Obama Diplomacy

NY Times: Attack on Iran Could Blow Back Here at Home

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.30.2012

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A better question a legislator can ask himself is whether it is worth losing American lives in an unnecessary war because a president is constrained from utilizing diplomacy to prevent it?

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HUNKER IN THE BUNKER: U.S. Plan For Iraq Is To Fall Back To The Mother Of All Embassies

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- American combat troops in Iraq may be heading to the exits -- or not -- but the U.S. government's enormously expensive intervention ther...

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Obama Hosts Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011

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President Obama honored the sacrifices that Muslim Americans have made for the country on Wednesday night at the White House's annual Ramadan dinner. ...

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Obama To Host Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011

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The two members of Congress who practice Islam will attend President Obama's annual Ramadan dinner at the White House Wednesday night, along with a nu...

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Insistent, Not Imperial

Parag Khanna | Posted 05.25.2011

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America's foreign policy must shift rapidly and sincerely towards a posture of being ready to help others help themselves in whichever direction points towards better governance, even if not Western democracy.

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GOP Divided On Egypt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The uprising in the streets of Cairo presents tricky domestic politics for the Obama administration, as each diplomatic move is judged t...

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Why We Pay Attention to Piracy

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is no government in Somalia to speak of, and the pirates are self-governing anyway. It is dramatic, challenging, surprising and odd place for a test of America's strength in the post-Bush world.

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America Needs a Diplomatic-Industrial Complex

Parag Khanna | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is needed today -- more than defense and espionage -- is a diplomatic-industrial complex. Diplomacy is the force multiplier which strategically melds a country's resources, population, institutions, and ideology.

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Gibbs On Legal Action Against WikiLeaks: 'I Wouldn't Rule Anything Out'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Monday that the administration is not ruling out taking legal action against WikiLeaks ...

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Obama Tiptoes Into The Israel-Palestine Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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As direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leadership commence, the Obama administration finds itself in perhaps the most delicate diplomatic pos...

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Obama's National Security Strategy Turns Away From Bush Administration Goals

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is breaking with the go-it-alone Bush years in a new strategy for keeping the nation safe, counting more on ...

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Settlement Slapstick

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israel and the U.S. have overcome worse spats than the current brouhaha over the announcement of new settlements in Jerusalem just as Biden arrived to reboot of the peace process.

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A Diplomatic Surge in Afghanistan?

Lisa Schirch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last month, I muddied my boots walking around cold but friendly Kabul to ask Afghan leaders, "What would US support for a diplomatic surge look like?" One theme stood out in my notes.

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Obama's Caucasus Diplomacy Flies Under Radar

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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The furor over the Nobel Peace Prize has obscured what may stand as one of the Obama administration's first real diplomatic triumphs: clinching an accord to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia.

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The Case for Barack Obama

Charles Perez | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Michelle Obama once warned critics, "Don't ever underestimate my husband." Maybe we shouldn't. Obama is playing a big game. His biggest challenge will come in righting the economy.

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From Idealism to Grand Strategy: The Next Challenge for Obama

Peter Henne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our grand strategy should focus not on a threatening culture or the rise of another state, but on managing these fault lines and avoiding any sudden eruptions of conflict along them.

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Hostage Diplomacy

Carne Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clinton's trip to North Korea sends a clear message: hostage-taking gets results. Tehran, Hizbollah, Pyongyang and other violent groups across the world will be taking notes.

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What if They Don't Want Carrots?

Hooman Majd | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Sunday, Obama once again waded into the treacherous waters of U.S.-Iran relations without the benefit of some understanding of who Iranians are, and how they might respond to a certain kind of language.

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How Diplomacy with Iran Can Succeed

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 05.25.2011

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With so much riding on this difficult challenge, America must realize that missing the opportunity to find a diplomatic solution is not an option.

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Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

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Robert Gates Defends Obama Doctrine: A "Humble America" With A "Big Stick"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS Sunday, granting host Zakaria an hour long interview that was one of the most deta...

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The 100 Days of Swine and Roses

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first 100 days in the life of an American president has never before been this blistering or eventful.

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How Do You Do? Smile When You Say That

Jessica Catto | Posted 05.25.2011

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A respectful attitude is more likely to result in reciprocity farther down the road than heavy-handed "big kid on the block" conduct.

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Obama's Handshake Diplomacy: What Would Muhammad Do?

Kamran Pasha | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prophet Muhammad's victory came from his preference for diplomacy over warfare, and it is a lesson that President Obama clearly understands as he navigates international waters.

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Obama's Diplomatic Strategy Consists Of Rounding Up Anti-Iranian Posse: Analysis

Jerusalem Post | Herb Keinon | Posted 05.25.2011

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New US President Barack Obama has made it clear that his is a much different style. Not cut in the lone, solitary sheriff mold, Obama favors the posse...

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