Dan Coats and Charles Robb outlines recommendations for U.S. policy toward Iran.
»Read More News Item  ·  Financial Times  ·  Oct 12, 2008

Gil Troy: Bury the Hatchet
Oct 9, 2008
BPC Visiting Scholar Gil Troy discusses solutions to frenzied partisanship.
»Read More News Item  ·  The Wilson Quarterly  ·  Oct 9, 2008

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Press Releases

New Study of Oil Sands and Coal-To-Liquids Finds Much Higher GHG Lifecycles than Conventional Crude
(Washington, D.C.) – A new study sponsored by the National Commission on Energy Policy and conducted by the RAND Corporation finds that fuel-cycle carbon emissions for synthetic motor fuel made from oil sands and coal-to-liquids are substantially higher than for conventional crude oil.
Press Release  ·  Oct 8, 2008

Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Comprehensive Report on Iran
Task Force chaired by former Senators Dan Coats and Charles Robb identify nuclear weapons-capable Iran as “strategically untenable” situation
Press Release  ·  Sep 19, 2008

Bipartisan Policy Center Calls for National Consensus to Create Bold Transportation Policy Goals for 21st Century
Washington, DC – September 10, 2008 – Last week the Secretary of Transportation announced that U.S. DOT might have to delay funding of essential projects due to a pending shortfall in federal highway funds.
Press Release  ·  Sep 10, 2008

Podcast

A night with author Gil Troy
Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal and a Visiting Scholar affiliated with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. His book Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents was published this June by Basic Books. In the spring, the University Press...
News Item  ·  BPC Podcast  ·  Dec 1, 2008_  right

Dan Glickman, Chairman & CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, talks about bipartisanship, IP and movies
On July 22, 2008 Dan Glickman, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, gave a talk about bipartisanship, intelectual property, and movies.
News Item  ·  BPC Podcast  ·  Dec 1, 2008_  right

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Upcoming Events

 

Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care: "Embracing High-Value Health Care: Exploring the Quality-Coverage Nexus"

 

December 1, 2008
Nashville, Tennessee

 

Agenda

 

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Special Reports

Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care
Leaders' Health Care Project report, "Financing the U.S. Health System: Issues and Options for Change". Download here

 

National Transportation Policy Project Commentary
BPC's National Transportation Policy Project commentary on the July 2008 U.S. DOT Transportation Policy Proposal. Download here

 

21st Century Agriculture
Report from the 21st Century Agriculture Project, "Competing and Succeeding in the 21st Century: New Markets for American Agriculture". Download here


Energy Recommendations
New recommendations from the National Commission on Energy Policy include increased auto fuel economy standards, interim nuclear waste storage, deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies, and national renewable energy standards. Download here


Ending The Energy Stalemate
The National Commission on Energy Policy report, "Ending The Energy Stalemate". Download here


Bipartisan Policy Report
Find out more about our vision for a new kind of political discourse in Washington. Download here

Achieving High‐Value Health Care: Practical Lessons for Health Insurance Reform
Hosted by Senator George Mitchell
Portland, Maine
September 10, 2008

 

Event Documents:

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BPC Leaders' Forum: Credit Rating Agency Reform

 

Senator Mitchell hosted a BPC Leaders’ Forum on credit rating agency reform on June 9, 2008 in NY City, bringing together 8 distinguished financial leaders and 3 U.S. Senators to discuss creative ideas and develop solutions for future action.

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Churchill's Promised Land

Churchill's Promised Land
Churchill's Promised Land by Michael Makovsky, is the first book to explore fully the role that Zionism played in the political thought of Winston Churchill. Makovsky traces the development of Churchill's positions toward Zionism from the period leading up to the First World War through his final years as prime minister in the 1950s.

All Roads Lead To Congress


All Roads Lead To Congress: The $300 Billion Fight Over Highway Function by Costas Panagopoulos and Joshua Schank, brings to life the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that is integral to so many big-ticket bills. This work follows the surface transportation bill from inception to law, observing firsthand the twists and turns of its journey.

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