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The collection features essays that analyze the impact of the Reykjavik summit between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, marking its twentieth anniversary. Contributors explore the implications of this historic meeting for the current nuclear landscape and arms control negotiations, offering insights into the lessons learned from Reykjavik and their relevance to contemporary challenges in nuclear policy.

The world is at an inflection point. Advancing technologies are creating new opportunities and challenges. Great demographic changes are occurring rapidly, with significant consequences. Governance everywhere is in disarray. A new world is emerging. These are some of the key insights to emerge from a series of interdisciplinary roundtables and global expert contributions hosted by the Hoover Institution. In these pages, George P. Shultz and James Timbie examine a range of issues shaping our present and future, region by region. Concrete proposals address migration, reversing the decline of K-12 education, updating the social safety net, maintaining economic productivity, protecting our democratic processes, improving national security, and more. Meeting these transformational challenges will require international cooperation, constructive engagement, and strong governance. The United States is well positioned to ride this wave of change--and lead other nations in doing the same.

Former Nixon and Reagan cabinet member George Shultz offers his views on how to govern more effectively, get our economy back on track, take advantage of new opportunities in the energy field, combat the use of addictive drugs, apply a strategic overview to diplomacy, and identify necessary steps... číst celé

The book presents insights from the 2013 American Nuclear Society meeting, focusing on global initiatives aimed at controlling nuclear weapons and enhancing safety measures for reactors. Contributors analyze historical successes and failures in nuclear governance, aiming to identify essential factors that could pave the way for a future without nuclear weapons. Through a collaborative examination, the work seeks to illuminate pathways toward improved nuclear safety and disarmament.

What are the keys to good economic policy? George P. Shultz and John B. Taylor draw from their several decades of experience at the forefront of national economic policy making to show how market fundamentals beat politically popular government interventions--be they from Democrats or Republicans--as a recipe for success. Choose Economic Freedom reconstructs debates from the 1960s and 1970s about the use of wage and price controls as tools of policy, showing how brilliant economists can hold diametrically opposed views about the wisdom of using government intervention to spur the economy. Speeches and documents from the era include a recently unearthed memo from Arthur Burns, Federal Reserve chair, in 1971, in which he argues in favor of controls. Under Burns's guidance and in the face of stubborn inflation, Nixon introduced wage and price guidelines and freezes. But over the long run, these became a drag on the economy and ultimately failed. It wasn't until the Reagan administration that these controls were reversed, resulting in a vibrant economy. The words of iconic economist Milton Friedman--whose "free to choose" ethos inspired the free-market revolution of the Reagan era--along with lessons Shultz and Taylor learned from the front lines, demonstrate that tried-and-true economic policy works.

The book explores effective strategies for U.S. communication with the Islamic world, drawing on insights from Cold War broadcasting experiences. It evaluates the influence of historical tools like the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, proposing modern approaches to engage Islamic communities worldwide. By analyzing past successes and challenges, it offers a framework for enhancing dialogue and understanding in today's global context.

George P. Shultz recounts a lifetime of experiences in government, business, and academia and describes how those experiences have shaped the way he thinks. Far more than a simple biography, Learning from Experience makes a unique contribution to political, social, and economic thought, offering... číst celé