Situation Report
Gordon Lubold
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
It's
not yet clear the Obama administration is going to put its money where its
mouth is on the pivot to Asia. One example of that fear
may be found in the outcome of the debate on basing in Asia that is now being
waged inside the Pentagon. As the military rebalances its personnel, assets and
resources to the East, it's focused on "resilience" and what it will cost to
achieve it. But for all the talk of the pivot, it's not clear the resources are
there to back it up.
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POST
Joshua Keating
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Friday, March 30, 2012
This week, the campaign was unexpectedly dominated by a
debate over Russia policy. The back-and-forth was sparked by an embarrassing "hot
mic" incident on Monday at a summit on Seoul, when President Barack Obama told
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
that he would have more "space" to tackle controversial issues such as missile
defense after the election. "This is my last election. After my election I have
more flexibility," he told the outgoing Russian leader, who promised to
"transmit this information to Vladimir."
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The List
Uri Friedman
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Friday, March 30, 2012
When Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney decided to deliver a major address on U.S. foreign policy
last fall, he chose a logical location: The
Citadel in South Carolina. This week, Rick Santorum chose to hold forth on
international affairs from a decidedly less conventional setting: the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California. However unusual, Santorum's
Jelly Belly gambit highlights a larger truth on vivid display over the past
year: Food isn't just food.
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POST
Joshua Keating
•
Friday, March 16, 2012
Frontrunner Mitt
Romney's difficulties in the South continued this week with Rick Santorum picking
up wins in Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday. Despite strong evidence that
the contest is becoming a two-man race, Newt
Gingrich shows
no signs that he's considering dropping out. Romney picked up victories in
Hawaii and American Samoa and continues
to hold a strong lead in delegates.
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Argument
Michael Peck
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
With the Republican candidates fighting state-by-state for
the GOP presidential nomination, the winner may be decided not so much by the
best candidate as the best campaign manager. Most of us will never have the
chance to ride the campaign bus, but we can play Campaign Manager 2008, the
board game of presidential electioneering. And for just $29.99, you won't have to suck up to Wall Street bankers or
union bosses for campaign contributions.
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