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Nothing But Hot Air: The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Stay the Course: U.S. Should Maintain Its Strategy for Yemen Stopping Somali Piracy: Addressing the Hidden Environmental Causes
 
Nothing But Hot Air: The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

Nothing But Hot Air: The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

The Copenhagen Accord contains admirable sentiments, but in itself does nothing to prevent climate change. The future of climate change prevention rests with further negotiations, and unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly evident that those nations likely to be most influential are those least likely to support meaningful emissions limits.

Stay the Course: U.S. Should Maintain Its Strategy for Yemen

Stay the Course: U.S. Should Maintain Its Strategy for Yemen

America should prevent future attacks by fully acknowledging the threat posed by Yemeni terrorists, ensuring their prosecution when captured, and by continuing current American policy in support of the Yemeni government.

Stopping Somali Piracy: Addressing the Hidden Environmental Causes

Stopping Somali Piracy: Addressing the Hidden Environmental Causes

In order to combat piracy, the U.S. and its partners must combat not only the pirates but also the aggravating factors that encourage them, such as illegal fishing and toxic waste. Anti-piracy forces working to protect the seas and prevent the dumping of hazardous waste will earn some measure of good will from Somalis even as they crack down on pirates.

Anachronistic Classifications: Improving U.S.-Cuba Relations

Anachronistic Classifications: Improving U.S.-Cuba Relations

15 February 2010

Given that ongoing Cuban activity does not appear to threaten the U.S., its position on the list of state sponsors of terror is clearly anachronistic. Removing Cuba from the list would not cost the U.S. anything, nor would it represent significant backtracking on the U.S. commitment to political and economic freedoms.

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Posted in U.S. Foreign Policy5 Comments

More Than Mere Formality: Why the U.S. Needs India

More Than Mere Formality: Why the U.S. Needs India

15 February 2010

The U.S. can cooperate with India on a variety of fronts: including nuclear non-proliferation, extremist violence in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, and the maintenance of a stable balance of power in Asia. If President Obama wishes to truly strengthen the U.S.’s partnership with India, he must go beyond mere symbolism and focus on forwarding the U.S. and India’s shared goals.

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Posted in Articles by Region, Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy3 Comments

A Paradoxical Burden: Obama’s Popularity Abroad

A Paradoxical Burden: Obama’s Popularity Abroad

15 February 2010

Although Obama’s “new era of responsibility” has found many supporters, its vagueness has also created an opening for critics who view Obama as a better speaker than policymaker. The reality of the President’s spirit of international good will lends credence to such critics. While some of his popularity is certainly attributable to his rhetoric, the bulk of it is due to the basic phenomenon that other nations expect him to pursue policies in their own self-interest.

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Sanctioning Iran: How to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Program

Sanctioning Iran: How to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Program

15 February 2010

. To move negotiations forward, the U.S. should proceed with a regimen of multilateral sanctions to put pressure on Iran to negotiate seriously. Sanctions, along with focused and serious negotiations, are America’s best chance to disarm Iran and prevent military action.

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Posted in Articles by Region, Middle East, U.S. Foreign Policy0 Comments

Global Food Crisis: Rising Prices and Protectionism

Global Food Crisis: Rising Prices and Protectionism

19 December 2009

First, the developed world should recognize its distortionary role in world food markets and eliminate biofuel and agricultural subsidies. Second, the U.S. should work through international institutions and with exporting countries to mitigate the price increases in ways that do not hamper trade.

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Posted in Economics and Trade4 Comments

Strengthening Kimberley: How to Clean Up the Diamond Trade

Strengthening Kimberley: How to Clean Up the Diamond Trade

19 December 2009

While the Kimberley Process has been a good first step, a stronger independent body composed of both exporters and importing firms is needed to regulate both sides of the diamond trade. If enforcement is reliable enough, the profits from the legal trade should be the only incentive needed to ensure participation.

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Posted in Africa, Articles by Region6 Comments

Missile Defense Realignment: A Strategic Blunder

Missile Defense Realignment: A Strategic Blunder

19 December 2009

The introduction of these new measures is commendable. But Obama’s abandonment of the original missile defense plan has weakened the American diplomatic position in Europe and provided a political victory for Russia.

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Posted in U.S. Foreign Policy7 Comments

Beyond Celebrity: How Obama Can Remake America’s Image

Beyond Celebrity: How Obama Can Remake America’s Image

19 December 2009

[Obama's] failure suggests that international popularity is a difficult objective to achieve, and one that is not likely to be worth the costs it entails. Rather than seeking this chimerical goal, Obama ought to shift the focus of his foreign policy toward the advancement of America’s security and economic interests.

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A Leadership Opportunity: How the U.S. Should Approach Climate Change

A Leadership Opportunity: How the U.S. Should Approach Climate Change

19 December 2009

As a nation with both the resources and responsibility to reduce carbon output, the US should, instead, lead by example, clearing existing domestic hurdles to fighting climate change. Doing so will motivate the rest of the world to follow suit.

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Cold War Ghosts: How the U.S. Should Handle Honduras

Cold War Ghosts: How the U.S. Should Handle Honduras

19 December 2009

Today, the United States has an opportunity to take action and redefine its Central and South American policy through its response to the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. By conditionally acknowledging the new Honduran election and punishing the Honduran military for its actions, the United States can defuse a dangerous situation without evoking the legacy of American imperialism.

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Posted in Articles by Region, South America5 Comments

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