The Center for a New American Security has released a report by Kristin Lord of CNAS and Marc Lynch of George Washington University. “America’s Extended Hand: Assessing the Obama Administration’s Global Engagement Strategy,” is well worth a thorough read. The executive summary includes: The purpose of this report is to assess rather than recommend […]
Interesting commentary by the Atlantic Council’s James Joyner on what the UK election results will mean for the Anglo-American “Special Relationship” here. Joyner believes the abundance of common interests in the U.S.-UK relationship will ultimately prevent it from fraying too much, and history suggests that he is right. In addition to those interests, the “Special […]
As someone who follows global climate issues for a living, the past month has been a whirlwind of incremental progress, speculation and literal explosions. Following the daily – make that hourly – ticker has been valuable in understanding the current climate position of the U.S. and the direction things are heading in 2010. The Issues […]
Since part of the mission of the FPA is to make foreign policy accessible to the American public, I like to recommend public sources and links to popular media. I don’t normally recommend academic articles, more often than not, they are hidden behind journal pay walls and not accessible to the public. I’m making an […]
President Karzai of Aghanistan is in Washington visiting President Obama this week and is being extended a very warm welcome. This marks a remarkable turnaround in American strategy towards a leader many saw as recalcitrant and unhelpful in the U.S. war against the Taliban and al-Qaida. The U.S. had taken to scolding, prodding and criticizing […]
The U.S. joined WWII allies to commemorate Victory in Europe Day on Sunday. Although such allied commemorations are not new, you may be surprised to learn that this was the first time that the U.S. participated in an event hosted by Russia. As The New York Times reports: … this year, American soldiers were invited […]
I am interested in how the issue of nuclear non-proliferation is addressed with a variety of audiences and, to what extent, this existential discussion is driven by non-governmental organizations. The following are a few selected links (many more are available) that highlight how this most global of matters is being engaged: 1. The Nuclear Threat […]
Last week, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I – Conn) introduced the “Terrorist Expatriation Act” – legislation that would allow the State Department to revoke the citizenship of Americans who provide support to a foreign terrorist organization. Yesterday morning, Attorney General Eric Holder and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani discussed last week’s attempted terrorist attack in Times Square […]
On April 27, a little-noticed hearing took place on Capitol Hill regarding an important and controversial issue that has been a sore spot in U.S.-Russian relations for some time: the status of the historic Jackson-Vanik Amendment. Not only is this issue worth examining for its effect on the Obama Administration’s “Russian Reset” agenda, it is […]
The role of U.S. films in cultural diplomacy is not new, nor is the distribution of American films around the globe. But those phenomena bear a reexamination every once in a while. In this case, it is through the movie Shrek,a worldwide blockbuster (with various sequels and spin-offs). That big green ogre has something to […]
While many of us are looking towards the sea, wondering how the oil mess will get cleaned up, I thought I’d direct reader attention up from sad waters. James Fallows at the Atlantic has been adding to a useful series on his blog (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) regarding the ever-improving air quality in […]
The 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons begins in New York today. All of the statements given will be published on the official website. Iran’s President Ahmadinejad was notably not invited to President Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit last month, but he will be attending this conference, […]
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