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 Clinton: 'Reset' 
 Relations With Russia  

But US won't forget all our differences with Moscow

Mar 6, 09 8:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Ahead of her meeting today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Hillary Clinton advocated a thaw in relations with Russia, an approach a bit less "confrontational" than her predecessors. "We're going to press the reset button," she told the BBC at an EU meeting in Brussels, but... More »

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Russia • Hillary Clinton • NATO • European Union • foreign policy • President Obama

OPINION

Obama Tactic on Pakistan, Afghanistan: Fingers Crossed

Pakistan will become key to US approach there

Mar 5, 09 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is bringing hope to conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan—but along the lines of hoping something good happens, Joe Klein writes in Time. A policy review is underway, but it seems the administration’s approach will be to “hope that the disintegration of Afghanistan can be prevented... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Pakistan • Bruce Riedel • foreign policy • Afghanistan war • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Bush's Top Neocon Denies Existence of Neocons

To widespread guffaws

Feb 20, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) -  In real life, Richard Perle is the neoconservative mastermind who devised the Bush Doctrine and argued vociferously for the Iraq war. But apparently, Perle lives in a different world, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post. At a foreign policy forum yesterday, Perle insisted that:
  • He is
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Bush administration • Richard Perle • foreign policy • Dana Milbank • neoconservatives • Bush doctrine

analysis

 World Euphoric, 
 a Bit Worried 
 About Obama 

Positive outlook on US could heighten tension abroad

Feb 19, 09 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - At recent international gatherings in Munich and Doha, world leaders were “mildly euphoric” about the Obama administration, writes Joe Klein in Time. Muslim leaders called for support for the new president, while Joe Biden’s promises to “listen” and “consult” left a “stunned silence.” But... More »

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NATO • Europe • Muslims • world • foreign policy • Obama administration • President Obama

 Biden Vows 
 'New Tone' in 
 Foreign Policy 

In Germany, VP cites 'new tone in Washington'

Feb 7, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden offered an outline of "a new tone" in US foreign policy today, one that puts a priority on diplomacy over military force, Reuters reports. The US also will call on allies for help in handling world threats. “We will engage. We will listen. We will consult.... More »

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Joe Biden • military • diplomacy • Germany • Europe • allies • foreign policy • George W. Bush • Obama administration

ANALYSIS


 Obama 
 Cringes 
 at Carter 
 Comparison 

GOP sees comeback in portraying new prez as weak, inexperienced

Feb 1, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - You may get away with calling President Obama “Barry,” but don’t call him “Jimmy”—as in Carter, the Times of London reports. Anxious to characterize Obama as weak at home and inexperienced abroad, Republicans have seized on the comparison first made by Hillary Clinton supporters... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • Guantanamo Bay • foreign policy • Republicans

OPINION

Collapsing Nations Threaten to Be Obama's First Crisis

Imploding world economies would demand tough foreign policy choices

Dec 12, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's first major foreign policy crisis threatens to be no less that the complete collapse of a large and unstable nation, Marc Ambinder writes in the Atlantic. The transition team has so far been silent—in public, anyway—on the prospect, but there are indications they are convinced the... More »

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Barack Obama • world economy • foreign policy • Obama administration • financial crisis • civil unrest • transition team • President Obama

opinion

 US Needs 
 Wake-Up Call 
 on Pakistan 

Patchwork approach has failed—time for a more holistic view

Dec 8, 08 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Pacifying Pakistan could prove more difficult than democratizing Iraq, a hard reality that may be eased somewhat by a US special envoy, George Packer writes in the New Yorker. Packer, who backs the appointment of Richard Holbrooke, cautions that anything other than a holistic approach could spell trouble. “Years... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • counterterrorism • foreign policy • WMD • Richard Holbrooke

OPINION

 Kissinger High on 
 Obama-Clinton Team 

Obama's sound choices pose cooperative challenges

Dec 5, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama wasn’t afraid to take risks in choosing his national security team, and the outcome has left Henry Kissinger optimistic, he writes in the Washington Post. Each member comes to the “team of heavyweights” with well-established views and an “autonomous constituency.” That could mean... More »

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national security • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • secretary of State • James Jones • foreign policy • defense secretary • President Obama • team of rivals

ANALYSIS

 Will They Have Chemistry? 

