Why Egypt’s Morsy went to China
President Mohammed Morsy, by virtue of being in the post so briefly, is to a degree making his foreign policy as he goes. Beijing and Tehran have been his first big forays and he is already making...
View ArticleEgypt president takes steady steps in new foreign policy
CAIRO (Reuters) – A newcomer to international affairs, Egypt‘s Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, has so far shown skill in moving Egypt back towards the centre of regional diplomacy and setting out...
View ArticleRomney and Ryan claim their foreign policy expertise is better than Obama’s
The Republican White House ticket sought to neuter the perceived foreign policy edge of the Obama electoral campaign on Sunday, attacking the president’s record whilst bragging of their own experience...
View ArticleKilled US Ambassador Illustrates Obama’s Disastrous Foreign Policy in Libya
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View ArticleInside Story: US 2012 – The political fallout of the Libya attack
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US pulls non-essential embassy staff out of Tunisia and Sudan
The US State Department today ordered the departure of all family members and non-essential US government personnel from its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned US citizens against any travel to...
View ArticleReport: Obama to meet with Netanyahu, as Naval ships heading for Strait of...
American Thinker – Are matters coming to a head in the Middle East? According to a report by Sean Rayment of the UK Telegraph, the leaders of the United States are going to meet tomorrow, something...
View ArticleIran says six powers to meet before more nuclear talks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iran‘s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Wednesday he and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton had agreed to defer more nuclear talks until she has...
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Afghanistan: When Will the U.S. Admit It’s Time to Come Home?
James Joyner at National Interest lays out why it really finally ought to be over for the U.S. in Afghanistan: Following the ;murder of six NATO troops in yet another “green on blue” attack ;in which...
View ArticleSlatest PM: The #Missing2min Edition
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View ArticleUS ends ban on visits by New Zealand warships
The US says it has lifted a ban on visits by New Zealand warships to US defence and coast guard bases around the … See original article: US ends ban on visits by New Zealand warships
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So What Exactly is U.S. Foreign Policy These Days, President Obama? And Does...
Earlier today, Matt Welch summarized President Barack Obama’s less-than-clear-cut defense of free expression at the United Nations today. Writes Welch: If all it takes to earn a White House call for...
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‘Syria much more complex than simply overthrowing the government’
It was the persistent call for regime change that brought the UN and Syria itself to a stalemate in the first place, Conn Hallinan from Foreign Policy in Focus told RT, commenting on Western proposals...
View ArticleThe Liar’s Master Class
Part I – Earning a Place in the Eighth Rung of Hell Mitt Romney might be the most brazen political liar since James Polk. Polk, who was the 11th U.S. president (1845-1849), lied through his teeth–to...
View ArticleMitt out of his depth
I thought the third and last presidential debate was a clear win for the President. He displayed the authority of the nation’s Commander-in-Chief – calm, dignified, and confident. He was assertive...
View ArticleForeign Policy Debate Devolves Into Conspiracy Theory Wanking
The foreign policy debate is a hard one for me to write about, because I just generally object to the entire process. First of all, the Beltway media narrowly defines foreign policy as “Israel plus...
View ArticleAlan Grayson on the foreign policy debate
Good news and bad news. The good news is that President Obama won last night’s debate. The bad news is that the entire debate, questions and answers, seemed premised on the false assumption that...
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Cuba’s Looser Travel Requirements Still Very Restrictive
Cuba excited the world and Cubans by announcing last month that government-issued exit visa requirements were going to be dropped. Writing in Foreign Policy, Cuban Yoani Sanchez says it ain’t a golden...
View ArticleThe Road to Mandalay
President Barack Obama paid a much heralded visit to Myanmar this week. This first foreign trip abroad since reelection magnified Myanmar’s freedom. There seems little else to warrant giving Myanmar...
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Will Obama pursue a more progressive foreign policy?
Even though we come from different places, we share common dreams: to choose our leaders; to live together in peace; to get an education and make a good living; to love our families and our...
View ArticleNYT Waves Goodbye to Three Amigos of Militarism
Not every politician gets a warm and fuzzy retirement profile in the New York Times. But not every politician is Joe Lieberman. Jennifer Steinhauer's piece (11/27/12) is a tribute mostly to...
View ArticleArne Duncan rejects Tom Friedman’s nomination for secretary of state with a...
In a New York Times column yesterday, Thomas Friedman nominated Education Secretary Arne Duncan to take the post of secretary of state, saying, “Duncan is not seeking the job and is not the least bit...
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Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart on rising tensions between North Korea and...
Jon Stewart has a message for North Korea: “Your war-mongering’s a little retro,” mocking Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s binoculars and the North Korean army’s training exercises. “Look, I don’t know if...
View ArticleU.S. citizen sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea
North Korea has sentenced American citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years’ forced labor for unspecified crimes against the regime.Bae, also known as Pae Jun Ho, is accused of attempting to “topple” North...
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Jeffrey Goldberg’s Qatari myopia
There’s something to be said for self-awareness, and where its absence can lead an individual. Thursday’s Bloomberg View featured an attack by columnist Jeffrey Goldberg against the Persian Gulf state...
View ArticleTed Cruz "I Don’t Agree With Rand Paul On Foreign Policy"
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Ron Paul: Police Are Supposed To Be Peace Officers, Not Warriors!
Ron Paul gives his views on the militarization of the police and how police departments across the country actually came to own surplus military equipment. Continue reading here: Ron Paul: Police Are...
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