Here’s a situation that puts your foreign policy team in a pickle.
Former Colombian vice-presidential candidate Clara Rojas and ex-congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez had been held hostage by Colombian rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by their Spanish acronym FARC. The situation drew international headlines. Today they were freed. But […]
After 7 years in office President Bush has arrived in Israel. After disengaging the US from the region for most of his two terms, Bush now seeks a Peace treaty to be signed by the Palestinians and Israelis before his term ends.  Â
Better late than never.
If Bush can broker a deal between the two sides it would leave him with an important […]
Have you ever heard of Pepfar?
In the United States the term isn’t a blip on the political or policy radar screen, unless you are a public health policy wonk. But Pepfar, short for, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is one of the most important achievements of the Bush administration. Since […]
Following the death of Benazir Bhutto and the chaos that erupted over the disputed election in Kenya, convention wisdom in the US was that candidates for President who stressed experience over change would stand to benefit.
The argument seems on the surface to be completely plausible. After all, isn’t Hillary Clinton more equipped to handle […]
It is now becoming abundantly clear that Benazir Bhutto did not trust President Bush nor anyone in his inner circle.
On Tuesday we learned that Bhutto and her party had obtained information that suggested the Pakistani Intelligence Agency was planning to fix the election in favor of President Pervez Musharraf. It is well-known that the […]
President Bush held a press conference today and declared that Iran is still a threat despite the release of an intelligence report which states Iran abandoned its nuclear bomb ambitions in 2003.
“Look, Iran was dangerous,” Bush said. “Iran is dangerous. And Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear […]
In Australia, John Howard’s government came down in a thud, rejected in a landslide defeat. The incoming Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, got a congratulatory call from President George Bush. It wouldn’t be surprising if President Bush was less than thrilled with the Australian electorate. First, Rudd has called for troop withdrawals from […]