Obama Administration
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Essay,
Nov/Dec
2009
U.S. policymakers can no longer afford to ignore Southeast Asia. The United States should use trade, aid, and education to alleviate poverty and prevent terrorism in the region.
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Essay,
Nov/Dec
2009
The Obama administration is right that the United States can safely cut some of its nuclear arsenal, but it must retain the right capabilities. Otherwise, the United States' adversaries might conclude -- perhaps correctly -- that Washington's nuclear strategy rests largely on a bluff.
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Postscript,
October 27, 2009
General Stanley McChrystal had the right to offer President Obama advice about his Afghanistan strategy. But by offering it so publicly, he undermined the president's authority over the military.
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Snapshot,
September 27, 2009
Surrogate broadcasting was a central element of U.S. soft power in the Cold War. Today, it should take on a larger role in U.S. efforts to combat authoritarianism and extremism.
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Postscript,
September 23, 2009
The Obama administration's cancellation of a missile-defense network in Europe is not a sign of misguided weakness, but rather the result of a prudent reexamination of U.S. priorities. But what will come in its place?
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Letter From,
September 18, 2009
Since Yukio Hatoyama became prime minister of Japan, Washington has grown worried that the U.S.-Japanese alliance may be weakening. Can the two countries still find common interests?
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Snapshot,
September 17, 2009
The President's Intelligence Advisory Board is often criticized as a do-nothing panel. But it might be just the tool Obama needs to fix the U.S. intelligence community.
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Snapshot,
September 8, 2009
Japan's August election represented a political revolution. But how effective will the country's new government be in changing economic and foreign policy?
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Snapshot,
August 24, 2009
After the June ousting of President José Manuel Zelaya, Honduras has become a test of the Obama administration's posture toward the whole of Latin America.
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Postscript,
July 17, 2009
Moscow and Washington are calling their recent summit a success. But to move beyond cosmetic agreements, the United States will have to think of Russia as a strategic partner and not just a negotiating one.
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