Obama Foreign Policy

WaPo: Obama Shifting The National Foreign Policy Debate

Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama, on his first and likely only overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has remade the campaign's foreign po...

If Iraq Wants Us Out By 2010 - Lets Get the Hell Out!

David Mixner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


David Mixner

No one can possibly justify one more American soldier being killed or one more American bombing raid after 2010. Clearly the Iraqi leaders feel they can govern effectively within two years without the current U.S. occupation.

The Significance of Obama's Foreign Trip

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.

Getting Ahead of the Power Curve

Richard Klass | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics


Richard Klass

Obama has talked about new ways of thinking about military power and international relations and has more clearly seen world realities and possibilities for creative ways to deal with those realities.

Photos And Video From Barack Obama's Foreign Tour

Huffington Post | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE*** 7/22 PM More shots from the candidate's tour of the Middle East Obama meets with King Abdullah of Jordan Senato...

Obama Foreign Policy Team A Cast Of 300

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Every day around 8 a.m., foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world ...

Sam Stein

McCain Aide: Obama Is Stubborn Like Bush

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Is Barack Obama an extension of George W. Bush's foreign policy? Aides to John McCain made the argument today in a conference call meant to tout the S...

Reeling From Polls -- Obama Strikes Back

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

Obama's campaign is predicated on delivering a totally new foreign policy in pursuit of a new global image of America as one member of a community of nations, and perhaps, a first among equals.

Palestinian Official: Obama To Visit West Bank

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will be visiting the Palestinian Authority president in the West Bank next week, a Palestinian gov...

Sam Stein

In Pivot McCain Camp Attacks Obama On Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics


On Sunday, aides to John McCain attacked Barack Obama on an area that the Illinois Democrat considers a foreign policy strength: the willingness to re...

The McCain Campaign Tries Cross-Dressing on Iran

Daniel Levy | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Daniel Levy

So here was the McCain campaign accusing Obama of being insufficiently multilateral and pro-diplomacy in its foreign policy. It's hard to know where to begin.

How to Judge the Candidates' Foreign Policy Experience

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

Though Obama has been trashed about his reversal on Iraq, he is right on the biggest foreign policy question facing voters: Is Iraq the central front on the war on terror or is Afghanistan?

Ahmadinejad: I'd Sit Down With Obama And McCain

AFP | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged the candidates vying for the US presidency to a debate and called for "fundamental change" ...

Europe is Obamaland: Senator's Remarkable Popularity Transcends Borders

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


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.

Campaigning for America

Daniel Lubetzky | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


Daniel Lubetzky

Candidates for the US presidency will hopefully bear in mind that the world is watching, and their statements will not be forgotten after the dust settles.

Obama Campaign Press Call 7.2 AUDIO: Ambassador Gelbard and Senior Advisor Restrepo on Obama's Latin America Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Ambassador Robert Gelbard and Senior Policy Advisor Dan Restrepo WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Barack Obama's Latin American polic...

Obama Campaign: McCain Will Fail On Al-Qaeda And Pakistan

Christine Escobar | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home


Christine Escobar

Obama's approach to the re-emerging threat of Al Qaeda marks a break with the failed Bush policy. Obama would draw in NATO and focus attention where it matters in the war on terror.

Why Obama Won

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

Obama was able to defeat the once-formidable Hillary Clinton because he was perceived to be the better candidate among the increasingly progressive base of the Democratic Party.

Obama's National Security Experts Meet In Washington

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allo...

Obama's National Security Advisory Group Has First Meeting

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allo...

Arianna Huffington on the Media, McCain, and Obama

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics


Matthew Palevsky

2008-06-15-ahuff2.jpg Last week I interviewed Arianna Huffington on two central topics in Right is Wrong. I couldn't help getting her candid opinion on Barack Obama as well.

Barack Obama and Soft Power

Joseph Nye | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


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.

The (Bill) Clinton Legacy

Jim Goldgeier and Derek Chollet | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Jim Goldgeier and Derek Chollet

Free trade, democracy promotion, and use of force comprised the core of Clinton's foreign policy -- and Obama falls squarely within this tradition. Yet these positions will be even harder for him to maintain.

Ten Key Steps to Put Obama Over the Top In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

Democrats must now focus on accomplishing ten critical tasks that are key to winning the presidency this fall.

Obama's Crucial AIPAC Speech

Trey Ellis | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Trey Ellis

With John McCain now in his sights, tomorrow's AIPAC speech is the perfect opportunity for Obama to lay out a compelling, transformative roadmap for the future of American foreign policy.


 

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