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Samantha Power: An Endagered People's Movement

Mark Leon Goldberg at 11/20/2008 12:52AM

UNanimoUS Support for a Stronger UN-U.S. Relationship

John Boonstra at 11/19/2008 5:38PM

A sneak preview of an ad, signed by dozens of Republican and Democratic foreign policy luminaries, that will run in Thursday's New York Times.

Calling at All Hours

John Boonstra at 11/18/2008 11:07AM

RealClearWorld asks what country -- or entity -- will pose Barack Obama's first foreign policy challenge.

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Stop Supporting Dictators

Posted by davidzet at 7/11/2008 1:42PM

Dictators exploit citizens. Citizens get mad. Since it's dangerous to strike back against the dictator, they strike back against the US for supporting the dictator. Examples? Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, etc. (There are MANY more examples if you merely look for reasons why foreigners hate the US....) Our foreign policy should support freedom and human rights, not dictators.

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