Foreign Policy and the Midterms

The United States is currently fighting two wars, and a third one in Pakistan that is as yet unacknowledged – and yet, with the midterm elections coming up in a matter of a few weeks, we don’t hear anything about this from the candidates. Why is that? Three reasons, the first being the old adage, … Continue reading “Foreign Policy and the Midterms”

Is Obama Digging Out or Digging Deeper?

As 2009 draws to a close, the big question here is whether President Barack Obama is succeeding in digging out of the hole – international as well as financial — that he inherited from George W. Bush or digging deeper into it. The answers to that question are both varied and decidedly mixed. One school … Continue reading “Is Obama Digging Out or Digging Deeper?”

Obama Returns to Greater Middle East Mess

As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush’s "global war on terror." From Palestine to Pakistan, Obama, who also faces a major fight in getting his top legislative priority … Continue reading “Obama Returns to Greater Middle East Mess”