When Barack went to Kabul
In the words of one newspaper, when Obama departed, he left behind a heavy silence filled with serious expectation. And it was this expectation that got me worried.
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Putin Checkmates Bush in Eurasia
Eric Margolis | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
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The west must accept Russia has vital national interests in the Caucasus and the former USSR. Russia is a great power and must be afforded respect. The days of treating it like a banana republic are over.
My Interview With Deborah Campbell: How Hezbollah's Triumph is Blowback for U.S. Policy
Omid Memarian | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
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Why after the Israel-Lebanon 34-day war two years ago, and particularly after the Doha accord in May, which restored Hezbollah to the Lebanese governm...
It's Not Oil Supply -- It's the High Fear Hype!
Steve Clemons | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics
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This debate over oil and energy policy disgusts me because both Obama and McCain are trying to force short term, knee jerk responses to a major policy challenge for the nation.
Reeling From Polls -- Obama Strikes Back
Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
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Obama's campaign is predicated on delivering a totally new foreign policy in pursuit of a new global image of America as one member of a community of nations, and perhaps, a first among equals.
Czech Mate
Joe Cirincione | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics
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The Czech people and Congress have already blocked Bush's rush to deploy an anti-missile technology that does not work against a threat that does not exist.
Grover Norquist Calls for a Humbler Foreign Policy that Rejects Bush/Cheney-style Empire
Steve Clemons | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics
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Grover Norquist makes an appeal to his Republican friends to get sane again on foreign policy in this video clip for the Better World Campaign's "On Day One."
Rebranding America: How to Win Friends Abroad and Influence Nations
Derek Shearer | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
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This year's competitive race for the Democratic nomination for president has sparked renewed interest in politics and public policy on American campuses.
Raining on Karzai's Parade
Lisa Gans | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics
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As today's attacks underscore, Karzai's government has failed to bring stability and unity to a country in desperate need of both.
Heads Up... Incoming Propaganda on Nukes...
Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics
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So is it going to be me and Sy Hersh against the Cheney machine? I'm not about to sit around quietly while this administration fabricates reasons for a war with Syria.
Easter in Iraq: The War Goes On
Jim Wallis | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics
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Repentance means a fundamental change in direction and that is what we must now call for in U.S. foreign policy.
Top 10 Ways the Next President Can Improve America's Image
Lionel Beehner | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
9)Don't go fishing with Dmitry Medvedev. There's no reason to have a chummy Boris-and-Bill relationship with Russia's No. 1. Let's not make him out to be a democrat.
The War On Terror Is Over -- Thank You
Lionel Beehner | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics
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We've entered a post-GWOT world and not a second too soon. Besides the fact it was an abysmal failure--terrorist attacks have gone up since 9/11 everywhere, it was never a real war.
No Clash of Civilizations at U.S. Islamic World Forum
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.17.2008 | Politics
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Memo to the next president: from Morocco to Indonesia, if we (and they) don't blow the opportunity, there is a chance to make the "long war" a far shorter war.
The Iraqi Refugee Mess Just Got Messier
Lionel Beehner | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics
Shame on the Democratic presidential frontrunners for not raising this subject more often. Shame on reporters who take the shibboleth from the White House as if it were fact.
Veterans and Members of Military in Iowa Look for Change: Part 2
Dan Treul | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home
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By Dan Treul Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson ...
Iowa Veterans Want U.S. Out of Iraq, Turn Toward Democrats
Dan Treul | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home
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Al Cannistraro, Jacqueline Cotrell, Christine Escobar, Kim Farris, Mike Germain, Kerri Glover, Matthew Moll, Gale Walden, Ellen Emerson White, and Ran...
Ten Ways to Prevent Peace and Goodwill on Earth
Colleen Turner | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics
This year I'm taking a different tact and have decided to encourage American conflicts. Granted, it may be ludicrous to think I can add anything to the great job we are already doing in this regard.
Exclusive -- Bill Clinton: We Need To Stay in Iraq to Protect the Kurds From The Turks
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics
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Bill Clinton, in his "off the record" remarks, carried Hillary's statement about the Kurds much further than she had and will cause much consternation in Turkish ruling circles.
Condi: 2007 A "Positive" Year For US Foreign Policy
CNN | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that 2007 was a "busy and challenging year, but also a positive one" for U.S. foreign policy. In a ye...
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