Foreign Policy
Obama’s Choice of Hillary Clinton Signals He’s Not Anti-War
The one aspect of the Obama campaign that was arguably laudable and comparatively better than the McCain campaign was Obama's skepticism of the...
Rice Consoles Indians, Admonishes Pakistanis
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, India, on December 3, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Pakistan must act "fully and transparently"...
Read moreObama Adviser Brzezinski’s Off-the-record Speech to British Elites
Zbigniew Brzezinski, a senior adviser to President-elect Barack Obama on matters of national security and foreign policy, was the featured speaker at Chatham...
Read moreCIA Director Hayden Says bin Laden Isolated
During a speech given on November 13 before the Atlantic Council think tank, CIA Director Michael Hayden offered his best-informed opinion that Osama...
Read moreWar Without End, Amen
The New York Times revealed on November 10 the existence of yet another secret administration policy that had been hidden from the American...
Read moreA Look at Obama’s Likely Cabinet Picks
One of the first orders of business for a new president-elect is to consider which people to nominate for his cabinet. The position...
Read moreFate of Chinese Separatists Held in Guantanamo Uncertain
A report in the British newspaper, the Guardian, for November 1 examined the plight of 17 members of a dissident ethnic Chinese group...
Read moreAngelina Jolie Backs International Court
On October 17, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) hosted a "Symposium on International Law and Justice" featuring actress Angelina Jolie, a Goodwill...
Read moreBush Pushes Foreign Aid, Despite Economic Woes
Hosting the White House Summit on International Development on October 21, President George W. Bush called on Americans to continue funding foreign-aid programs,...
Read more“Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout Fights Extradition
The defense lawyer for notorious Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout argued in a court in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 10 that his client...
Read moreGorbachev Honored With Liberty Medal
Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was welcomed to Philadelphia as the conquering hero on September...
Read moreSarah Palin’s Meeting With Henry Kissinger
When the United Nations General Assembly opens today (September 23), Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin will attend and will meet with...
Read moreMust America’s Fate Be Tied to NATO and Georgia?
The U.S. Constitution assigns the power to declare war to Congress. The North Atlantic Treaty issued by the United States and other founding...
Read moreGeorgia Crisis Prompts U.S. to Cancel Russian Deal
In the remote Caucasus, the Georgian crisis drags on, with Georgia's President Saakashvili, emboldened by Western support, continuing to goad the Russian bear....
Read moreCIA Documents: Kissinger Covered Up PLO Assassination of U.S. Ambassador
“Henry Kissinger instructed the CIA to continue diplomatic contacts with Yassir Arafat's PLO representatives before the 1973 Yom Kippur War, even after Arafat...
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