U.S. Foreign Policy

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• The Annual Protest at the School of the Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

  
  Alterdestiny — Authority: 484
  Erwin reminds us that today is the day of the annual protest against the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), formerly known as the School of the Americas. The name-change happened back in 2001, when the Bush administration realized the Schools name had been associated with some of the worst ...
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• Boring Summits Are Better for Everyone

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 750
  Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.
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• The Al Qaeda Diaries

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 750
  As the Pakistani soldiers moved into South Waziristan, they found something almost as valuable as al Qaeda itself: the diaries and books that explain how militant ideology binds the diffuse world of terrorism together.
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• In other news, gravity still exists

  
  Daniel W. Drezner — Authority: 607
  As Peter Feaver observed over at Shadow Government , theres an ever-increasing number of leaks coming from the Obama administration on foreign policy.  Beyond the drip-drip-drip on the Afghan strategic review, the foreign policy community is now agog at Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopfs story in Time on ...
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• What happened to containment of North Korea?

  
  Shadow Government — Authority: 634
  By Jamie Fly  In 1947, after George Kennan, writing under the pseudonym "X," published his famous article on "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" in  Foreign Affairs , he quickly found that his concept of "containment" was distorted in the public discussion about his article that ensued. In his new book, The Hawk and ...
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• Specter: Big troop request would meet "cold" reception in Congress

  
  The Cable — Authority: 692
  Pennsylvania Sen. ArlenSpecter said Thursday he would not support any troop increase toAfghanistan and predicted a troop increase announcement would meet a coldreception on Capitol Hill. "We ought not to add troops to Afghanistan, I even questionstaying there, unless it is indispensible to our fight against ...
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• Why China Resists Currency Revaluation

  
  American Power — Authority: 701
  From the Economist , " Chinas Currency: A Yuan-Sided Argument ": PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, on his first visit to China this week, urged the government to allow its currency to rise. President Hu Jintao politely chose to ignore him. In recent weeks Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, ...
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• Obama replies to Cuban blogger

  
  FP Passport — Authority: 684
  Earlier today, YoaniSanchez posted questions to U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro regarding U.S.-Cuban relations on her blog, Generación Y . Sanchez, who was recently denied a visa to visit New York City to attend an awards dinner after she was awardeda Marie Moors Cabot Prize from ...
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• My Nights With Hamid

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 750
  The world is hounding the Afghan president to crack down on corruption and kick out entrenched warlords. I dont think hes going to do it, and I should know: I’m the man who wrote his autobiography.
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• Asian leaders to Obama: Wheres the beef?

  
  Shadow Government — Authority: 634
  By Phil Levy In Tokyo, President Obama spoke outin favor of trade. It was not exactly the much-heralded Trade Speech, in whichhe would lay out a detailed agenda and soothe U.S. public fears that he himselfhad helped to arouse . Instead, this talk was addressed to an Asianaudience, but it offered some tantalizing ...
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• Jodie Evans is Barack Obamas Code Pink Liaison to Taliban Insurgents

  
  American Power — Authority: 701
  Heres a vital exposé on how radical is the administration of President Barack Obama: From Kristinn Taylor and Andrea Shea King, at Big Government, " Jane Fonda: Obama Funder Jodie Evans Met With Taliban; Code Pink Gives Terrorists Direct Line to Obama ": Top Obama donor and fundraiser Jodie Evans met ...
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• Is There a Palin Doctrine?

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 750
  If the former would-be veep’s memoir is any indication, the answer is no.
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• Chastened in China

  
  Stephen M. Walt — Authority: 627
  President Obama didnt get any concessions during his recent visit to the Peoples Republic of China, and no one should be surprised. One of the most important lessons in life is that if you make a series of big mistakes, you should expect to pay a price for them. Back in 2000, the United States was running a budget ...
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• Obamas Asia trip: a series of unfortunate events

  
  Shadow Government — Authority: 634
  By Daniel Blumenthal Before President Obama and ChinesePresident Hu Jintao released their joint statement ,Obamas Asia trip was underwhelming. Butafter the statement, Obamas foray into Asiawent from empty to harmful. Before Obama arrived in China, the tripspolicy successes were minimal at best. Heshowed up to ...
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• Cuba needs change, not U.S. tourists

  
  Shadow Government — Authority: 634
  By José R. Cárdenas The debate over U.S.policy towards Cuba heats up this week as the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC)holds a hearing Thursday on whether to lift the U.S. travel ban against FidelCastros island-prison. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Rep.Howard Berman (D-CA), Ranking Member of the ...
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• President Bow-Down-A: Weve Restored Americas Standing

  
  American Power — Authority: 701
  Heres a little follow up to my earlier post, " Bowing Before Monarchs and Tyrants: Obama Restores Americas World Standing With His Head Down - UPDATE: REAGAN DIDNT BOW!! ." It turns out that President Barack Bow-Down-As confident that his effuse prostrations are having the desired effect. From CNN, " Obama: ...
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• Stupidity incarnate: Sarah Palin on Obama and the Israeli settlements

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 592
  By Michael J.W. Stickings Sarah Palin has said a lot of stupid things since entering the national stage last year, but this , from her interview with Barbara Walters, is right up there with the stupidest of them all: I disagree with the Obama administration on that. I believe that the Jewish settlements ...
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• Cuba: Broadband and Other Such Matters

  
  Machetera — Authority: 416
  Cuba: Broadband and Other Such Matters – Español by Nelson P. Valdés for Cuba-L Analysis (Albuquerque) I’m singing When the cat’s away The mice will play Political violence fill ya city Yeah-ah Don’t involve rasta in your say-say Rasta don’t work for no CIA - Bob Marley + the Wailers On October ...
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• Its time for Obama to face facts: Afghanistan is his war now

  
  Shadow Government — Authority: 634
  By Peter Feaver For nearly a week, I havebeen thinking about a comment my friend and fellow civil-military relationsspecialist Eliot Cohen made in a WashingtonPost story  aboutPresident Obama struggling to come to terms with his role as"commander-in-chief." I am quoted in the story, too, but the part that ...
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• Americans See China as Economic Threat

  
  American Power — Authority: 701
  From CNN, " Americans See China as Economic Threat ": Americans are split over whether China represents a military threat to the United States -- but there is no doubt in the publics mind that the country poses an economic threat, according to a new national poll. According to a CNN/Opinion Research ...
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