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November 16, 2008

What Obama means for Iraq, Zaid Al-Ali

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - american power & the world

Barack Obama's victory in the election for the next president of the United States on 4 November 2008 was an undeniable symbol of progress for the entire world, including for the middle east. For months, as the opinion-polls fluctuated and Obama gradually established a perceptible lead, Arab po...

“Obama's Afghan challenge”, Kanishk Tharoor

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

Elsewhere in openDemocracy, Anita Inder Singh explores the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which poses one of the toughest foreign policy challenges facing the next president. Singh paints a bleak picture: "The Taliban now control at least one-third of the country; President Karzai'...

Memo to Obama: a Europe policy 3.0, A Wess Mitchell

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - american power & the world

To: The President of the United States  From: A Wess Mitchell Subject: America's Europe Policy, Version 3.0 Mr President, You will inherit a policy agenda for Europe that was conceived twenty years ago for a world that no longer exists. That agenda was built on three bedrock assumpti...

Dear President: memos to Obama , John C. Hulsman

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - american power & the world

To: The President of the United States From:  John C Hulsman Re: The Middle East Peace Process Mr President, I can only imagine how many long-winded memos you will have to wade through between election night and your inauguration. They will all have basically the same message: You mus...

Obama Asked to Take Quick Action on Darfur

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

While American president-elect Barack Obama faces the challenges of a global economic crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one group, ENOUGH, is asking that he also tackle the crisis in Darfur....

Obama’s Grandmother Wants to Attend Inauguration

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

US President-Elect Barack Obama’s grandmother says she wants to travel to the United States to witness the inauguration of her grandson on January 20, 2009. The 84-year-old Sarah says she will bring with her Obama’s favorite food, chapatti, a traditional Kenyan pastry. Although Sarah is ...

The electoral college is still a poor system, Thomas Ash

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

Last Tuesday, Barack Obama won clear majorities in both the electoral college and the popular vote. Their divergence in 2000 remains an aberration in American political history; remarkably, the parties' support in different states is distributed in such a way that the winner of the popular vote ...

November 14, 2008

Obama and America: an exchange, KA Dilday

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

In the first segment of a multi-part exchange, KA Dilday reminds Anthony Barnett of how Barack Obama's rise is very un-European. Read on: part II, part III, and part IV.  Dear Anthony: It's been several months since I told you that Barack Obama's nomination as the presidential can...

November 8, 2008

Armenia: Bloggers React to Obama VictoryThis is a Podcasts post

With ethnic Armenians spread worldwide, the reaction to Barack Obama's victory was not just confined to the Republic. U.S. citizen Nazarian, for example, even voted. Artur brings us the story.

November 7, 2008

The Arab World Reacts to Rahm Emanuel's Appointment

It was announced this morning that President-Elect Barack Obama had selected Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. Emanuel, who served as a top adviser to President Bill Clinton and is now a member of the House, is known in the U.S. for his aggressive determination. His service ...