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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "foreign policy"

Obama Signs Military Basing Deal with Colombia -- Could Set Stage for Expeditionary Warfare

Obama Signs Military Basing Deal with Colombia -- Could Set Stage for Expeditionary Warfare

Moira Birss, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
One of the principal concerns of the pending agreement had been the possibility of the bases’ use for aggression against neighboring countries.

Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We're Dead Broke

Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We're Dead Broke

Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. October 27, 2009.
America is broke. And the easy credit, phantom "growth" economy has been exposed for what it was: a credit scam.

Is the End Near for the Right-Wing's Vice Grip on U.S. Israeli Policy?

Is the End Near for the Right-Wing's Vice Grip on U.S. Israeli Policy?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 26, 2009.
Obama's national security adviser will keynote the inaugural conference of the moderate advocacy group J-Street, an alternative to Washington's hawkish Israel lobby.

Why

Why "Victory" in Afghanistan Is an Absolute Myth

Jeff Huber, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009.
There has never been such thing as a triumphant counter-insurgency strategy. Why are we deluding ourselves?

Cantor Wants

Cantor Wants "Judeo-Christian' Foreign Policy

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2009.
Remember when Republicans would say that Eric Cantor is a credible, serious voice, who deserves to be taken seriously? Good times.

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 23, 2009.
Iranians do not need or want us to teach them about liberty and representative government. It is we who need to be taught.

Why U.S. Neocons Want Ahmadinejad to Win

Why U.S. Neocons Want Ahmadinejad to Win

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.
American conservatives and Iranian hard-liners need each other.

Pre-Election Poll Predicted Ahmadinejad Win

Pre-Election Poll Predicted Ahmadinejad Win

Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy. June 15, 2009.
The May 11 numbers from Terror Free Tomorrow and The New America Foundation concluded, "Ahmadinejad Front Runner in Upcoming Elections."

Is Israel's Aggression a Question of Pride?

Is Israel's Aggression a Question of Pride?

Ira Chernus, AlterNet. June 11, 2009.
Israel would rather go down fighting than survive with a damaged sense of national pride. What would happen if concessions weren't so symbolic?

Will Democrats Finally End Their Support For West Bank Settlements? (Part 2)

Will Democrats Finally End Their Support For West Bank Settlements? (Part 2)

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. June 9, 2009.
Obama could use his enormous political leverage to cease Israel's illegal expansion into the West Bank. But will he?

As Obama Tries to Shift the Debate, Will Democrats Continue to Endorse Israel's Colonization of the West Bank?

As Obama Tries to Shift the Debate, Will Democrats Continue to Endorse Israel's Colonization of the West Bank?

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. June 6, 2009.
Obama has inherited a difficult challenge in pushing Israel to end the expansion of its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Mitt Romney's Latest Ploy to Stay Relevant: Giving Bad Advice

Mitt Romney's Latest Ploy to Stay Relevant: Giving Bad Advice

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. June 1, 2009.
"Mitt Romney, eyeing a run at the presidency in 2012, is taking another step in fleshing out his foreign policy portfolio."

Yes He Can, But Will He? Obama Hesitates to Make the Tough Calls

Yes He Can, But Will He? Obama Hesitates to Make the Tough Calls

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. May 26, 2009.
Obama doesn't lack leadership or nerve, which makes his dithering on the financial crisis and straddling on torture all the more bewildering.

Obama Makes His Case on Bringing Detainees Home, Cheney Sounds Like a Right-Wing Culture Warrior

Obama Makes His Case on Bringing Detainees Home, Cheney Sounds Like a Right-Wing Culture Warrior

Jacob Heilbrun, Huffington Post. May 22, 2009.
Cheney made clear in his speech that his war isn't against terrorism. It's against Obama.

Pipeline-Istan: Everything You Need to Know About Oil, Gas, Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan and Obama

Pipeline-Istan: Everything You Need to Know About Oil, Gas, Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan and Obama

Pepe Escobar, Tomdispatch.com. May 13, 2009.
Nothing of significance takes place in Eurasia without an energy angle.

Defying the Economic Odds: The World Melts Down, China Grows

Defying the Economic Odds: The World Melts Down, China Grows

Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. May 4, 2009.
A new world order is emerging from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with its center gravitating towards China.

Enraged About Corporate Greed? Kidnap Your Boss

Enraged About Corporate Greed? Kidnap Your Boss

Christopher Ketcham, AlterNet. April 30, 2009.
The French have taken to bossnapping -- "sequestering" their bosses while keeping them comfortable and safe -- to protest economic unfairness.

Will Afghanistan Be Worse Than Vietnam? 7 Tough Questions to Ask Obama Before He Sinks Us Into a New Quagmire

Will Afghanistan Be Worse Than Vietnam? 7 Tough Questions to Ask Obama Before He Sinks Us Into a New Quagmire

William Astore, Tomdispatch.com. April 20, 2009.
These are the questions on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan that Obama should be asked at his press conferences.

Obama Gathering a Flock of Hawks to Oversee U.S. Foreign Policy

Obama Gathering a Flock of Hawks to Oversee U.S. Foreign Policy

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. January 30, 2009.
Most of Obama's key foreign policy appointments seem more committed to military dominance than international law.

For Decades, Right-Wingers Have Pushed Paranoia and Xenophobic Politics and Called It 'Moral Clarity'

For Decades, Right-Wingers Have Pushed Paranoia and Xenophobic Politics and Called It 'Moral Clarity'

Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. January 28, 2009.
Conservatives live in a world of seething aggression that most progressives can't even fathom.

Jon Stewart Takes on Israel's Attack on Gaza

Jon Stewart Takes on Israel's Attack on Gaza

Holly, Feministe AlterNet: Video. January 9, 2009.
He’s braver than me, that’s for sure.

America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power

America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. January 3, 2009.
No one in the mainstream media or government is willing to acknowledge America's sordid role interfering in Palestinian politics.

The New Globalism: A Vision for America's Role in the World

The New Globalism: A Vision for America's Role in the World

Nick Bromell , John Tirman, MIT Center for International Studies. December 11, 2008.
Obama will have to recover and renew the distinctly liberal principles and values embedded in the liberal internationalist tradition.

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Part II

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Part II

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.
What alarms most international observers is Clinton's penchant for military solutions.

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Change We Can Believe In?

Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Change We Can Believe In?

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. December 1, 2008.
Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law?