Obama’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, realized the limits of the international organization’s effectiveness firsthand during the Bosnian war.
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Obama-Xi Sunnylands Summit: What to Expect
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet for at least six hours this weekend in an unprecedented informal summit that stands to reshape the relationship between the two world powers for the next …
North Korea Puts Nuclear Threats on Hold in Favor of Business, Skiing and Mushrooms
Proving once again that the North Korean government is like New England’s weather—if you don’t like it, wait a few minutes—Pyongyang is now saying it is reconsidering its April order to South Korea to abandon the Kaesong …
At the Intersection of Rice and Power
In Samantha Power and Susan Rice, Obama taps a more activist overseas team
Samantha Power: How the Realists View Her
Today Obama will tap Samantha Power as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The move is no surprise to reporter Jacob Heilbrunn, who predicted Power’s new role in his profile of her for the May/June 2011 issue of
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Obama Order New Economic Sanctions on Iran
(WASHINGTON) — Turning the screw on Iran and its nuclear program, the Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran’s currency and auto industry, seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the country and to cut off the regime from critical revenue sources.
The executive order from President Barack Obama broadens an …
Officials: Kerry Returning to Mideast Next Week
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the contours of a package possibly emerging to lure Israel and the Palestinians back into direct negotiations.
It will be Kerry’s fifth trip to the Jewish state since becoming …
U.S., Germany to Russia: Don’t Send Assad Missiles
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and Germany say Russia must not provide the Assad regime with an advanced air defense system that they believe could prolong Syria’s civil war.
Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia’s transfer of the S-300 missiles would be “not helpful” while Washington and Moscow try to get the Syrian government and …
What John McCain Doesn’t Know
Senator McCain made a well-publicized trip to Syria and may have posed with extremist kidnappers.
Did Liberace Do DC?
Here’s some untapped material from inside the Beltway overlooked by the filmmakers of HBO’s Behind the Candelabra.
The Shadow War Behind Syria’s Rebellion: Foreign Backers Jockey for Influence in Turkey
Saudi Arabia has edged out Qatar to become the main source of arms to the rebels.
Peeping Sergeant 1st Class (First Class, Indeed)
Last week, the Army removed Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon from his assignment at the U.S. Military Academy for allegedly videoing female cadets at West Point, sometimes while showering.
Kerry: US, Allies, Ready to Step Up Aid Rebels
(AMMAN, Jordan) — The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar Assad’s regime doesn’t engage in peace talks in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday.
Kerry allowed that President …
