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JUAN COLE

B+ for Obama Foreign Policy, F for Not Owning It

New prez is doing fine in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, but no one notices

Oct 27, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the howls of protest over President Obama's Nobel Prize and the administration’s "dithering" on Afghanistan , the fact is that the new president’s foreign endeavors deserve good marks, says Juan Cole. Cole gives Obama an A for his Iranian statesmanship, a... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • Pakistan • US foreign policy • US military • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Skipping the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall is a bad choice by President Obama, Rick Richman writes, for several reasons:
  • It’s a snub of a personal invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel—a key ally and one going all out for the festivities.
... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • US foreign policy • Cold War • Berlin Wall • President Obama

INTERVIEW



 I'm Not 
 Marginalized, 
 I Delegate: 
 Clinton 

Obama's Peace Prize is deserved, but won't sway war policy, she says

Oct 12, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton would rather you view her apparent absence from big foreign policy issues like Iran and Afghanistan as an example of “delegating power” and not marginalization. Ann Curry used a variant of that word in an interview on MSNBC, which Clinton finds "absurd." “I would... More »

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Hillary Clinton • US foreign policy • secretary of State • Nobel Peace Prize • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama • delegation of power

 Obama Approval Down to 50% 

Only 38% approve of his handling of health care, a Quinnipiac poll shows

Aug 6, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s approval rating took another dip this week, as health care reform and the deficit continue to trouble some Americans, Bloomberg reports. Exactly half the registered voters surveyed said they approve of the job Obama is doing, according to a Quinnipiac poll released today. That's down from an... More »

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Barack Obama • US foreign policy • foreign policy • approval ratings • President Obama

(Newser) - Al Qaeda is weak militarily and “has been rejected by a great majority of Muslims,” Steve Coll writes in the New Yorker, but the terrorist organization and its affiliates can still create a “shock” like today's bombings in Jakarta. Despite the group's apparent inability to pull off... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Dick Cheney • terrorism • US foreign policy • bombing • Osama bin Laden • Jakarta • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • Obama administration • patience

ANALYSIS

Loyal but
Tough, Clinton Returns to Fore

Facing do-everything White House, Hillary reasserts herself

Jul 16, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday Hillary Clinton delivered an ambitious, muscular speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, in which she warned Iran of further sanctions while defending Barack Obama's policy of multifront diplomacy with rogue states. After months in the shadows, writes New York Times reporter Mark Landler, the secretary of State wanted... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • US foreign policy • State Department • secretary of State • Sidney Blumenthal • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

 Obama's 5-Step 
 Foreign Policy Plan 


Jul 13, 09 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is several months into a second campaign: a bid to win the world’s approval. But what shapes his foreign policy? Michael Scherer outlines five key parts for Time:
  • Pull from personal history: Obama has been pushing stories of his Indonesian childhood and Kenyan grandfather while
... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • US foreign policy • international relations • foreign affairs • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama is viewed favorably around the world, but his popularity hasn't worked any magic on the image of the US, Tom Schaller writes on FiveThirtyEight. A new poll of people in 20 countries finds the average global opinion of the role the US plays in the world is 41%... More »

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Islam • US foreign policy • United States • reputation • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama • global community

ANALYSIS

Obama's Honduras Response Defuses Chávez Bluster

Condemnation of Honduran coup parries accusations of US complicity

Jul 1, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama confounded Hugo Chávez’s attempts to implicate Washington in the Honduran coup by calling for President Manuel Zelaya’s reinstatement, Simon Romero writes for the New York Times. When the coup was announced, Chávez immediately suggested that the US was financing Zelaya’s opponents or, as... More »

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Barack Obama • Latin America • US foreign policy • foreign policy • military coup • Honduras • Hugo Chávez • coup d'etat • President Obama • Manuel Zelaya

ANALYSIS

Honduran Coup an Opportunity for Obama

President should demonstrate US commitment to democracy: expert

Jun 29, 09 2:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Honduran military coup overthrowing President Manuel Zelaya offers the Obama administration a chance to rehabilitate the battered reputation of the US in Latin America, Reuters reports. "This is a golden opportunity to make a clear break with the past and show that he is unequivocally siding with democracy”... More »

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Barack Obama • democracy • US foreign policy • Costa Rica • foreign policy • military coup • Honduras • coup d'etat • term limits • President Obama • Manuel Zelaya

