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If President Obama is looking for something that transcends the national divisions over healthcare reform and Afghanistan policy, he might try isolationism. [more]
The Afghan surge makes military action against Iran less likely — and refutes the thesis that America wages war in the Muslim world [...]
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Weekly Digest – 12/7/09
by Nick DucoteMonday, December 7th, 2009
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, China, George W. Bush, iran, iraq, isolationism, Jose Padilla, Turkey
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Process, Policy, and the Burdens of History in Latin America
by Dustin WalcherWednesday, October 21st, 2009
After three months in office, Barack Obama traveled to Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009 to attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas. Already his presidency had been consumed by issues of major importance, both at home and abroad; Obama no doubt spent his days thinking about the global economic crisis, wars in Iraq and [...]
Posted in Americas, Barack Obama administration: 2009-present, Central America & Caribbean, International Economic Relations, International Trade and Economics, Policymaking--International, Post-9/11: 2001-present, Public Opinion, South America, World Trade Organization | No Comments »
Weekly Digest – 10/12/09
by Nick DucoteMonday, October 12th, 2009
President Obama’s only real diplomatic accomplishment so far has been to change the direction and tone of American foreign policy from unilateral bullying to multilateral listening and cooperating. That’s important, to be sure, but not nearly enough. The Prize is really more of Booby Prize for Obama’s predecessor. [more]
On Monday, the Independent reported that [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dollar, Euro, Hillary Clinton, International Space Station, NASA, Nobel prize, patriotism, US economy, war
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