Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews some major weekly events in Washington this week.

Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews some major weekly events in Washington this week.

Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Asian Studies at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to stress the need for "sustained, direct, and aggressive diplomacy" with North Korea in order to achieve complete elimination of North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

Hans von Spakovsky, a Visiting Legal Scholar at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his campaign pledge to make America's civil justice system work for all Americans by promoting a regulatory and business landscape in which businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors can thrive and consumers are protected.

Andrew Grossman, Senior Legal Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to protect America’s private property rights by preventing governments from seizing private property for commercial gain, and curbing government regulations that reduce the value of property or investments.

Sally McNamara, Senior Policy Analyst for European Affairs at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep his pledge to strengthen American and global security by gaining additional European commitments for the mission in Afghanistan, maintaining NATO’s commitment to exploring missile defense options, and increasing membership in NATO.