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Sino-American Communiqué Failures

November 18, 2009 – 9:45 pm

As pointed out by David Blumenthal, Team Obama blundered quite impressively in the crafting of a communiqué with China.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, China, Daniel Blumenthal, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration | 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 Barack Obama, Diplomacy, George W. Bush | Comments

Overestimating Chinese Power, And The State Of Sino-American Relations

November 18, 2009 – 12:39 am

A number of news sources–this is but one–are telling us that the Obama Administration has no standing to bring up Chinese human rights abuses, or complaints regarding currency issues, because China views America as a declining power, and will not take lectures from the United States seriously anymore. As a consequence of this view, the Obama Administration is soft-pedaling its traditional points of contention and dispute with the Chinese.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, China, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration, Overestimating China | Comments

Death Sentences In Iran For People Who Believe In Democracy

November 17, 2009 – 3:38 pm

I can’t say that I didn’t expect this. But just because one isn’t surprised does not mean that one cannot be shocked:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Barack Obama, Death Sentences For Iranian Dissidents, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Neda, Obama Administration, Reform Movement, revolution | Comments

Welcome to Hegemon, The New Ledger’s Group Foreign Policy Blog

November 17, 2009 – 11:38 am

We’re pleased to announce the latest addition to The New Ledger’s blog family, a foreign policy group blog featuring leading voices providing informed commentary on the world.

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged Administrative Announcements | Comments

Is America Becoming More Like China?

November 17, 2009 – 9:32 am

Is America becoming more like China under President Obama? Or should we be upset that it isn’t? We’ll talk about the President’s jarring diplomatic trip to Asia and how the markets responded to Ben Bernanke’s New York speech on today’s Coffee and Markets.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Features, Podcasts, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, China, Coffee and Markets, Economics, Hu Jintao, Podcast, Podcasts, Tibet, Trade | Comments

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

November 16, 2009 – 11:28 pm

Yes, I understand his concern that we are supposedly basing our military strategy “on two enormous blunders,” but irrespective of whether blunders were committed, counterinsurgency doctrine had to be learned by the United States military, and is now being put to good effect in Iraq.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Affairs, Iraq, National Security, Stephen Walt, Terrorism, War | Comments

“Our Leading Diplomat Is Very Undiplomatic”

November 16, 2009 – 5:47 pm

I’ve never understood why Barack Obama chose to make Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Gaffes, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, Secretary of State, State Department | Comments

Something For The State Department To Take Note Of

November 14, 2009 – 1:23 pm

I recognize that the Sino-American relationship is affected by a whole host of complicating factors. Realpolitik plays a tremendously important role in influencing the nature of the relationship, and as a consequence, the issue of human rights will be but one factor affecting the relationship.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, China, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights Abuses, Obama Administration, Realpolitik | Comments

A Fellow Named “Reagan” Should Have Been Thanked At The End As Well . . .

November 14, 2009 – 12:27 pm

But this footage is deeply moving and compelling, nonetheless:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Berlin, Berlin Wall, Communism, Foreign Affairs, Germany, Ronald Reagan, The Fall Of Communism, The Fall Of The Berlin Wall | Comments

Tag Archives: foreign policy

Sino-American Communiqué Failures

Should the President Have Friends?

Overestimating Chinese Power, And The State Of Sino-American Relations

Death Sentences In Iran For People Who Believe In Democracy

Welcome to Hegemon, The New Ledger’s Group Foreign Policy Blog

Is America Becoming More Like China?

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

“Our Leading Diplomat Is Very Undiplomatic”

Something For The State Department To Take Note Of

A Fellow Named “Reagan” Should Have Been Thanked At The End As Well . . .

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