foreign policy
Throwing gasoline on the fire in Asia
August 2, 2010The only good thing I can say about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia last month is that it is over.
Read moreIran, Brazil, Turkey and the ghost of Lord Palmerston
May 28, 2010Recent events bring to mind what Britain's Lord Palmerston said in the 1800s: "England has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."
Read moreResetting U.S.-Cuba relations and the Cuban 5
March 11, 2010Recent vindictive U.S. actions in the case of the Cuban 5 raise the question: what is holding back a change in the unconstructive policy of blockade and hostility toward Cuba?
Read moreU.S., Iran engage in new round of jockeying
February 17, 2010Iran's president declared his country can produce nuclear weapons fuel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, and the White House grapples with policy options.
Read moreU.S. should close Futenma base
February 10, 2010The Japanese people have spoken. They want Futenma closed. And the U.S. people should support them.
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