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American Foreign Policy
The Guardian:
If we scuttle away from Afghanistan we will inflict horror on its people. The wrong people will win: in three years they might notThere is a low shelf deep in the stacks of the London Library that holds the sad story of this (Read More)
Huffington Post:
NEW YORK — The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
• Europe's commitment to tackling poverty questioned• Deal would slash import taxes from Latin AmericaBaroness Ashton, Brussels' new foreign policy chief, was accused yesterday of abandoning Europe's commitment to tackle pove (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns:
Is American democracy in paralysis? That question emerged at a conference of big thinkers and experts in various fields organized last week by Foreign Policy magazine, our sister publication. (Read More)
The Guardian:
Ineluctably, a worm is turning deep inside President Barack Obama's policy of constructive engagement. Mr Obama needs something, somewhere to go right. He has filled audiences in Berlin and Cairo with hope. He has deployed hi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
The Guardian:
By forcing a flawed model of democracy on Afghans, the US has made Afghanistan less stable and less democraticThe fiasco of the elections in Afghanistan has been widely lamented. Most laments focus on a single obvious fact: b (Read More)
The Guardian:
Two lawyers say discussion of rights and religious freedom was suppressed during US president's 'disappointing' visitTwo Chinese rights activists said today that they were briefly detained by police after seeking a meeting wi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
• Sixth damning ruling in Binyam Mohamed case • Foreign secretary's claims of security risk dismissedThe high court today flatly rejected claims by David Miliband, the foreign secretary, that releasing evidence of the CIA's i (Read More)
The Guardian:
Separating Iran-US talks from the nuclear issue would drive engagement on other key topics such as Iraq or AfghanistanAs Iran continues to play hide and seek in its response to a nuclear deal supposedly agreed in Vienna, the (Read More)
feeds.washingtonpost.com:
BEIJING -- Traveling across Asia on one of his most intensive foreign trips to date, President Obama has been curiously quiet about his most pressing international policy decision: whether to send more American troops to Afgh (Read More)
The Guardian:
Trade and the revaluation of the yuan still loom large as US president's visit comes to an endThere were no great announcements and no magical breakthroughs. But Barack Obama was taking the long view as he rounded off his thr (Read More)
Huffington Post:
You know the world is changing when the president's first trip to Asia is defined by a new U.S. foreign policy dubbed "strategic reassurance" - convincing China that the United States has no intention of containing its growin (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific:
BEIJING -- Traveling thousands of miles across Asia on one of his most intensive foreign trips to date, President Obama has been curiously quiet about his most pressing international policy decision: whether to send more Amer (Read More)
National Review Online:
As the debate over whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan intensifies, our war efforts could be hindered by an unlikely source: the U.S. judicial branch. Federal judges are considering whether foreign al-Qaeda an (Read More)
National Review Online:
As the president winds down his China trip, National Review Online asked experts on China and foreign policy: What should we do with and how should we regard China?PETER BROOKESNo country or issue will shape the course of (Read More)
The Guardian:
America's relationship with China is deepening and 'on the cusp of moving forward', two leaders sayBarack Obama met the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, in the capital today, in talks that were expected to focus on trade and othe (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
A bipartisan effort to force transparency on the Federal Reserve is suddenly in jeopardy after a House Financial Services Committee member introduced an amendment that would let the multi-trillion dollar organization continue (Read More)
The Guardian:
Hillary Clinton has taken the special relationship to a new level with a gushing appraisal of David Miliband, who the US secretary of state described as "vibrant, vital, attractive and smart".The extravagant compliments were (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy tipped to be president of European councilIt has gone down in modern history as one of those famous quips never actually spoken – Henry Kissinger venting his exasperation with the arcane procedure (Read More)
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