TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Thomas AU - Pifer,Steven AU - Piccone,Ted ED - Project Muse. TI - Big bets & black swans: a presidential briefing book : policy recommendations for President Obama in 2014 SN - 9780815726067 AV - JZ1480 .B54 2014 U1 - 327.73 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - World politics KW - 2005-2015 KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 2009- KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Ted Piccone, Steven Pifer, and Thomas Wright -- Reassert U.S. leadership of a liberal global order / Robert Kagan and Ted Piccone -- Secure the future of the Internet / Peter W. Singer and Ian Wallace -- Solidify the U.S.-Afghanistan alliance / Michael E. O'Hanlon and Gen. John Allen (USMC, Ret.) -- Lift the ban on U.S. oil exports / Tim Boersma and Charles K. Ebinger -- Strengthen stability in Africa / Michael E. O'Hanlon -- Broaden the approach to Iran / Suzanne Maloney -- Pursue regime change in Syria / Michael Doran -- Return to the Asia rebalance / Jonathan D. Pollack and Jeffrey A. Bader -- Reach out to Cuba / Ted Piccone -- Avert conflict in the South and East China seas / Richard C. Bush III, Bruce Jones, and Jonathan D. Pollack -- Israeli-Palestinian violence erupts / Natan B. Sachs -- Putin's Russia goes rogue / Fiona Hill and Steven Pifer -- Venezuela breaks down in violence / Harold Trinkunas -- Korean crisis prompts confrontation with China / Jonathan D. Pollack and Richard C. Bush III -- Iran nuclear talks fail / Robert Einhorn and Kenneth Pollack -- Afghanistan's presidential election goes awry / Vanda Felbab-Brown -- Muslim Brotherhood radicalizes / Daniel L. Byman and Tamara Cofman Wittes -- Avoid a U.S.-Saudi divorce / Bruce Riedel -- Close the deal on free trade / Mireya Solis -- Manage the impact of climate change / Elizabeth Ferris -- Deepen economic ties to Turkey / Kemal Kirişci UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780815726067/ ER -