Diplomacy

US Seeks Up To 7,000 More NATO Troops For Afghan War

Wall Street Journal | PETER SPIEGEL and STEPHEN FIDLER | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Kabul, Italy, Diplomacy, Hamid Karzai, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Foreign Policy, Afghan War, Mcchrystal, Insurgency, Nato, Obama Troop Decision, White House, Barack Obama, Germany, South Waziristan, Stanley McChrystal, Counterinsurgency, World News

U.S. and European estimates of the new troops they may get from NATO allies vary from 3,000 to 7,000. Those would complement the additional U.S. force...

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Let Peace On Earth Begin With Me And You

Joann Davis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Holidays, God, Courage, Relationships, Peace on Earth, Hatred, Authenticity, Prayer, Diplomacy, Forgiveness, Peace, The Giving Life, War, Living News
Joann Davis

But in our spectator society, where it's easier to watch reality tv than live our own authentic and vibrant life, small, personal acts are sometimes overlooked and minimized.

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Even the Taliban Supports Local Radio

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Internews, Afghanistan, Climate Change, Moscow, Diplomacy, Un, Ukraine, Public Diplomacy, Copenhagen, Soviet Union, Impact News
Alexia Parks

Today, most of the world lives in information poverty. But with the rapid rise of cell phone technology and information equity, the world will transform.

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Building Confidence Between the US and Pakistan

Lisa Schirch | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Humanitarian Crisis, Diplomacy, Confidence, Humanitarian Aid, Counterinsurgency, Pakistan, World News
Lisa Schirch

In Pakistan, the United States must ensure that policies, actions and resources focus on population-centric security and a community-based approach to policing.

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Think Tank's Advice To Europe: Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship

Spiegel Online | Gregor Peter Schmitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Uk, India, Bulgaria, France, Middle East, Obama, Spain, Diplomacy, Dc, Merkel, Nato, White House, Poland, Germany, European Council on Foreign Relations, Czech Republic, Cold War, Think Tank, Us, Israel, Fetishization, Afghanistan, Post American, European Union, Eu, Warburg Prize, Foreign Policy, Trans-Atlantic Economic Council, Wwii, State Department, Eu Usa Summit, Special Relationship, Angela Merkel, Europe, China, Soros, George Soros, World News

The council released a study on Monday called "Toward a Post-American Europe," based on wide-ranging interviews and research conducted in the 27 EU me...

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Symbolism vs. Reality in the Caucasus -- More Reality is Needed

Elin Suleymanov | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Caucasus, Turkey, Caspian Sea, Soccer Diplomacy, Armenia, Soccer, Azerbaijan, Oil, Natural Gas Reserves, Diplomacy, World News
Elin Suleymanov

A noble effort to overcome dependence of conflicting visions of a common history should not be done at the expense of ignoring the reality of the present and promise of the future.

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Iran Suicide Bombing Could Be Bad For Obama

TIME | Andrew Lee Butters | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Uk, Britain, Revolutionary Guard, Baluchistan, Nuke, Nuclear Program, Iran Election, Pakistan, Baluchi, Iran, Obama, Diplomacy, Iran Suicide Bombing, Negotiations, White House, Nuclear Weapons, Analysis, Assassination, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran Bombing, Jundullah, Home News

Sunday's suicide terrorism attack that killed at least five commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps could have an impact far beyond the Islami...

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The Case for Barack Obama

Charles Perez | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Diplomacy, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Public Option, Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Politics News
Charles Perez

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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A Regional Summit on the War in Afghanistan?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: President Obama, Colin Powell, Isi, Pakistan, Summit, South Asia, Iraq, Diplomacy, China, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Bush, Us Troops Afghanistan, Russia, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, India, Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, World News
Hoyt Hilsman

A lengthy and focused counterinsurgency effort might eventually produce results, but its chances of success are greatly diminished by the political climate in Afghanistan.

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The Norwegians Got It!

Lester Sloan | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ralph Bunche, Nasa, President Obama, Arms Race, Homelessness, Hope, Nobel Committee, Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize, Diplomacy, Alfred Nobel, Nasa Bombing the Moon, Obama Nobel Speech, Politics News
Lester Sloan

While writers, poets, and scientists usually win the award for what they have accomplished, statesmen, philosophers, and other persons of ideas are honored for the causes that they champion.

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Why Was Obama Awarded the Nobel?

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Nobel Peace Prize, Diplomacy, Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan, Middle East, Barack Obama, World News
Taylor Marsh

Beyond the Bush tailspin, why was Obama awarded the Nobel? For his outreach to the Muslim community, his charge on nuclear nonproliferation, and his determination to help Afghans help themselves.

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Obama's Diplomatic Adventurism

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Adventurism, Obama, Honduras, Diplomacy, Un, Olympics Zelaya, Michelleti, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

Many Americans spent eight years bemoaning American military adventurism in the Middle East. Looking at Honduras today, the American people might wonder if diplomatic adventurism is any less dangerous a game.

