Engaging with Iran

In an op-ed on Sunday’s Washington Post, Brookings senior fellows Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon make the case that Obama’s approach towards dealing with Iran offers the best hope to rescue the US from the failed policies we’ve witnessed the last 7 1/2 years and we’re doomed to re-live with a McCain presidency. Daalder and [...]

Engaging with Iran

In an op-ed on Sunday’s Washington Post, Brookings senior fellows Ivo Daalder and Philip Gordon make the case that Obama’s approach towards dealing with Iran offers the best hope to rescue the US from the failed policies we’ve witnessed the last 7 1/2 years and we’re doomed to re-live with a McCain presidency. Daalder and [...]

Keeping our FP honest

Senator Obama showed foreign policy leadership and sound judgment by sending a powerful letter to President Bush on the Israeli-Palestinian issue this past Tuesday. He said three platforms were particularly important: that Israel had a right to defend itself, that Arab states should do more to further peace, and that the US should support the [...]

Keeping our FP honest

Senator Obama showed foreign policy leadership and sound judgment by sending a powerful letter to President Bush on the Israeli-Palestinian issue this past Tuesday. He said three platforms were particularly important: that Israel had a right to defend itself, that Arab states should do more to further peace, and that the US should support the [...]

We should not dismiss Anti-Americanism

Regarding Fouad Ajami‘s column in the Wall Street Journal on the issue of anti Americanism ; it is true, there is much to anti Americanism that is false. When subjected to careful scrutiny popular sentiment is easily deconstructed, it is often poorly thought through, overly emotional, even wrong headed, but it is rarely without truth [...]

We should not dismiss Anti-Americanism

Regarding Fouad Ajami‘s column in the Wall Street Journal on the issue of anti Americanism ; it is true, there is much to anti Americanism that is false. When subjected to careful scrutiny popular sentiment is easily deconstructed, it is often poorly thought through, overly emotional, even wrong headed, but it is rarely without truth [...]

The Importance of Soft Power

It is no surprise that the Bush Presidency has shattered any level of soft power or public diplomacy force the US had before he stepped into office. It is also no surprise when one of the world’s leading foreign policy thinkers happens to come out in support of Barack Obama – in a strictly academic [...]

The Importance of Soft Power

It is no surprise that the Bush Presidency has shattered any level of soft power or public diplomacy force the US had before he stepped into office. It is also no surprise when one of the world’s leading foreign policy thinkers happens to come out in support of Barack Obama – in a strictly academic [...]

Talk about national security credentials…

Senator Obama announced the formation of his Senior Working Group on National Security, a group of advisors that he will consult on a regular basis between now and the election. Obama will meet with the group for the first time today in Washington, DC for a wide-ranging discussion of the immense challenges faced by the [...]

Talk about national security credentials…

Senator Obama announced the formation of his Senior Working Group on National Security, a group of advisors that he will consult on a regular basis between now and the election. Obama will meet with the group for the first time today in Washington, DC for a wide-ranging discussion of the immense challenges faced by the [...]