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...
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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...
Live from “America in the World” — Where’s Waldo?
We're now hearing a terrific panel on the Middle East, feturing Helene Cooper, Daniel Levy, Ellen Laipson and Daniel Kurtzer. We're an...
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...
ONE Launches Election Campaign
I dropped by the launch of ONE Vote 08, a campaign to raise the profile of global poverty and health in the...
Powell: Gitmo is a Major Problem
Over the years, depending on where I lived, my morning commutes have been quite diverse. My first job, as a sports editor...
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: One Step Forward, One Step Back
Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the compromise reached on climate change at the G8 Summit, but is disappointed by...
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...
NYT Picks up our Fresh Air Sense at U.N.
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, as my colleague Scott Paul noted last month, is a breath of fresh air...