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Assessing Obama's Policy of Engagement

The Envoy wrote 10 hours ago: Near the end of President Obama’s first year in office, the New York Times published an articl … more →

Tags: afghanistan pakistan, Africa, African Union, Asia, China, counterinsurgency, cuba, Europe, Iran

Afghanistan/Pakistan: Oct. 6, 2009

Dylan Byers wrote 2 months ago: Last weekend, James Traub put the essential question about America’s policy in Afghanistan int … more →

Tags: Afghanistan/Pakistan, George Packer, Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Afghanistan, Council on Foreign Relations, Pakistan, richard m haass, Der Spiegel

Afghanistan: The Question1 comment

Dylan Byers wrote 2 months ago: Finally, someone has addressed the essential variable in the Afghanistan debate. In this Sunday … more →

Tags: Afghanistan/Pakistan, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy

The Politics of Grief1 comment

mpharris wrote 3 months ago: I, like a lot of Americans I’d imagine, did a lot of thinking about grief this weekend. And li … more →

Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, AIPAC, Bill Clinton, frames of war, iraq, Israel, J Street, Judith Butler

'J Street' to the Left of me, jokers to the Right...

giltroy wrote 3 months ago: Center Field: ‘J Street’ to the Left of me, jokers to the Right… by Gil Troy, Jeru … more →

Tags: Israel, Jerusalem Post, zionism, Anti-Defamation League, David Harris, Israel Lobby, J Street, zionist organization of america

Gaza and the UN : Questioning UN’s indispensable role and its effectiveness

selwastaborat wrote 5 months ago: James Traub once noted the United Nations’ role in his Book (The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the … more →

Tags: World Affairs, UN, Palestine, Indispensability, soedjatmoko

Debate Democracy at the Harvard Book Store

gitell wrote 1 year ago: Political junkies can have a double-header tonight. Prior to watching the big debate between Sarah P … more →

Tags: National Politics, Freedom, Jonathan Mahler, The Challenge

Dweeb Time.

drunkinarowboat wrote 1 year ago: Since you’re on the Internet and reading this blog right now, I assume you consume a lot of in … more →

Tags: Politics, Thoughts, Life, facebook, Vladimir Putin, georgia russia war, npr, vladimir putin TIME, people.com

The lawyer's crusade

asianwindow wrote 1 year ago: James Traub in the New York Times Magazine In April, on the highway outside the little Punjabi town … more →

Tags: Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Aitzaz Ahsan, Asif Ali Zardari, lawyer's protest, Iftikar Muhammed Chaudhry, Pakistani democracy, Stephen P Cohen

Can celebrities help save the world?2 comments

gstaadblog wrote 1 year ago: Source: The New York Times | by James Traub Whether it’s rock star Bono or Hollywood actors su … more →

Tags: FROM THE PRESS, United Nations, UN, Security Council, Angelina Jolie, UNHCR, Refugees, Celebrities, Celebrity

Star (Wars) Power

philanthroflash wrote 1 year ago: “I’m not particularly proud that in our country, I can get a meeting with a representati … more →

Tags: Quotes, Celebrities, Natalie Portman

The Whole World's Still Watching

revdbh wrote 2 years ago: In today’s New York Times Sunday Magazine, James Traub raises what will likely be the most imp … more →

Tags: Peace, Karen Hughes, Charlotte Beers, Margaret Tutweiler, Edward Djerejian, diplmoacy

BIGOTS IN ABUNDANCE?

Josh Eidelson wrote 2 years ago: James Traub, in his Times Mag piece on ADL head Abe Foxman, notes that Foxman upset many of his coll … more →

Tags: Israel-Palestine, Faith, Judaism, Ariel Sharon, Pat RObertson, Antisemitism, Norman Podhoretz, conservatism, Jacob Remes


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