US Foreign Policy

2009

• Why Obama's Iran Policy Will Fail

  Dilip Hiro : Iran

  Why Russia and China will sink Washington's Iran policy.

• Nobel Peace Sparks War

  Patricia J. Williams : Media Analysis

  It's peculiar, the vocabulary that makes a liability out of the Nobel Prize.

• Obama's Nobel

  The Editors : Barack Obama

  Did the president deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize? No, of course not. But he still has a chance to earn it.

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  Exorcising America's Diplomatic Demons

  Robert Scheer : China

  This week the Chinese Communists celebrate their sixtieth year in power, an event that the make-war-not-peace crowd might benefit from contemplating.

• What Have We Done to Democracy?

  Arundhati Roy : Middle East

  What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out, so emptied of meaning?

• Don't Turn the Page on History

  Tom Engelhardt

  Can the United States turn its back on its own "little house of horrors"?

• 'Let Me Be Clear'

  Alexander Cockburn : Africa

  Obama's speech in Ghana neglected to mention structural barriers to African prosperity.

• How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases

  Chalmers Johnson : US Military

  As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much-needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good way to save some money.

• Nation's Chris Hayes: The Politics of Aid

  Al Jazeera

  How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?

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  Off Dead Center

  Greg Grandin : History

  William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.

• Pakistan's Missing Peace

  Graham Usher : Pakistan

  There's a hole in the heart of our Af-Pak policy. It's called peace between Pakistan and India. And no amount of aid will fill it.

• Obama's Call to Action

  The Editors : U.S. Economy

  Let's make sure Obama's investment in America's future isn't squandered in the mountains of Afghanistan.

• The Politics of Hunger

  GRIT TV

  Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the crisis at home and abroad?

• Questions for Hillary Clinton

  The Editors

  Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of State takes questions today from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Nation has some questions of its own.

• Ideas for a New Era

  The Editors : Barack Obama Administration

  It's time for progressives to create coalitions and craft smart strategies that will push Obama and the new Congress to seize this moment.

• For a New US Policy Toward Russia

  Anatol Lieven : Russia

  The Obama administration simply cannot afford a confrontation with Russia, given the challenges we face elsewhere.

• Iraq: The Necessary Withdrawal

  Juan Cole : Iraq War

  The removal of US troops must be prompt, complete and coupled with smart diplomacy.