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Under the Radar: U.S. Can Make or Break International Nuclear Monitoring System
I have little doubt that readers of this blog have noticed our more-than-occasional rants about insufficient U.S. funding for multilateral activities and...
Going Nowhere
To build upon what my colleague Raj wrote earlier on the Bush Administration's 'movement' on the ICC, yesterday revealed a move by...
House Appropriations Committee Approves Increase in International Affairs Budget for ’08
On Tuesday, June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY 2008, which determines the funding...
Live from “America in the World”
I'm at the Hyatt Regency this morning with my colleagues Charlie and Julia at a conference jointly sponsored by the Center for...
Live from “America in the World” — Gordon Smith on trust
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) is speaking right now, and the main focus of his remarks is Iran. But as a lead-in, he...
Live from “America in the World”– “New Vision” in Old Bottles
The subtitle of the conference is "forging a New Vision for Foreign Policy and International Security." That's a worthy goal, and one...
An Interesting Contrast on Coal to Liquids
As I was sitting here this morning, taking in my daily dose of caffeine and energy headlines, something caught my eye. A...
DC Kids Get Diplomacy
I spent my morning meeting kids at Barnard Elementary School in D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood. I talked a bit about the problems I...
G8 Leaders Reach Agreement on Climate Change
This afternoon, G8 leaders reached a compromise on climate change. The agreement comes after weeks of tension between the U.S. and European...
G8 Update: Compromise on Climate Likely
Reuters reports that the G8 leaders have agreed to "substantial reduction of greenhouse gases," and a recommitment to UN climate negotiations, but...
The Up Side of Down
The G8 summit started off with a bang - the sound of President Bush slamming the door on Germany's global warming proposal....