Foreigners want to know if SoS speaks for Prez

Dec 2, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - We’ve seen this buddy movie before: to succeed, former fierce competitors Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will need to put away their rivalry to become not just partners, but friends, write Michael Abramowitz and Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post. Secretary of State Clinton has to be able convince... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • foreign policy

A Very Different Rice to be UN Ambassador

Obama will raise post to Cabinet, appoint anti-genocide crusader

Dec 1, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will name Susan Rice as his UN ambassador when he unveils his foreign policy team today, the New York Times reports. Rice (no relation to Condoleezza), was an assistant secretary of state under Bill Clinton, but has been an Obama adviser since the beginning. She’s an... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • genocide • foreign policy • ambassador • Susan Rice • President Obama

Obama Foreign-Policy Team Signals Shift to Diplomacy

Clinton, Gates, Jones will lead diplomatic reform

Dec 1, 08 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The three lead players on the national security team Barack Obama will announce today have each historically been more hawkish than the president-elect—but all have embraced his plan for a sweeping foreign policy shift, the New York Times reports. Hillary Clinton, Gen. James Jones, and Robert Gates will work... More »

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national security • Hillary Clinton • Pentagon • diplomacy • Robert Gates • secretary of State • James Jones • foreign policy • defense secretary • President Obama

OPINION

 Rice Has Nothing Left to Prove 

Rice focuses on being an educator, writing books

Nov 27, 08 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice is headed back to Stanford, ready for a new challenge and harboring no obvious regrets. "I'm an educator who took a detour," she tells Washington Post op-ed columnist David Ignatius, who hears echoes of Dean Rusk, LBJ's embattled secretary of state. "I have no desire... More »

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Bush administration • education • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • secretary of State • racism • foreign policy • President Obama

ANALYSIS

'Realist' Has Obama's Ear on Foreign Policy

Scowcroft, adviser to Bush I, will likely see protégés in key posts

Nov 24, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to the first President Bush and shunned by the second over Iraq, is likely to exercise serious foreign-policy influence in Barack Obama’s administration, the Wall Street Journal reports. Scowcroft, known for a non-ideological foreign-policy philosophy, counts among his protégés a number of... More »

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Robert Gates • George HW Bush • foreign policy • Colin Powell • realism • George W. Bush • Obama administration • Brent Scowcroft • President Obama

 Far Right Cheers 
 Hillary at State 

Neocons, writers trumpet her ability to defy party on foreign policy

Nov 22, 08 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The far right is warming to the idea of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, with neocons, righty writers, and a manager of Bill’s impeachment trial all getting excited about her perceived “willingness to veer right on international policy,” writes Ana Marie Cox at the Daily Beast.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • foreign policy • Lindsey Graham • conservatives • neoconservatves • William Kristol

OPINION

 Klein: Obama's Team
of Rivals 'Strong and Wise'

Obama's rumored picks signal preference for diplomacy over militarism: Klein

Nov 21, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - If current rumblings are to be believed, Barack Obama’s national security team would be disparate indeed, consisting of Hillary Clinton at State, retired general Jim Jones as National Security Adviser, and Robert Gates sticking around as defense secretary. It’s an “extremely strong and wise,” team, writes... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • foreign policy • Jim Jones • centrist • bipartisanship • President Obama • team of rivals

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

Obama, Not McCain, Would Be Third Bush Term

Dem doesn't offer much hope of change from current president

Nov 1, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has freely used the Bush card, reminding voters that John McCain has agreed with the president 90% of the time—but “the irony here is that Obama actually has much more in common with Bush than McCain does,” Bill Siegel writes in the National Review. He... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • Islam • Karl Rove • George HW Bush • foreign policy • David Axelrod • George W. Bush • Wall Street bailout

GLOSSIES

Foreign Policy Drove Wedge Between Hagel, McCain

Fellow GOP senators and Vietnam vets 'fundamentally disagree' on key issues

Oct 28, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though Chuck Hagel and John McCain have plenty in common as Republican senators and Vietnam veterans, the Nebraskan says foreign policy is why he’s not on board. “In good conscience, I could not enthusiastically—honestly—go out and endorse him,” Hagel tells the New Yorker, “when... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chuck Hagel • Senate Republicans • foreign policy • Election 2008 • interview

ANALYSIS

Foreign Views Prove Less Neat Than 'Hawk' and 'Dove'

Candidates have complicated ideas on American power

Oct 23, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the presidential candidates, divergent experiences in Asia—John McCain's time in a Vietnam prison, Barack Obama's childhood years in Indonesia—gave rise to opposing views of American power. Yet the nominees' foreign policy stances have often blurred during the campaign, with Obama appearing more hawkish and McCain more diplomatic,... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • John McCain • Pakistan • foreign policy • Election 2008 • liberal interventionism

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