Us Diplomacy

US, Venezuela To Reinstate Expelled Ambassadors

Reuters | Enrique Andres Pretel | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) -- The United States and Venezuela will soon reinstate ambassadors expelled in a diplomatic spat last year, a sign of war...

From Belfast to Jerusalem: Lessons from Northern Ireland for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

James Zogby | Posted 04.20.2009 | World


James Zogby

On the day after St. Patrick's Day, a panel was convened on Capitol Hill to discuss the lessons learned from the Irish peace process, and reflect on their applicability to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

To Succeed in Israel/Palestine Where Clinton Failed, Obama Needs a History Lesson

Mark Levine | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


Mark Levine

If Obama limits his negotiating horizons to the failed visions of his Clinton-era Mideast team, the situation in Israel-Palestine is going to get a lot worse in the coming years.

Why We're Failing In Afghanistan

Coloradoindependent.com | Posted 01.17.2009 | World


When it takes seven bone-jarring hours to drive just 90 miles over war-scarred dirt roads from Kabul to the troubled Helmand Province in southwest Afg...