Obama Europe

Waiting for Obama at No. 10 Downing

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 08.15.2008 | Chicago

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Howard Wolinsky

Friends who are Obama critics view him as a machine politician, a different breed from Fightin' Shirley Chisholm. But the view outside the USA is different. Obama comes off as the candidate of the world, at least Europe.

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Note From Abroad: Spaniards See A Toss Up

Bryan Galvan | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home

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Bryan Galvan

MADRID -- In the wake of the "Obamania" that followed the Illinois senator through the Middle East and Europe, it's surprising that many here still se...

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How to Sell A Transformation

Bill Curry | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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Bill Curry

If we want America to adopt a new strategy, we must lay it out in fearless detail. That means not spending most of a big speech, or a campaign, validating the false premises of the opposition.

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The Media is Misframing Obama

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.28.2008 | Media

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Amitai Etzioni

Desperate to find some fault, the "balanced reporting" on a series of events that was clearly a major "one-sided" success, the media complained that Obama's speech in Berlin lacked specifics.

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He Came, Trodded Gently, and Did Quite Well

James Zogby | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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James Zogby

It is one thing to masterfully run a primary campaign, and quite another to travel to three of the world's hottest conflict zones, each with its own unique challenges.

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Three American Freedom Speeches In Berlin

John Tomasic | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home

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John Tomasic

For anyone who hasn't surfed over yet, PrezVid has a great three-part line up of videos, a series of what what you could call "the American Freedom Sp...

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Obama and the Taliban

Mark Levine | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Mark Levine

While sharing a similar ideology, al-Qa'eda and the Taliban are fundamentally distinct entities. It would behoove Sen. Obama, and his Republican counterpart, to explain exactly who the "Taliban" are they plan to fight.

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McCain's Last Issue

Bob Burnett | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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Bob Burnett

The presumptive Democratic nominee's world tour etablished that Obama has the gravitas to become President of the United States and neutralized McCain's national security credentials.

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"Ich bin ein Amerikaner"

Marty Kaplan | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Marty Kaplan

Both Obama and McCain have an opportunity to change the meaning, of what "I am an American" has come to signify around the world. For the sake of our national security, it can't come a moment too soon.

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Obamavolk Prepare For Obama Blitz

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Berlin is girding itself for up to a million spectators. The security cost to the city is closing on $500,000. And some Germans are already preparing not to like what Obama has to say.

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Tell Me Again, Why Is Obama Being Popular With Our Allies a Bad Thing?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

At no point does the McCain campaign or anyone in the media point out what, exactly, is the danger to America if our closest allies actually, you know, don't hate us.

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Obama's Foreign Trip: Yes, He Should

John Ridley | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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John Ridley

The Right can't have it both ways on this one; they can't hector Obama about not traveling the world, then carp when he does. They certainly can't refer to a politician's travels as being political. That label is as obvious as it is inaccurate.

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Obama's Grand Tour: The American Idoling of Empire?

Roberto Lovato | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Roberto Lovato

While we can't expect Obama to account for the militarism of the U.S. government of his childhood, he must stop the militarism of the government he's preparing to lead as an adult.

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Obama's Victory Speech in Berlin

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Jacob Heilbrunn

It's official: Barack Obama will speak in Berlin before the Victory Column in the Tiergarten with the Brandenburg Gate just down the road. So much for the controversy.

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Obama Shuns Foreign Press

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Obama has made a big deal about outreach to the rest of the world. He's right. America's reputation abroad isn't in trouble; it's in tatters.

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Anchors Away! (On Obama's Overseas Adventure)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

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There's no doubt that Obama makes news differently than McCain. But there's a difference between covering candidates equally and meticulously allotting them equal time and coverage.

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Obama's Iraq Trip: Lee Hamilton Offers Advice

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Lee Hamilton, the wise sage of Democratic foreign policy circles, offered a bit of advice for Barack Obama for his upcoming trip to Europe, Afghanista...

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Europe is Obamaland: Senator's Remarkable Popularity Transcends Borders

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

Barack Obama would win the international vote in a landslide. His emergence reinforces the widely held view abroad that the United States remains the world's most revolutionary, dynamic nation.

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Barack Obama and Soft Power

Joseph Nye | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Joseph Nye

It is difficult to think of any single act that would do more to restore America's soft power than the election of Obama to the presidency.

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The Lame Duck's European Vacation

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Bush's European agenda is typically detached from the real world, as has been almost every other agenda that he has ever taken to Europe.

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Obama Holds First Committee Meeting Before Petraeus Hearing

Political Radar | Byron Wolf | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Everyone is billing the David Petraeus/Ryan Crocker hearings tomorrow as the foreign policy tryout to the American people. But Sen. Barack Obama, D-Il...

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Presidential Candidates Are Hot Topic Around The World

Wall Street Journal | DAVID LUHNOW, JOHN W. MILLER and SARAH CHILDRESS | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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For America's presidential candidates, the global electoral map is looking as divided as the domestic one. When foreigners look at the three contende...

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Obama's Shallow Credentials on National Security Are Dangerous for the Country

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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Joseph C. Wilson

Much of the reaction to Sen. Clinton's 3 a.m. ad is from people who have never been involved in foreign policy and certainly never had to field such a call in a crisis situation.

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Where In The Word Was Obama?

Iowa Independent | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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"I think that if you'd speak to people who aren't running against him and asked them about his grasp, his knowledge, of the world, they would say it's...

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Obama Amends the Europe Travel Story

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

Where did Barack Obama go in Europe and when? Why hasn't Obama given the campaign staff all that they need to respond to these experience and travel questions?

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