Presidency

Op-Ed

An Army of One?

Author: Lydia Khalil
Foreign Policy

Lydia Khalil writes that Obama cannot truly influence politics in the Middle East if "citizens have no meaningful way to participate in their governments."

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Transcript

International Affairs And Obama's First 100 Days: Policies, Priorities And Politics

Speakers: Samuel R. Berger and Lawrence S. Eagleburger
Presider: David E. Sanger

In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cited the top priorities of the Obama administration as "existing and emerging challenges" that would not only define Barack Obama's presidency but also "shape our century."  As the administration passes the hundred-day mark, join Samuel Berger and Lawrence Eagleburger for a discussion of foreign policy during President Obama's time in office thus far.

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Op-Ed

A Week of Revelation

Author: Michael J. Gerson
The Washington Post

Michael Gerson writes on revelations of the Obama administration. He claims, "On defense policy, the peace candidate is not a radical. On economic policy, the post-partisan could hardly be more partisan. Obama does not want to cultivate conservatives; he wants to crush them."

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Op-Ed

Our Manic White House

Author: Leslie H. Gelb
The Daily Beast

Leslie H. Gelb evaluates the Obama administration's foreign policy. He explains, "It's certainly a bad practice to constantly fill the international airwaves with bold new initiatives, new thinking, and commentary."

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Analysis Brief

The Obama Template

Author: Lee Hudson Teslik

Barack Obama's address to Congress outlined plans to revive the American economy, restore U.S. leadership abroad, and tackle long-term problems. Economists say Obama will walk a fine line balancing the need for swift action with the risk of expanding U.S. budgetary obligations.

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Op-Ed

Obama in the Shallows

Author: Michael J. Gerson
Washington Post

Michael J. Gerson explains that although the Obama administration's pragmatism is praiseworthy, "pragmatism without a guiding vision or a fighting faith can becomes little more than the service of insistent political interests".

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