November 16, 2008
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...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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