Obama's Fragile Public Support for Libya Operation
James M. Lindsay comments on President Obama's address to the nation on Libya.
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James M. Lindsay comments on President Obama's address to the nation on Libya.
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Stephen Biddle discusses the emergence of an "Obama Doctrine" in the president's response to the situation in Libya.
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Robert D. Blackwill says that while the Obama administration deserves credit for its foreign policy achievements, the president is mismanaging the three wars in which the United States is now engaged.
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Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama's upcoming speech on U.S. intervention in Libya should satisfy those who are searching for evidence of a common sense and sustainable U.S. foreign policy.
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In this New York Times Op-Ed, Ross Douthat examines President Obama's handling of the Egyptian revolution and determines what it reveals about his foreign policy instincts.
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As President Barack Obama nears the halfway point in his four-year term, PolitiFact.com compiled a tally of campaign promises and found that he kept many more vows than he broke. Writing for Reuters, Alister Bull, highlights the larger promises.
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Writing for the National Journal, four expert environmental bloggers outline what issues they expect President Obama to discuss, and what issues he should discuss.
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In this New York Times Op-Ed, Paul Krugman argues that it is a misdiagnosis to say that America's economic problem is a lack of competitiveness
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This National Public Radio article argues that the President's State of the Union Address will focus on job creation, while also extending an olive branch to the business community.
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The Washington Post recently asked business leaders, policy experts and others to name an issue that President Obama should include in his Jan. 25 State of the Union address.
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Mark Trumbull of the Christian Science Monitor believes that the speed of government spending cuts are likely to be major point of departure between Obama, who gives the State of the Union address on Tuesday, and congressional Republicans.
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Fifty years after JFK's inaugural, presidential historian Robert Dallek observes that Kennedy remains the most popular American president even though his days in office didn't yield many domestic successes and left only a few foreign policy achievements.
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The New York Time's Michael Shear reports a number of policy suggestions from a variety of interest groups for President Obama's upcoming State of the Union Address.
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Leslie H. Gelb says that fifty years later, President Eisenhower's farewell address has advice that resonates today.
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Newsweek editor-at-large, Evan W. Thomas III discusses U.S. military history and the various reasons that former presidents have gone to war.
This meeting is part of a series hosted with the National History Center featuring prominent historians who will examine the events and times that shaped foreign policy as we know it today.
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Evan Thomas delves into the "psychohistory" of Theodore Roosevelt's enthusiasm for the Spanish-American War and Roosevelt's subsequent international decisions as President compared to other early twentieth-century U.S. presidents.
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Newsweek editor-at-large, Evan W. Thomas III discusses U.S. military history and the various reasons that former presidents have gone to war.
This meeting is part of a series hosted with the National History Center featuring prominent historians who will examine the events and times that shaped foreign policy as we know it today.
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Leslie H. Gelb discusses President Obama's upcoming trip to Asia.
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A stagnant economy. Declining American influence. Dictators on the march abroad. And a more Republican Congress coming soon. Barack Obama is in big trouble. But it's never too late. Foreign Policy has a plan, 14 in fact, for how the president can find his mojo again.
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What is the effect of U.S. domestic political gridlock on international relations?
The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
The Power Surge
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Two Nations Indivisible
A roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time--relations with its southern neighbor. More
Why Growth Matters
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More