Monthly Archives: April 2010

April 9, 2010

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Good News For Gloomy Greens

OK, you may be saying.  Maybe Mead is right that the One Big Treaty approach to climate change is a non-starter.  And maybe he’s right that the various bills working their way through Congress aren’t going to amount to all … Continue reading

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April 7, 2010

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Doing What Comes Naturally

Yesterday’s post on climate change was pretty gloomy.  A combination of scientific uncertainty, green ineptitude and the volume of other insistent global problems competing with the green agenda for resources and attention add up to near-certain for greens who think … Continue reading

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April 6, 2010

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The Naked Green Emperors Must Stand in Line

Sometimes, you don’t have to be an emperor to have no clothes.  Just being the Prince of Wales can be enough.  After all, in May of 2008 Prince Charles warned the world that we had only eighteen months left to … Continue reading

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April 5, 2010

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Why AIPAC Is Good For The Jews — and For Everyone Else

Two cheers for AIPAC; this is not the most popular sentiment in the foreign policy world, where the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is often both feared for its power and loathed for an approach to Middle East policy that, … Continue reading

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April 4, 2010

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An Easter Literary Buffet

Today’s post was written by Sam, Research Associate for Team Mead at the Council on Foreign Relations. He studied political science and English at Yale. Giving me the reins of The Blog for the day (and Easter no less!) is … Continue reading

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April 3, 2010

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Literary Saturday: The View From Lycabettus

A few years ago I was lucky enough to have some time in Athens, while attending one of those endless conferences during which the world’s affairs are handled in such an exemplary fashion.  I think this one may have been … Continue reading

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April 2, 2010

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Make The Relationship Special Again

Et tu, Britain? This is what a lot of Americans are thinking with the news that a British parliamentary committee has pronounced the special relationship ‘dead’. Actually, one of the wonderful things about a special relationship is that it has … Continue reading

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Boy Orator of Queens

In my recent “Faith Matters” post, I expanded on a topic I discussed in a recent Council on Foreign Relations conference call on Friday with a group of religious leaders and scholars from around the country: as a follow-up to … Continue reading

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April 1, 2010

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Liberal Internationalism: The Twilight of a Dream

Yesterday I wrote about a pattern of choices in our foreign policy that may make sense individually but that overall project an image of weakness before our enemies, disloyalty to our friends. Today I want to write about something bigger: … Continue reading

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