Tag Archives: Diplomacy

Biden in Israel

March 10, 2010 – 2:28 pm

Yesterday’s announcement by the interior ministry that it has approved the building of 1,600 new housing units in Ramat Shlomo, a religious neighborhood in East Jerusalem, however, handed Israel’s hapless press corps nothing less than a full-blown diplomatic incident.

By Benjamin Kerstein | Posted in Blogs, Features, Hegemon | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments

Obama Writes Kim Jong Il a License to Terrorize

February 3, 2010 – 9:22 pm

If words and facts mean what they say, there is no explanation for President Obama’s decision but that his desire to appease Kim Jong Il means more to him than a principled response to terrorism. If it is not the sponsorship of terrorism for North Korea to supply man-portable surface-to-air missiles and rocket-propelled grenades to terrorists — terrorists who may well intend to use them to kill Americans, the law has no meaning, and neither does America’s deterrence of such sponsorship. It is difficult to understand why the President has decided not to list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism as the consensus grows that North Korea has recently and repeatedly done precisely this.

By Joshua Stanton | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments

Arms and Taiwan: The US Must Respond to China’s Nuclear North Korea

February 1, 2010 – 9:56 am

If we’re really serious about putting pressure on China, boosting Taiwan’s security, and giving Taiwan a deterrent that doesn’t depend on the U.S. Navy, then we should quietly assist Taiwan to acquire the technology to develop its own ballistic missiles, and do nothing to discourage its acquisition of nuclear weapons. Just like China did for North Korea.

By Joshua Stanton | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments

The New Diplomacy

December 10, 2009 – 11:13 am

I don’t expect Barack Obama to bow to the King of Norway. But it would be right, fitting, and make America look good in the eyes of Norwegians if he just had lunch with the King:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , | Comments

The Afghanistan Decision: Not Quite All-In

December 3, 2009 – 12:10 am

Those of us who wish to see American resolve prevail in the struggle against the Taliban got more than we feared we would get from the Obama Administration. But despite the many good parts of the President’s speech, his words planted seeds of concern among many of his listeners.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments

Obama’s Afghan Surge: Why He Told Us What We Already Know

December 2, 2009 – 2:08 am

The theatrics surrounding the President’s Afghanistan decision have at times bordered on the comical, particularly given the fact that Barack Obama committed to this surge and the troop levels in July. The truth is, this was not a new decision, just a new admission. But it is, nonetheless, an important one.

By Bruce Henderson | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

Will America’s Economic Troubles Prevent Future Afghanistans?

December 1, 2009 – 9:57 am

What if a future President wants to go to war or ship more troops overseas to protect American interests, but can’t because China won’t let him? Could this actually happen? We’ll discuss Niall Ferguson’s latest and the dangerous foreign policy ramifications of America’s current path on the latest edition of Coffee and Markets.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Features, Podcasts, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments

Obama’s Foreign Policy: Shakedown 1979

November 24, 2009 – 1:46 am

The evidence suggests that Obama foreign policy is like Obama campaign promises: destined to be realized in some shadowy future likely – but not certain – to come, yet already awarded rich accolades merely for promise. It appears to be premised on the idea that the Carter Administration was not inherently wrong on anything – just well ahead of its time.

By Christopher Badeaux | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments

The End of Chinamerica?

November 23, 2009 – 4:07 pm

The ever-interesting Niall Ferguson is prophesying an end to the dysfunctional Sino-American relationship of the last two decades.

By Christopher Badeaux | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged , , | Comments

Should the President Have Friends?

November 18, 2009 – 11:02 am

How important is it for the President of the United States to have good personal relationships with foreign heads of state? Does it help to have friends?

By Dan McLaughlin | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged , , | Comments

Obama’s Nobel Prize: The World as Farce

October 9, 2009 – 9:27 am

The sight of a committee of diplomats reducing themselves to a blubbering gaggle of loons in the hopes of propping up a ludicrous mediocrity is momentarily hilarious, and the upcoming uninhibited goonery from Obama’s admirers threatens to outdo even this, but it is also somewhat sobering. When powerful people make fools of themselves, it behooves us to remember that when the fools are powerful, there is a strong chance that we are all in serious trouble.

By Benjamin Kerstein | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments

Obama’s Nobel Prize: Editors Roundtable

October 9, 2009 – 9:02 am

We asked The New Ledger’s contributors and editors to share their thoughts on President Obama’s big Nobel Prize victory. “You know, in a very real sense, the Committee missed out on some real worthies. After all, Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have done more to bring an awareness of the danger of nuclear arms to the world than anyone since Truman.”

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments
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