“ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to [...]
As the world’s largest democracy, economic behemoth and nuclear power, India’s continued emergence as a bulwark of stability in Southeast Asia is pivotal to Barak Obama’s foreign policy portfolio. Since George Bush brokered the U.S.-India nuclear agreement in 2006, the U.S has decisively tilted toward an expanded strategic relationship with New Delhi over Pakistan. Vital [...]
As the world’s largest democracy, economic behemoth and nuclear power, India’s continued emergence as a bulwark of stability in Southeast Asia is pivotal to Barak Obama’s foreign policy portfolio. Since George Bush brokered the U.S.-India nuclear agreement in 2006, the U.S has decisively tilted toward an expanded strategic relationship with New Delhi over Pakistan. Vital [...]
Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip and its drive to decapitate HAMAS came
as no surprise to the incoming Obama administration. After extensive
preparation the offensive launched during George Bush’s final days is
calculated to give Israel a one month window to decapitate HAMAS and
destroy enough of its military infrastructure to change the political
facts on the ground. What [...]
When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is defeated in Iran ’s 2009 presidential elections, Barack Obama may have the best opportunity to recast U.S.-Iranian relations of any American leader since the 1979 Khomenei-led revolution. Despite Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s dominion over economic, military and judicial matters, and dissenting candidates nullification from seeking office by the Guardian Council, Iran [...]
