The new “must-read book” for President Obama’s war team is “Lessons in Disaster” by Gordon M. Goldstein. This book’s intimate account of White House decision-making is almost literally being replayed in Washington (with Holbrooke himself as a principal actor) as the new president sets a course for the war in Afghanistan. [more]
President Barack Obama’s week of summitry indicates that, increasingly, the most vexing global problems are unlikely to be solved by treaties, says CFR President Richard N. Haass. An informal approach in which nations coordinate strategies could be more productive, he says. [more]
The United States blasted ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya for his “irresponsible and foolish” return from exile before a settlement was reached in the Central American country’s political crisis. [more]
Afghans haven’t been the main engine of global Islamist terrorism. That may be about to change. [more]
Sanctions against Iran are possible, Russia’s President Medvedev said Wednesday. The statement is a coup for President Obama, and could be the result of his recent decision to kill a missile shield in Eastern Europe. [more]
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, international diplomacy, missile shield, Russia, Terrorism, treaties, War on Terror
Nick Ducote
Nick is an undergraduate at Louisiana Tech University studying political science and history.