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Obama's Two-Handed Approach

John Feffer | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Afghanistan, Obama, Diplomacy, North Korea, World News
John Feffer

A mixed metaphor lurks behind the Obama 's foreign policy. On the one hand, there's his "open hand" that rewards the unclenched fist. On the other hand there's the other hand, the one that he keeps close to his chest.

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Obama's Meeting With Dalai Lama Is Delayed In Apparent Nod To Chinese

The Washington Post | John Pomfret | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Dalai Lama, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Tibet, Congress, Obama, China, Bush, Dalai Lama Visit, Dalai Lama Meeting, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, D.C., World News

In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President...

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IAEA Report: Iran Has Data To Make Nuclear Bomb

New York Times | William J. Broad And David E. Sanger | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

Read More: ElBaradei, Nuke, Negotiations, Pakistan, Un Report, Sanctions, Obama, Iran, IAEA Report, Nuclear Weapons, Tehran, Diplomacy, Nuclear Bomb, Un, Iaea, World News

Senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to ...

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Iranian Crisis: Progress, Problems

William Bradley | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Qom, Britain, Nuclear Weapons, Geneva, Barack Obama, France, Germany, Iran, European Union, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraq, Iaea, Mohammed ElBaradei, China, UN Security Council, Revolutionary Guards, Dmitri Medvedev, Sanctions, John McCain, Diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, Bibi Netanyahu, World News
William Bradley

There was some good progress in Thursday's international negotiation sessions with Iran. But anyone who imagines the problem is solved is quite delusional.

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A Lesson From History

Lance Simmens | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: History, Military Industrial Complex, Eisehnower, Copenhagen Climate Council, Gettysburg, Diplomacy, Cold War, Khrushchev Eisenhower Meeting, Khruschev, Politics News
Lance Simmens

The fact that Eisenhower and Khrushchev could meet and share ideas speaks volumes to the need to reach out to the world community to solve what sometimes seem to be intractable problems.

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North Korea Warns Against Sanctions, Says It Will Strengthen Arsenal If They're Imposed

AP | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: White House, Trade, Seoul, United Nations, Sanctions, Obama, Pyongyang, Nukes, Nuclear Weapons, South Korea, Diplomacy, Trade Sanctions, Un, Pak Kil Yon, North Korea, Talks, Home News

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal if new sanctions are imposed because of its weapons program. Pak Kil Y...

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Why Canada Shouldn't Walk Out On Ahmadinejad

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Un General Assembly 2009, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Yassar Arafat, Islamic Republic of Iran, Human Rights, Iran Diplomacy, Holocaust, United Nations, UN General Assembly, Iran, Diplomacy, Ahmadinejad, Canada, World News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

As a Jew and a Canadian, it's hard not to react strongly and violently to the actions of Ahmadinejad. But I also believe in the United Nations.

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How Helpful Is Cultural Diplomacy?

Michael Kaiser | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arts, Diplomacy, State Department, Cultural-Diplomacy, Kennedy Center, Politics News
Michael Kaiser

As the Obama administration tries to rebuild America's image abroad, do we need to send dance companies and theater companies abroad?

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GObama! US Agrees to Talks with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Diplomacy, Iran Nuclear Program, John Kerry, Foreign Policy, President Obama, IAEA Iran, Nuclear Talks, World News
Robert Naiman

But when he said he was going to talk to Iran, apparently he meant it. Who knew?

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Seven Steps to Take in Dealing with North Korea

Doug Bandow | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Diplomacy, China, Six-Party Talks, Kim Jong-Il, North Korea, World News
Doug Bandow

The U.S. needs to reward the North when it acts responsibly and punish or ignore it when it acts badly.

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Amnesty: Honduras Photos and Protestor Testimonies Show Extent of Police Violence

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, McClatchy Newspapers, Mcclatchy, Amnesty International, New York Times, Obama Administration, Honduras, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Miami Herald, World News
Robert Naiman

If the repression under the coup regime in Honduras were more widely known, it would be much more difficult for representatives of that regime to peddle their story in Washington that their government is "democratic" and "respects the rule of law."

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Time for Arabs to Get Serious About Iraq

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Diplomacy, Iraq, Middle East, Uae, Jalal Talabani, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Iraq is slowly coming out of the woods. It has already shown that it is able to produce more than the one-man shows that we have in many Arab countries today.

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Liz Cheney Hopes We Don't Have to "Roast a Few Marsh-Mullahs" in Iran

Chris Kelly | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Iran, Iran, Liz Cheney Iran, Redstate, John Bolton, Liz Cheney, Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy, Dick Cheney, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Chris Kelly

Liz Cheney used to be Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Now, that job was just made up, but one of the requirements would seem to be to not come off like a cretin.

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