FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2006

As President Bush prepares to deliver his 2006 State of the Union Address, AEI scholars are researching the topics the President is likely to cover--among them American foreign policy, including the situation in Iraq, the Middle East peace process, developments in Asia and Iran, and the spread of democracy; the state of the U.S. economy; health care policy; and education policy. 

Among the scholars available for comment on these topics are:

Foreign Policy

• Danielle Pletka, vice president for foreign and defense policy studies
• U.S. foreign policy; Middle East; Iran; South Asia
• Tel: (202) 862-5943; e-mail: DPletka@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5872
  
• Dan Blumenthal, resident fellow
• Asia (China, Korea)
• Tel: (202) 862-5861; e-mail: DBlumenthal@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7176
  
• Thomas Donnelly, resident fellow
• Iraq; U.S. military; defense policy
• Tel: (202) 862-5875; e-mail: TDonnelly@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5933
  
• Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Scholar
• North Korea; world health (AIDS); population growth/decline
• Tel: (202) 862-5825; e-mail: eberstadt@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7176
  
• Reuel Marc Gerecht, resident fellow
• Intelligence; Iran; Islam; Iraq
• Tel: (202) 862-5889; e-mail: RGerecht@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5932
  
• Frederick W. Kagan, resident scholar
• Iraq; U.S. military
• Tel: (202) 862-5925; e-mail: FKagan@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5933
  
• Roger F. Noriega, visiting fellow
• Latin America; Canada
• Tel: (202) 862-5837; e-mail: RNoriega@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7168
  
• Michael Rubin, resident scholar
• Iran; Iraq; Middle East
• Tel: (202) 862-5851; e-mail: MRubin@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5926
  
• Gary J. Schmitt, resident scholar and director of AEI’s Program on Advanced Strategic Studies
• Intelligence; national security; defense policy
• Tel: (202) 862-5831; e-mail: GSchmitt@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7188

Economics      

• Kevin A. Hassett, director of economic policy studies
• U.S. economy; taxes; Federal Reserve
• Tel: (202) 862-7157; e-mail: KHassett@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-4873
  
• Veronique de Rugy, research fellow
• Federal spending
• Tel: (202) 862-7165; e-mail: VDeRugy@aei.org; asst:
  
• James K. Glassman, resident fellow
• Stock market; investing
• Tel: (202) 862-7189; e-mail: JGlassman@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7189
  
• Phillip L. Swagel, resident scholar
• U.S. economy; international trade
• Tel: (202) 862-5890; e-mail: PSwagel@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5826

Health Care

• Robert B. Helms, resident scholar
• Medicaid; health insurance
• Tel: (202) 862-5877; e-mail: RHelms@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7183
  
• Joseph Antos, resident scholar
• Medicare; health insurance
• Tel: (202) 862-5938; e-mail: JAntos@aei.org; asst: (202) 828-6037
  
• John E. Calfee, resident scholar
• Prescription drugs; drug reimportation; FDA
• Tel: (202) 862-7175; e-mail: JCalfee@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-7183
  
• R. Glenn Hubbard, visiting scholar
• U.S. economy; health policy; tax policy
• Asst: (212) 854-0629; e-mail: rn2114@columbia.edu

Education

• Frederick M. Hess, resident scholar
• Education policy; school reform; education philanthropy
• Tel: (202) 828-6030; e-mail: RHess@aei.org; asst: (202) 828-6031

U.S. Polititcs

• Karlyn H. Bowman, resident fellow
• Public opinion and polls
• Tel: (202) 862-5910; e-mail: KBowman@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5917 
  
• John C. Fortier, research fellow
• The presidency; Congress; American politics
• Tel: (202) 828-6039; e-mail: JFortier@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5917
  
• Norman J. Ornstein, resident scholar
• Congress; American politics
• Tel: (202) 862-5893; e-mail: NOrnstein@aei.org; asst: (202) 862-5917