Has Obama’s foreign policy failed?
Between infuriating China and trying the patience of European allies, his "smart power" has been anything but
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The GOP’s new Islamophobic narrative
Mainstream Republicans aren't suggesting Obama is a Muslim -- just that he's "acting" like one
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America’s new role in the Pacific
Can the U.S. adjust to the military and economic rise of Northeast Asia?
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Forget China; Turkey is the next superpower
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Our misguided fight against Somali pirates
Those teenage high-seas renegades are not about to team up with terrorists, so why is the U.S. military devoting so much attention to them?
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The challenge facing local food
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All democracy, all the time
A new bill proposes to rid the world of dictators by 2025. But critics deride it as a pie-in-the-sky cover for Bush's failures.
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The military industrial porn complex
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John Feffer's most recent book is "North Korea, South Korea: U.S. Policy at a Time of Crisis."
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