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Obama Diplomacy

Obama's Foreign Policy: Three Stages Of Hope

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 03.18.2013 | Politics
Amitai Etzioni

When historians write their chapter on the second Obama administration, many of its stories will have originated in the Middle East. However, in terms of weighty consequences for the U.S.'s role in the future world order, nothing will be as determinative as developments in the Far East.

Iran Again: Obama's Strategy May Pay Off

John Tirman | Posted 01.05.2013 | World
John Tirman

The Iran issue is central to the right-wing mantra on Obama's foreign policy as consistently showing "weakness." But a diplomatic solution is a must -- and it would be fitting for Obama to cash in his chips after Tuesday and secure a nuclear deal.

Doubling Down on Diplomacy

Curtis S. Chin | Posted 12.29.2012 | World
Curtis S. Chin

As investigations continue into what really happened in Libya it will also be important that steps be taken to ensure that U.S. diplomacy efforts and our diplomats do not once again retreat behind ever higher embassy walls in the name of added security.

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

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.30.2012 | World
MJ Rosenberg

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?

Dan Froomkin

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 | World

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

Christina Wilkie

Obama Hosts Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011 | Politics

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

Christina Wilkie

Obama To Host Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011 | Politics

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...

Insistent, Not Imperial

Parag Khanna | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Parag Khanna

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.

Sam Stein

GOP Divided On Egypt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

Why We Pay Attention to Piracy

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Marcia DeSanctis

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.

America Needs a Diplomatic-Industrial Complex

Parag Khanna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Parag Khanna

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.

Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

Sam Stein

Obama Tiptoes Into The Israel-Palestine Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

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

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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 ...

Settlement Slapstick

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Shan Wells

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.

A Diplomatic Surge in Afghanistan?

Lisa Schirch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Lisa Schirch

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.

Obama's Caucasus Diplomacy Flies Under Radar

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jeffrey Mankoff

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.

The Case for Barack Obama

Charles Perez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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.

From Idealism to Grand Strategy: The Next Challenge for Obama

Peter Henne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Peter Henne

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.

Hostage Diplomacy

Carne Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Carne Ross

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.

What if They Don't Want Carrots?

Hooman Majd | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Hooman Majd

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.

How Diplomacy with Iran Can Succeed

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jeremy Ben-Ami

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

Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Hoyt Hilsman

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

Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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...

The 100 Days of Swine and Roses

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Thane Rosenbaum

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