Category Archive: International Relations
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New Study Shows U.S. Legal System is a Competitive Liability
John Eick | May 22, 2013 | Add a commentAs international commerce penetrates every corner of the world, the United States and each of her fifty states must continue to implement economic policies that make themselves more competitive on the world stage. The United States already participates in trade frameworks that eliminate tariffs and import quotas with several partners … »
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Protecting Intellectual Property Rights is Vital to the Innovation Economy
Karla Jones | May 20, 2013 | Add a commentI wholeheartedly agree with colleague Alex Rued’s insights in her post Innovation Economy Helps U.S. Reclaim Reputation as an Investment Hotspot. She observes that America’s “[comparative] advantage depends on technology.” An additional vital element underpinning the innovation economy is our reliable and consistent protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Our … »
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In Honor of Armed Forces Day: A “Helmets to Hardhats” Remedy to an Unemployment Challenge
ALEC Blog Team | May 15, 2013 | Add a commentBy The Honorable William (Bill) Payne, NM (SD-20) Senator Payne is the NM Minority Whip and ALEC’s National Security Subcommittee Chair. As our grateful nation observes Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 18, the American Legislative Exchange Council joins in honoring those who have bravely and admirably served our country. We … »
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Lessons Learned from Our Neighbors to the North
ALEC Blog Team | May 7, 2013 | Add a commentInsights on Alberta from an Oil Sands Academy Participant By The Honorable AJ Griffin, OK (SD-20) Have you ever had a neighbor who lived close to you, but about whom you knew little? Before the ALEC International Relations Task Force trip to visit the oil sands of Alberta, that was … »
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Comments of support for the Keystone XL Pipeline needed by Monday, April 22, 2013
Karla Jones | April 19, 2013 | Add a commentThe U.S. Department of State will accept comments through Monday, April 22, 2013 on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL Project. Comments of support for the pipeline should be submitted to keystonecomments@state.gov. The Task Force on International Relations has concluded that ultimate approval for the … »
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Lady Margaret Thatcher – Honored Leader and Friend
Karla Jones | April 12, 2013 | Add a commentWith the passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the world lost a great figure and person of enormous political courage. In a serendipitous pairing of a leader with her times, Thatcher’s convictions, and the remedies she advanced, were precisely what the UK needed to revive its economy and rise again … »
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The EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement
ALEC Blog Team | April 3, 2013 | Add a commentThe EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement By the Honorable Gene Ward, HI (HD-17) and Ginny Park, International Relations Policy Analyst Free trade frameworks are increasing around the world. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embraced the trend earlier this month by announcing his country’s plans to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) … »
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Alberta Bound: Observations from the Canadian Oil Sands
ALEC Blog Team | April 3, 2013 | Add a commentAlberta Bound: Observations from the Canadian Oil Sands By the Honorable John Piscopo, CT (HD-76) ALEC National Chair Like everyone else, I had heard about the vast reserves of crude oil in Canada called the “Oil Sands,” so I jumped at the chance when given the opportunity to tour and … »
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International Trip Provides Education for the States
ALEC Blog Team | March 27, 2013 | Add a commentInternational Trip Provides Education for the States By the Honorable Cliff Branan, OK (SD — 40) As a late addition to the group of Exchange Council legislators travelling to Canada to learn about the Alberta oil sands, a number of questions quickly came to mind — perhaps most pressing of … »
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Sequestration: Putting Our States and Nation at Risk
By Karla Jones and Patrick Doup, No organization is more committed to limited government, lower taxes and balancing the federal budget than the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). We have long championed fiscal responsibility at all levels of government and promoted a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But … »
