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Online Archive

The Journal Revisited: A New Direction for US-Egyptian Relations by Lucas Chan

Hamid, the Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, said that Western support was crucial: “democratization is more likely to succeed with, rather than without,…

January 31, 2012

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From the Views of Our Adversaries

Atlantic columnist Robert Wright praised Representative Paul’s advertisement, and he writes: “I’ve long thought that the biggest single problem in the world is the failure…

January 25, 2012

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A New Republican Foreign Policy?

But what makes this election’s foreign policy discussion different from prior Republican contests?  The candidates still attempt to ground their foreign policy in mutual…

January 24, 2012

Conflict & Security
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India, Iran and the US: Three to tango?

This limited list includes but is not limited to China, Russia, India, Japan and the EU. As expected, the EU promptly fell in line, and with a little coaxing, Japan too. Tokyo…

January 24, 2012

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Georgetown Journal’s Guide to Kenyan Political Instability

Kenya has gained international respect for its acclaimed role in peace processes in Sudan and Somalia. Kenya has a vibrant civil society, providing citizens with alternatives to…

January 18, 2012

Global Governance
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The Journal Revisited: A Rocky Road for US Public Diplomacy

Smith was writing during the administration of President George W. Bush when anti-Americanism had risen to historic highs due to opposition to the War in Iraq and the broader US…

January 17, 2012

Dialogues
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Five Minutes with Ambassador David Passage

GJIA: You spent a large portion of your career (and part of your childhood) in Latin America.  What are some of the diplomatic opportunities for the US in Latin America?…

January 16, 2012

Conflict & Security
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Matters Military: The Next War, A Special Forces War

A lot of people believe that kind of thinking is dead wrong. They expect a major conflict will quickly force the reversal of cuts called for in the guidance, and they’re in…

January 10, 2012

Conflict & Security
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Matters Military: National Security Reform is Dead, Long Live National Security Reform!

Interagency teams are supposed to help produce a whole of government approach to national security issues. As things stand those terms remain terms of aspiration more than terms…

December 16, 2011

Conflict & Security
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir: No Grand Bargain Here

While the US is drawing down from Afghanistan, the Schaffer’s plan does not present a feasible solution to America’s issues in South Asia. First, India has positioned itself…

December 6, 2011