Welcome Scott Paul

I'm excited to introduce one of the bright and upcoming foreign policy commentators, Scott Paul, to TWN.

Scott is Deputy Director of Government Relations at Citizens for Global Solutions, a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy advocacy organization.

We worked closely together on the Bolton campaign, and I think you will find Scott's contributions to our nation's foreign policy debate fresh and interesting.

About Steve and The Washington Note

Greetings, and welcome to my website. During the days, I serve as Senior Fellow & Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation and, in my spare time, serve as Director of the Japan Policy Research Institute. I've also been encouraged by my great friend, Joshua Micah Marshall of talkingpointsmemo.com to start my own blog. So, connected here you will soon find thewashingtonnote.com, where I will more regularly comment on public policy debates that deserve attention. Until then, enjoy the articles and other items posted here.

Yes, these websites and blogging activities are expensive - and some of you have asked if you can donate. The answer, finally, is SURE. I have posted a link below to handle donations - and you can always purchase your Amazon books through the link below (any books or other items) and Amazon will make a donation to the site.

All the best,

Steve Clemons

FYI 

USA Today
27 February 2004
"The U.S. has become a high anxiety country. Whether it's WMDs, National Guard Service or fiscal dishonesty, Bush is failing to create a lower fear, higher-trust society - which will hurt him at the polls in November."

Steven Clemons
Executive Vice President
New America Foundation

Australian Financial Review
Comments on India's Economy
24 February 2004
The executive vice-president of the New America Foundation, Steven Clemons, says India has to open up other parts of its economy if it wants to win support for outsourcing. "Do that and you get a lot more leverage in the debates you're going to have," he says

David Crowe
Australian Financial Review

Chicago Tribune
Comments on Offshoring Politics
8 February 2004
The study (McKinsey) also relies on an assumption that U.S. workers who lose their jobs eventually find productive new ones. The key word is eventually, said Steven Clemons, a conference speaker and executive vice president of the New America Foundation think tank. But there can be a long period of pain, as evidenced by the large number of people whose unemployment benefits are running out before they find a new job. 

Michael Oneal
Chicago Tribune

To The Point

Listen to Steve Clemons on National Public Radio KCRW's To the Point with Warren Olney. On October 23rd, 2003, listen with Real Player to "Donors Conference in Madrid: US Passes Hat for Iraq" and on February 14th, 2003, listen to "Is Washington in Unilateral Overdrive" Also on February 4th edition of Warren Olney's To the Point, "Bush Links War on Terror to "Axis of Evil""