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December 16, 2008

Americas
Obama and Latin America: A New Direction?

Reporters, CFR members, students, and other interested folks keep asking me if U.S. policy toward Latin America will change when President-elect Obama steps into the White House on January 20. The …

Obama and Latin America: A New Direction?

April 29, 2014

United States
The Myth of Obama’s Failure in the Middle East

I wrote the following piece, which appeared here in Al Monitor yesterday with my friend, Michael Brooks. Michael is the host of the Intersection podcast on Aslan Media and a contributor for the award…

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January 21, 2015

Trade
Obama's Speech: The Conundrum on Trade

President Obama urged Congress last night in his State of the Union address to “give me trade promotion authority” to complete “strong new trade deals from Asia to Europe.” If Congress agrees – and i…

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015 (Mandel Ngan/Courtesy Reuters).

May 22, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
Obama at AIPAC: Correcting Some Errors, Compounding Others

President Obama spoke to AIPAC today and addressed the controversy his Thursday speech had caused. He met two criticisms by backing down. On Thursday he had not mentioned the "Quartet Principles." T…

November 23, 2010

Politics and Government
Obama’s Gamble

The White House can count well as anyone else.  Passing the New START Treaty during the lame-duck session means holding all fifty-eight Senate Democrats and picking up nine Republican votes.  But…

Obama’s Gamble