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Tag: Diplomacy

Obama’s accomplishments: The shift to softer power

December 30, 2013 Renee Shur Foreign Policy, Ideas, International, Obama One comment

During his first inaugural address in 2008, President Obama made a sweeping pledge to undertake the task of turning our ship of state in

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Reactions–left and right–to the Iran deal: Progressive Blog Digest

November 26, 2013 Nick Burbules Media Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Here’s a look at how the left and the right are reacting to the agreement between Iran and the P5+1  [UN Security

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On Syria: Can we take “yes” for an answer?

September 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Democrats, Foreign Policy, International, Military, Obama, Politics, War Leave a comment

There’s so much “no” in Washington, that you have to wonder if, given the opportunity to get it right, Washington [politicians and pundits included]

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