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A Rugged Time for Obama's Big Geopolitical Pivot

William Bradley | Posted 08.22.2012 | Politics
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William Bradley

America under Barack Obama has begun the big geopolitical pivot from its fateful over-engagement with the Islamic world of the Middle East and Central Asia to greater engagement with Asia and the Pacific. But this week showed that the transition is going to be anything but smooth.

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Light at the End of the Afghan Tunnel?

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Stephen Schlesinger

Obama's policy in Afghanistan, subject to so much controversy at home and abroad, seems to have found considerable traction. Is the U.S. military finally reversing the Taliban gains?

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Requiem for the War on Terror

Ira Chernus | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Ira Chernus

The Global War on Terror ends, not with parades and speeches, but with an obscure memo, a few news reports, vague denials, and a seemingly off-handed comment from Hillary Clinton.

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Obama Incentivizes Success in Pakistan, Not Failure

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Rob Asghar

Was President Barack Obama's pledge Thursday to triple economic aid to Pakistan a case of rewarding failure in what many experts have called "the most dangerous place on earth"?

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