Presidency of Barack Obama Commentary

Cut Defense Spending

Lawrence J. Korb
Christopher A. Preble
| Jun 16, 2010
We’re breaking the bank. America can’t afford to defend the world any longer.

Courting China

Gary Clyde Hufbauer | Apr 12, 2010
To get Chinese cooperation on currency revaluation and Iran, Obama should refrain from criticizing Beijing’s greenhouse-gas problem.

The PR President

Bruce Klingner | Jan 21, 2010
Charm and dialogue aren’t getting us anywhere. Obama needs a new foreign-policy strategy.

Boisterous Bushies

Morton Abramowitz | Jan 06, 2010
Many of Obama’s conservative critics are responsible for the foreign-policy problems he faces. They need to lay off and let the president clean up their mess.

A War We Can't Afford

Doug Bandow | Jan 04, 2010
We can’t pay for the conflict in Afghanistan. So why are we still there?

Obama Goes to China

Morton Abramowitz | Dec 02, 2009
The president’s critics are wrong. His trip to Asia was actually a big success.

Make India a Member

Ashley J. Tellis | Nov 24, 2009
Obama should demand that India be made a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Not Even A Bronze

Paul J. Saunders | Oct 05, 2009
President Obama's failed Olympic pitch reveals holes in his rhetoric and an inability to prioritize.

Obama's Sins of Omission

Dimitri K. Simes | Aug 20, 2009
A scathing domestic dispute over health care is no reason for Obama to abandon his foreign-policy responsibilities. If he doesn't make hard choices soon—on everything from immigration to Iran—he may be a one-term president.

Bush's Third Term

James Joyner | Jul 22, 2009
Obama’s foreign policy is the same as George W. Bush’s.

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