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NewsBill Clinton and Detained Journalists Return from North Korea
On the morning of August 5, former President Bill Clinton returned from North Korea around 6:00 a.m., along with Euna Lee and...
NewsCongress Negotiates Nuclear Program
On July 23, a bipartisan group of six senior senators (including John Kerry, chair of the Foreign Relations committee; Carl Levin, chair...
NewsMcCain No Longer Opposes the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) no longer opposes the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). McCain did not commit to voting in favor of...
NewsKenya May Turn to ICC in Addressing Domestic Violence
On Thursday, July 30, Kenyan cabinet members decided to keep all options open after discussing whether to form a local tribunal or...
NewsSpecial Envoy to Sudan Speaks to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, July 30. He criticized Sudan's inclusion...
Ambassador Rice Addresses House Foreign Affairs Committee on Peacekeeping
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on July 29 with Ambassador Rice to address questions on the status of...
What’s Happening in Kosovo?
On July 22, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion on the U.N. Mission to Kosovo (UNMIK), and the future of the...
Omar al-Bashir Cancels Visit to Uganda
Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese President who is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, has cancelled...
Obama Holds G-8 Closing News Conference and Discusses Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, UN Reform, and R2P
President Obama held a news conference on the morning of July 10, 2009, to wrap the three-day G-8 summit, held in the...
Obama Delivers Speech on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Russian-U.S. Relations
On July 7, 2009, President Obama spoke to the graduating class of the New Economic School in Moscow. He discussed the importance...
Robert McNamara’s Legacy of Peace
Robert McNamara has passed away today at the age of 93. He was most well known for being the eighth secretary of...