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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 4/26/10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Sokolski argues that current U.S. political will to reduce nuclear dangers should be channeled into a practical set of control measures that are more likely to secure bipartisan support and can begin to be implemented without the legal consent of other states. [more]
How can the United States defend its national and commercial interests against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 2/22/2010</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/02/22/weekly-digest-2222010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to Guantánamo, President Obama is still stuck. It’s clear the detention facility won’t close any time soon. That leaves many people, in and out of the administration, in the United States and overseas, wondering: What’s next for Guantánamo? [more]
Just how unpopular are President Barack Obama&#8217;s anti-terrorism policies with his Republican critics? Even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Obama Might Learn from the Past: Bending History in the Direction of Justice</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/what-obama-might-learn-from-the-past-bending-history-in-the-direction-of-justice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the nature of the political process that presidents campaign outside history and must then live within it. For Barack Obama, this meant promising a speedy withdrawal from Iraq, a stronger focus on defeating Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, firm but respectful relations with Russia and China, engagement with opponents like Iran, and progress with our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Shadow of Failure: Obama&#8217;s Quest for Constructive Engagement</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/in-the-shadow-of-failture-obamas-quest-for-constructive-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cary Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Barack Obama completes his first year in office, he faces challenges that will test his considerable political skills to the very limit. While many voted for Obama because was able to project an image of calm competence that was notably lacking in both John McCain and George W. Bush, the Wall Street crisis and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons for Late Baby Boomers</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/lessons-for-late-baby-boomers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Zeiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m eight months older than President Barack Obama, so we fall into the same generation.  Of course, the similarities end there, including his ascent to a slightly higher administrative level than I will ever reach.  Still, we share some things in common because we gained an awareness of the world around the same time, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and U.S. Foreign Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/obama-and-u-s-foreign-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/obama-and-u-s-foreign-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KC Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historians, of all people, should understand the dangers of prematurely evaluating a President’s foreign policy record. Quite apart from all that we learn as archives open, the passage of time provides perspective. To take an obvious example: while few contemporary observers would celebrate it now, at the time, Ronald Reagan’s approach to Afghanistan was heralded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Assessment of Obama&#8217;s First Year</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/an-assessment-of-obamas-first-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/an-assessment-of-obamas-first-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Hixson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is, of course, still too early after one year to evaluate the foreign policy or the presidency of Barack Obama.  That said preliminary analysis illuminates both the best and the worst about American culture and the foreign policy that flows from it.
The best part is Obama himself.  This culture is not likely to produce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 1/19/10</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/19/weekly-digest-11910/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/19/weekly-digest-11910/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times wonders what the American role in Haiti is going to be after the current disaster is dealt with. The sad reality is that it’s hard to imagine a better future for Haiti absent a great deal of American involvement, but it’s equally hard to see what strategic calculation could justify such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 12/7/09</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/07/weekly-digest-12709/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/07/weekly-digest-12709/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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 &#8212; and refutes the thesis that America wages war in the Muslim world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 11/17/09</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2009/11/17/weekly-digest-111709/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2009/11/17/weekly-digest-111709/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday. [more]
President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke on Tuesday of shared responsibilities and economic opportunities.[more]
Chinese nuclear forces are pragmatically arrayed in a defensive posture &#8212; they have the numbers and the technology [...]]]></description>
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