On AlterNet: diplomacy

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5 WikiLeaks Revelations Exposing the Rapidly Growing Corporatism Dominating American Diplomacy Abroad

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

One of WikiLeaks' greatest achievements has been to expose the exorbitant amount of influence that multinational corporations have over Washington's diplomacy.

WikiLeaks Under Cyber Attack Right Before Release of Secret Documents

Agence France PresseNovember 28, 2010.

WikiLeaks said Sunday it was under a cyber attack but stressed this would not stop the publication of classified US documents.

New WikiLeaks Release Threatens to Expose Washington's Secret Dealings With Allied and Rogue Nations

John Nichols, The Nation. November 28, 2010.

This WikiLeak might just make it harder for officials in Washington to "sell" hardline responses, covert actions and military interventions.

The Timing Is Ripe for Obama to Make Demands on Israel to Settle for Peace

Ira Chernus, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

Obama is in a better position than any president in decades to insist that Israelis agree to an independent Palestinian state. And we need to speak up with him.

Afghanistan and Pakistan: Not Just About Al Qaeda Any More

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: World. December 2, 2009.

A senior administration official explains to AlterNet why the Pakistan mission has broadened.

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize: Now He Must Earn It

Richard Kim, The Nation. October 9, 2009.

It's as if the Nobel Committee gave Obama the award for behaving like a normal American president, instead of like a clueless corrupt cowboy.

Dick Cheney Desperately Wants to Bomb Iran

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. May 13, 2009.

Cheney said the only way for Obama's diplomacy with Iran to work is if Obama also threatens to bomb the country.

Canadians Who Welcomed Bush with Protests Raise American Flags for Obama

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2009.

What a difference a person makes.

Obama Sets Out to Win Over Muslim Hearts and Minds

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 27, 2009.

It appears that Obama is getting off on the right foot, with exactly the right message.

White House Calls for 'Direct Diplomacy' With Iran

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 26, 2009.

Obama's administration will engage in "direct diplomacy" with Iran, the newly installed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Monday.

A Diplomatic Storm Is Brewing over Pakistan and India After Mumbai Attacks

M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times. December 2, 2008.

No sooner had the carnage in Mumbai ended than a three-way diplomatic tussle began involving India, Pakistan and the U.S.

Challenges Hillary Clinton Would Face as the Next Secretary of State

Michele Wucker, Women's Media Center. November 28, 2008.

Clinton's task abroad would be much like the one she and Obama just faced: to turn an adversarial relationship into an alliance.

Why Obama Should Declare an End to the "War on Terror"

Jonathan Steele, The Guardian. November 10, 2008.

If Obama truly believes in diplomacy, he will use it to forge new, individual relationships with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Nuclear Age is No Time for BushCo. Diplomacy

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. September 18, 2008.

It's been a standard right wing line (for I don't remember how long) that diplomacy is for sissies.

Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 9, 2008.

From this week's Meet the Bloggers with host Cenk Uygur.

Afghanistan: The Other Illegal War

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. August 1, 2008.

The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was every bit as illegal as the invasion of Iraq. Why, then, do so many Americans see it as justifiable?

U.S. Media Continue to Black Out Iranian Diplomatic Overtures

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008.

Also: is the Bush administration considering the first diplomatic outpost in Iran in nearly 30 years?

What We Can Learn From Woodrow Wilson

Ted Widmer, MIT Center for International Studies. April 30, 2008.

Wilson's idealistic vision of democracy and self-determination around the world should serve as a model for the Democrats' foreign policy.

U.S. and Iranian Governments Block Citizen Peace Talks

Brian Beutler, Media Consortium. December 20, 2007.

Citizen-driven dialogues provide a gateway to more significant talks -- and could help interrupt a violent crisis.

Karen Hughes Resigns After Two Years of Making US Image Abroad Even Worse

Steve Benen, AlterNet: PEEK. October 31, 2007.

Steve Benen: If there are any actual diplomats around who could take over as undersecretary of state, that'd be really helpful.

North Korea To Suspend Plutonium Production

Leon V. Sigal, MIT Center for International Studies. March 1, 2007.

Bush decided to accept North Korea's longstanding offer to suspend plutonium production. Will this new emphasis on diplomacy in the region make a difference?

Negotiation Is Bush's Only Way Out of Iraq

Joe Conason, Truthdig. December 16, 2006.

What deserves far greater attention in the Iraq Study Group report is its conclusion that there is no military solution to the American dilemma in Iraq, and that the only way out is negotiation.

Bush's Tough-Talkin' Korean Bungle

Robert Parry, Consortium News. October 11, 2006.

In 2002, Bush put North Korea on a list of potential targets for U.S. nuclear weapons. It's no surprise, then, that Kim Jong Il has responded by creating a threat of his own.