Foreign Affairs


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Food Security: All Investment Is Not Created Equal

The G8 countries committed $20 billion in aid to address global hunger and promote more productive farming in the world's poorest countries this July in L’Aquila, Italy. Major commitments came from the United States and Japan. more »

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A sizable segment of military officers agree that five years of wrong priorities and wrong decisions in the war in Iraq has left America less safe. In a Foreign Policy magazine survey of more than 3,400 military officers, ranked major and above, 60 percent said that the U.S. military is weaker today than it was five years ago. More than half blame the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. more »

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"The U.S. Military Index." Foreign Policy. March/April 2008. Accessed February 19, 2008.

Anti-War Lessons From New Hampshire

thenation.com — How will Democratic candidates end the war? Few of the scenarios offered to voters really addressed the issue.

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Campaign Promises and Iraq

alternet.org — The war is so costly, no president will be able to tackle key domestic issues like health care until we exit Iraq.

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Progressive Good Tidings

This year is ending with a number of important successes worth celebrating. more »

Human Rights Daze

Here's how the United States' limited view of human rights dishonors the term. more »

Bitter Divisions Exposed at Climate Talks

nytimes.com — European Union may boycott climate talks proposed by the Bush administration, over disagreements on global policy.

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Oil-rich Nations Tapping More of Their Own Supply

iht.com — Oil-producing nations are growing so fast that they need to keep more of their crude at home, and may need to import oil within a decade.

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Iran Shananigans

Let me pull a few threads together.

As everyone knows, last week a new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran came out establishing that the consensus of the intelligence community was that the regime there had suspended its nuclear program in 2003.

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Path to Victory

inthesetimes.com — Voters are ready to support a candidate with a strong progressive agenda.

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