President Obama was as surprised as the rest of the world when he learned of the news Friday morning that he had received the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace. It is true that the Obama administration has been undertaking recent efforts towards the promotion of peace. Secretary of State Clinton just recently represented the U.S. administration in [...]
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President Obama Changes Little With Cairo Remarks
President Obama delivered a speech in Cairo today. In it, the President of the United States outlined what could well be called the Obama Doctrine. Yet, for those hoping for significant change from past administrations, there was much lacking. Despite what some have claimed, the speech did not outline a new beginning. While a few [...]
Mounting tensions demonstrate value of discretion.
Today’s edition of The New York Times features a story on the rising tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The new U.S. administration set to assume power in January will have to address this situation, potentially triggering a crisis of the sort predicted by the Vice President-elect. As noted in the aforementioned [...]