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• Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 136
  Like the rest of the world, when we woke to the news, we were astonished, and while we believe that the Nobel committee sought to encourage President Obama’s efforts, we would be more comfortable had they waited a couple of years. The award puts undue pressure on the President, whose commitment we do not question,  ...
  19 hours ago

• Iran: Protests Continue

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  The AP reports clashes between government militia and students continued for a second straight day, after over 200 protesters were arrested on Monday. Protesters “showed an increased fervor and boldness” as Basij threw stones and fired tear gas into the crowds. Meanwhile, Mir Hossein Moussavi and his wife ...
  1 day ago

• Treasury: Geither Testimony On G20 Coordination

  
  Newsroom Magazine — Authority: 127
  After the experiences of the Great Depression and World War II, the United States led in the creation of the international financial system that anchored prosperity and stability for more than 60 years. Today, that system must be reformed to address 21st century challenges.Timothy GeithnerSecretary Of The United ...
  2 days ago

• Afghanistan: Hill Testimonies Continue

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Ambassador Eikenberry and General McChrysta l are on the Hill today  testifying  before the Armed Services Committees in both the House and Senate. They will continue to flesh out the new Afghan strategy in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow and in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. ...
  2 days ago

• Afghanistan: More on the New Strategy

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  On the Sunday  talk shows , the administration continued to clarify the new Afghan strategy with analysts weighing in from all sides. Secretary Gates   affirmed  the proposed July 2011 withdrawal date is “firm,” but the rate will be determined by conditions on the ground. General McChrystal and Ambassador ...
  3 days ago

• Iran: Gasoline Sanctions Incoming?

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Politico reports that House Democratic leaders are preparing to  push through  the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act ( H.R. 2194 ). The bill’s author, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) announced, “I intend to pass the bill by the end of this year.” With 399 co-sponsors in the House, he may be able to keep ...
  1 week ago

• Afghanistan: Obama’s Speech and Reaction

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  President Obama delivered a speech yesterday at West Point that delineated his new strategy  in Afghanistan, stipulating a troop surge of 30,000 soldiers that will begin to withdraw after 18 months.  The new strategy consists of three complementary efforts of the military, civilians, and a stronger ...
  1 week ago

• Afghanistan: Obama Unveils Strategy Tomorrow

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Marc Ambinder reports that President Obama will detail his  Afghan strategy  tomorrow in a speech at West Point. It is expected he will order approximately 30,000 more troops to the country with the primary goal of building up the Afghan National Army. While he will detail an exit strategy, he will not define any ...
  1 week ago

• Iran: Wholesale Crackdown on Students

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  The Huffington Post reports that the P5+1 countries have prepared a resolution criticizing Iran’s nuclear program expressing their frustration with Iran’s inability or unwillingness to make a deal. Such unified measures have led Michael Crowley to ask whether Russia is “finally getting serious about ...
  2 weeks ago

• Afghanistan: U.S. Softer on Karzai

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  According to The Washington Post , U.S. officials are  ”abandoning for now their get-tough tactics with [President Hamid] Karzai and attempting to forge a  far warmer relationship . They recognize that their initial strategy may have done more harm than good, fueling stress and anger in a beleaguered, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senate and U.N. Condemn Iran

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Iran launched a series of  war games  this weekend as the international community expressed their frustration over  troubled nuclear negotiations . The Senate passed a resolution ( S.R. 355 ) by unanimous consent  condemning Iran  for its multiple human rights violations. The bill was cosponsored by Carl Levin ...
  2 weeks ago

• Losing Patience

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany met today to discuss how to move forward  concerning Iran. The IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei rejected the use of sanctions, arguing they would make Iran more intransigent. Speaking in Asia, President Obama explained “we’ve seen indications that for internal ...
  2 weeks ago

• Middle East Democracy Promotion

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has released a  new policy brief  entitled, “Middle East Democracy Promotion Is Not a One-way Street.” Ottaway enumerates three factors that have changed the political landscape of democracy promotion in the Middle East. One, Islamist movements, ...
  2 weeks ago

• POMED Notes - Middle Eastern Democrats and Their Vision of the Future, Keynote Address

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  The National Endowment for Democracy hosted a day-long meeting to discuss the ongoing prospects for democracy in the Middle East.  The meeting was opened was a keynote address from Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  The opening session also featured Egyptian ...
  3 weeks ago

• Karzai Sworn In Again

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  President Hamid Karzai was sworn in  for his second term today. In his inauguration speech, he promised to host a loya jirga , or tribal council, to invite “dissatisfied compatriots who are not directly linked to international terrorism to return to their homeland.” Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari ...
  3 weeks ago

• Promoting Democracy Intelligently

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Michael Allen of Democracy Digest points to a recent article by former USAID head J. Brian Atwood . According to Atwood, President Obama has not abandoned democracy promotion , but instead has adopted a new tone compared to the Bush years. While President Bush lectured “from on high” and used the military ...
  3 weeks ago

• Reflecting on Afghan Strategy

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  President Obama rejected accusations of dithering yesterday, insisting that he will  decide on a strategy soon  that will not entail an “open-ended” commitment to Afghanistan. Secretary Gates also  confirmed , “we’re getting toward the end of this process.” That process was thrown a curve ball when ...
  3 weeks ago

• No Place for Corruption?

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  Under international and domestic pressure to reform, Afghan  President Hamid Karzai declared on Sunday that there is no place for  corrupt officials  within his new government.  President Karzai also suggested that donor countries share some of the  blame for corruption  in Afghanistan for failing to establish ...
  4 weeks ago

• UN Loses Track of Millions of Dollars

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 438
  T. Christian Miller and Dafna Linzer report (h/t  Mother Jones ) the U.N. cannot account for  tens of millions of dollars  provided to Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission. According to Peter Galbraith , the former deputy chief of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, “Nobody put the brakes on. U.S. ...
  5 weeks ago

• Lee Kuan Yew on Asia Pacific arrangements

  
  East Asia Forum — Authority: 521
  Author: Peter Drysdale, ANU. Yesterday in Washington, Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the US-ASEAN Business Council. It was an occasion dignified by tributes from two former US Presidents and presentations from former Secretaries of State, Henry Kissinger and George ...
  6 weeks ago

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