Foreign Policy - The New American

Obama Nuclear Summit Closes

President Obama concluded a nuclear proliferation summit with 49 Presidents, Prime Ministers, and senior officials from nations around the world on April 13....

April 14, 2010

Qatari Diplomat Gives U.S. Airliner a Scare

April 13, 2010

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a U.S. State Department official said that Mohammed al-Madadi will likely be transferred or even sent home, following...

Obama Nuclear Summit Opens in D.C.

April 12, 2010

Heads of state and other governmental officials from 47 countries gathered in Washington, D.C., on April 12 on the eve of President Barack...

Obama Pressures His “Home Country” Kenya to Legalize Abortion

William F. Jasper April 9, 2010

"President Barack Obama wasted little time after his election in promoting abortion abroad by overturning the Mexico City Policy and forcing Americans to...

Obama and Medvedev Sign Arms Treaty

April 8, 2010

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) on April 8, described by the British Times...

Obama Reserves Option to Nuke Iran

Jack Kenny April 6, 2010

It's getting harder and harder these days for a President of the United States to be hawkish enough to please the proponents of...

President Obama Visits Afghanistan

March 29, 2010

Voice of America reported on March 29 that President Barack Obama had returned to Washington from a brief, unannounced trip to Afghanistan, during...

United States, Russia Reach Nuclear Arms Deal

March 26, 2010

VOA News reported on March 25 that the United States and Russia have announced that a new strategic arms agreement will be formally...

New Sanctions Against Iran?

March 5, 2010

VOA News reported on March 4 that the United States, Great Britain, and France are increasing their pressure for additional sanctions against Iran...

New U.S. Nuclear Policy in the Works

March 1, 2010

Citing White House aides and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the New York Times reported on February 28 that President Obama is...

Gates Complains About NATO Allies

Bruce Walker February 23, 2010

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates complained in his February 23 speech at the National Defense University that our European NATO allies are not...

U.S.-UK Relations Strained Over Torture of Innocents

Thomas R. Eddlem February 15, 2010

U.S. torture tactics have endangered relations with Great Britain in the wake of a decision by a British court to release a summary...

Yemen: Intervention, Nation-building, and the Constitution

Bob Adelmann February 8, 2010

When Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) vented his frustration at further involvement by the United States in foreign countries despite constitutional limitations against such...