U.S. Politics

One Senator is Blocking a Bill to Support Peace Efforts in Northern Uganda

Mark Leon Goldberg - Mar 3, 2010 - 8:02 am
U.S. Politics - Africa
Senator Tom Coburn versus victims of war crimes.

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The ACLU is Suing USAID

Alanna Shaikh - Feb 23, 2010 - 10:55 am
Health - U.S. Politics
A lawsuit by the ACLU against USAID over abstinence education raises some important questions about U.S. foreign assistance.

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Pentagon Considers Climate Change a National Security Threat

Matthew Cordell - Feb 8, 2010 - 6:22 am
Climate - U.S. Politics
The U.S. Defense Department's quadrennial self-review is surprisingly frank about the threat climate change poses to U.S. security.

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What the QDR Says about the UN

Matthew Cordell - Feb 5, 2010 - 6:43 am
Security - U.S. Politics
Every four years, the U.S. Department of Defense, by Congressional mandate, is required to publish its strategies and priorities in a document known as the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Your guide inside.

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US Aid Reshuffling on Haiti Shows the Need for a Contingency Disaster Fund for Humanitarian Relief

Mark Leon Goldberg - Feb 4, 2010 - 7:34 am
Development - U.S. Politics
The lead agency in charge of foreign humanitarian assistance is facing across the board cuts to pay for its efforts in Haiti.

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Defense Contractors and International Development – What’s Going on Here?

Alanna Shaikh - Feb 3, 2010 - 2:07 pm
Development - U.S. Politics
Last week, it was announced that DynCorp – a major private security firm - had acquired an international development company. What does that mean for U.S. foreign assistance policy?

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Susan Rice's Spokesperson calls out John Bolton's former Spokesperson

Mark Leon Goldberg - Feb 1, 2010 - 11:08 am
Security - U.S. Politics
Susan Rice's spokesperson takes to the pages of HuffPo to call out John Bolton's former spokesperson for the latter's inane attacks on Susan Rice.

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Why the Sudden Criticisms of Susan Rice?

Mark Leon Goldberg - Jan 29, 2010 - 2:35 pm
Security - U.S. Politics
There's been some recent criticism of Ambassador Rice suggesting that she is somehow neglecting her duties at the UN.

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Roundup: SOTU Foreign Policy Reacts

Matthew Cordell - Jan 28, 2010 - 9:00 am
U.S. Politics
Though many, including me, have said that Obama didn't say much in terms of foreign policy (and related policies) last night, there has been a lot said about the little he did say.

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President Buys Congress a Newspaper Subscription

Matthew Cordell - Jan 28, 2010 - 6:32 am
U.S. Politics
Despite, as Mark pointed out, a banner year in foreign policy, Obama shies away from true initiative abroad in his State of the Union.

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