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National Security Adviser Jim Jones Makes Secret Trip To Pakistan

newsweek.com | Michael Hirsh | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Only hours before President Obama took off for Asia on Thursday, his national-security adviser landed in Pakistan on an unannounced trip to meet with ...

Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details

AP | BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing ...

Everything You Have Been Told About Afghanistan Is Wrong: The Three Great Fallacies

Johann Hari | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Johann Hari

Obama has to decide now whether to side with the American people and the Afghan people calling for a rapid reduction in US force, or with a small military clique demanding a ramping-up of the conflict.

More Troops to Afghanistan?

Richard A. Clarke | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Richard A. Clarke

Afghanistan is not a numbers game. The issue is whether we are pursuing a strategy that defines our goals and tailors our means to them.

Hypocrisy Alert: Cheney Relies on the Objectivity of the Justice Department to Defend Torture

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

The gall of Cheney's statements is that he was a key part of the administration that deconstructed the objectivity of the Justice Department, which he now relies on to defend the use of torture.

National Security Adviser: Obama Having Greater Success Taking Terrorists Out of Commission Than Bush Did

Political Punch | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Responding to criticism from former Vice President Cheney that President Obama is making the nation more vulnerable to terrorism, the president's Nati...

Rice Advances the Obama Doctrine

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Joe Cirincione

The Obama Doctrine isn't naïve liberal internationalism. On the contrary, as Susan Rice explains, respect for multilateral institutions strengthens America's ability to protect and pursue its own interests.

Obama's Cairo Address: Two Months On

William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World


William Bradley

It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?

A Strategic Necessity

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

If Israel has full American backing in security and defense, it will have more flexibility to concede the occupied territories because ultimately ensuring Israel's security takes away its main rational for keeping Palestinian and Syrian territories.

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Push for Peace in Israel SI Analysis: The Obama administration is making a concerted effort to restart pe...

Clinton Consulted With Republicans, Neocons On Big Foreign Policy Speech

The Plum Line | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has consulted with a surprisingly diverse ideological bunch in the course of creating the major foreign policy spee...

Jim Jones: US Staying Out Of Afghan Election

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


KABUL — President Barack Obama's national security adviser insisted Tuesday that the U.S. does not support or oppose any candidate in Afghanista...

Obama National Security Adviser Doesn't Know If "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Will Be Repealed

AP | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military is in the early ...

Time for Yankees to Say Goodbye to A-Rod

Matt Littman | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment


Matt Littman

Baseball engenders great nicknames, and the New York Yankees, the most storied franchise in all of sports, certainly have had their fair share. There's the Babe, Joltin' Joe, Mr. October, and Bitch Tits.

Jim Jones TWEETS His ARREST

examiner.com | Posted 05.09.2009 | Home


Talk about instant news: Rapper Jim Jones gave a boost to the Twitter community yesterday when he tweeted while being processed for ignoring a buck-tw...

Joe Klein: Obama's Decision To Wait On Afghan Troops "Very Good News"

Time | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama's decision to think carefully about the situation in Afghanistan before he sends more troops there is very good news. It shows a Command...

The State of Green -- Obama and the First 20 days

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green


Jack Hidary

Holly Kaufman: "Obama has ushered in a refreshing reliance on science, and a commitment to letting scientific fact, and even scientific hunch, see the light of day."

Obama Calls For Defense Spending Cuts

Fox News | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration has asked the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 ...

Biden Heads To Germany For First Trip As Vice President

AP | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will make his first overseas trip as vice president next week when he heads to Germany for the 45th Munich Conference on ...

Obama and His Commanders

William Bradley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

Now we're into one of the most fascinating parts of the new Obama administration: President Obama's relationship with America's military commanders.

Obama: Vacation's End

William Bradley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

Obama's vacation ends like many of ours have over the years. With pleasant memories behind and significant problems ahead.

Seismic Diplomacy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Michael Carmichael

Like a seismic tremor before a volcanic explosion, the pressure for peace in the Middle East is ratcheting upwards on the diplomatic Richter Scale.

Obama: Elixir or Delegator?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

It takes wisdom to seek counsel and courage to take a stand. We know Mr. Obama has courage, that he'll act when he thinks the time has come. We can only hope that he sees the time is here.

Obama's Opening Gambit

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Michael Carmichael

The consensus in America is that US foreign policy is broken. To a great extent, Obama's political mandate is predicated on his promises to repair, refurbish and reconfigure American foreign policy.

Time Mag: "Obama's New World Order"

TIME | Karen Tumulty and Mark Thompson | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


It was hard to miss the message that Barack Obama was sending with the powerful tableau lined up behind him onstage in Chicago. "I assembled this team...