OPINION

Obama's Wrong:
He Must Take Sides in Iran

He's deserting the brave revolutionaries:
Krauthammer

Jun 19, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Electoral fraud fueled the protests in Iran, but now there is a full-fledged revolution brewing—and according to Charles Krauthammer, the demonstrators are desperate for just one signal that the US supports them. Instead, President Obama has pledged "dialogue" with a "clerical dictator" and left the green revolutionaries... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • US foreign policy • Tiananmen Square • revolution • green revolution • Iranian politics • Obama administration • neoconservatives • Iranian election

OPINION

Obama's Right:
Pragmatism
Is Only Way

It may anger neocons, but he should keep his hands clean: Stephens

Jun 19, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and his team clearly want to support the Iranian opposition, writes Philip Stephens, and Republicans such as John McCain have hammered the president for not condemning an election viewed as a sham. But for the Financial Times columnist, Obama is striking a shrewd balance between idealism and real-world... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • US foreign policy • foreign policy • Obama administration • neoconservatives • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Pakistan: 1000 Taliban 
 Dead in Swat Offensive 

Move could signal
a shift to bloody
urban battles

May 17, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(AP) - Pakistani security forces fought Taliban militants in the northwest's Swat Valley and entered two Taliban-held towns there, the army said today, foreshadowing what could become bloody urban battles. A top government official said the offensive had already killed more than 1000 Taliban fighters, while a group of pro-government religious leaders... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • US foreign policy • Pakistan militants • Pakistan army

OPINION

Obama Hates America: Santorum

Ex-senator blasts president for State Dept. nomination

Apr 9, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama doesn’t respect American values—he made that clear when he apologized for the “arrogance” of the Bush years in France last week, former US senator Rick Santorum writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer. But the president has outdone himself by nominating Harold Koh to be the top... More »

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Barack Obama • US foreign policy • State Department • foreign policy • Obama administration • Rick Santorum • President Obama • Harold Koh • transnationalist

OPINION

 Obama Foreign Policy Takes 
 Cue From Aretha 

US is right to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T, says Rachman

Mar 10, 09 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aretha Franklin gave a roaring performance at Barack Obama's inauguration in January—and maybe, writes Gideon Rachman, she's had a bit of influence on his foreign policy. "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" has been the guiding principle for the new administration's rhetoric and engagements with Iran, Iraq, Russia, and China. Neocons might see... More »

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China • Russia • Barack Obama • US foreign policy • foreign policy • Aretha Franklin • Bill Maher • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - The Cuban embargo has failed to encourage democracy there, and the president-elect should do something about it, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. It's time to “bring five decades of counterproductive American policy toward Cuba to a definitive end.” While engagement with other Communist regimes has... More »

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democracy • US foreign policy • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • Communism • Cuban embargo • President Obama

 Sudan Prepares for 
 Tougher US Stance 

Obama's team of humanitarians prepare shift on Darfur

Dec 8, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The government of Sudan is getting nervous about the Barack Obama White House. The Bush administration called the situation in Darfur genocide, but did little to stop the carnage that has left 450,000 dead and 2.5 million displaced in western Sudan. But several members of Obama's foreign policy... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • genocide • Sudan • US foreign policy • Crisis in Darfur • humanitarian crisis • Susan Rice • President Obama

opinion

 World Policy Can Wait
a While, Obama

For a while, inaction may be the best course

Nov 9, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - From Iran to Venezuela, President-elect Obama's best foreign policy option is to lie low for now, John Barry writes in Newsweek. Sudden forays into tricky hotspots—think Bay of Pigs, or President Bush's North Korea missteps—can prove costly, and most of the world's problems need a breather anyway. In... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • North Korea • US foreign policy • foreign policy • President Obama

OPINION

 6 Steps to Rebuild US Prestige 

Bush's successor should make changes, but only some

Sep 2, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Bush era comes to a close, many outside the United States are hoping that a new president will revive America's standing in the world. For Bronwen Maddox, America needs to do a better job winning support abroad, but not at the expense of its central values. "There... More »

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Iran • US foreign policy • Guantanamo Bay • unilateralism • isolationism • George W. Bush

OPINION

As Popularity Plummeted, Bush Began to Get It Right

Candidates shouldn't ignore what 43 got right

Aug 10, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today's Bush administration isn't pursuing all the disastrous policies it was 5 years ago, writes Fareed Zakaria in Newsweek, and unlike Dubya himself, his successor would do well to pay attention to what he's gotten right. Though both John McCain and Barack Obama keep their distance from the deeply unpopular... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • War on Terror • Barack Obama • John McCain • US foreign policy • George W. Bush

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