But Chinese President Xi Jinping is told continued hacking will sour relationship with the U.S.
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Samantha Power Is Skeptical of United Nations’ Strength
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.
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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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.
Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
Ignoring human-rights protests, the Obama Administration is looking at long-term investment in Burma, er, Myanmar
How Syria’s Rebels Aren’t Winning the War: The Anatomy of a Battle
Rebel commanders are trying to learn the lessons of why their ambitious, province-wide offensive essentially failed.
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the US: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
Here are four geopolitical conundrums that underlie Turkey’s relationship with Washington.