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December 14, 2010

Sub-Saharan Africa
Cheney Charges Dropped?

In return for dropping charges against former Vice President Dick Cheney and other top execs at Halliburton, the company has offered to pay fines upwards of $250 million to the Nigerian anti-graft ag…

Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 3, 2010

Nigeria
Cheney, the Niger Delta and Cote d’Ivoire

A couple of things: If you are curious, yes, I am watching  the ongoing Halliburton case in Nigeria that reportedly involves former vice president Dick Cheney. However, before I weigh in on how…

Cheney, the Niger Delta and Cote d’Ivoire
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 4, 2014

April 4, 2002: Bush on Middle East Peace (and a Correction on Cheney)

On April 4, 2002, twelve years ago today, President George W. Bush gave the first of two important speeches about Middle East policy. The April 4 speech challenged the leadership of Yasser Arafat, wh…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

October 6, 2004

Capital Flows
Cheney is wrong: $80 billion in debt relief if not equal to $80 billion in cash

Last night, Vice President Cheney claimed that US allies were contributing $80 billion to the war in Iraq by providing Iraq with debt relief. He compared this $80 billion in debt relief to the cash …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

January 31, 2024

Technology and Innovation
The Largest Senate Judiciary Committee Audience Is on Capitol Hill—and at Home—Today

Today's Senate hearing on big tech and the child exploitation crisis should remind the public of Section 230's provision on parental controls, and the real-world analogies to how social media platfor…

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg returns to his seat after standing and facing the audience while he testified during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 2024
Blog Post by Leah Plunkett Net Politics