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Signing Off

As you may have noticed, I haven't been blogging on Democracy Arsenal for the past month or so.  That is because I am leaving NSN and Democracy Arsenal to take a new job in government.  I've enjoyed blogging at DA and it has become a valuable tool for ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  21 May 2009

Another Obama at 100 Days Foreign Policy Piece

Over at the Prospect I have my own take on Obama's foreign policy over the first 100 days. As far as I'm concerned he has made four very significant strategic changes.  First, he has put terrorism in its proper place, treating as a major challenge but ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  28 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

It Doesn't All Change in a Day

Jackson Diehl has a silly column pointing out that Barack Obama's policies haven't miraculously repaired all that is wrong with the world in just three months.  He then points to a number of incredibly difficult problems to essentially make the point ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  20 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George Mitchell,  Hezbollah

Why Have Realists Become Marginalized?

Joseph Nye and Steve Walt both decry how academia has become removed from practical policymaking and provide some steps for how it can get more engaged.  It’s also worth pointing out that for all of academia’s faults, in some cases this has a lot to do ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  16 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Joseph Nye,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party

Everyone Should Dress Like George Will

So given that we are in the middle of an economic crisis, two wars and dealing with a whole host of other issues, I'm glad the Washington Post and George Will decided to devote 750 words to the evil of jeans.  Perhaps the best part: For men, sartorial ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  16 Apr 2009
Related Topics: George Will,  Fred Astaire,  Grace Kelly

Children of the Taliban

Atrocities committed by the allied forces in Afghanistan are counter-productive undoubtedly. Afghanistan and Pakistan have become the focal point of both the regional and global politics. Athletes in political gymnasium have left no stone unturned to ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  15 Apr 2009

Pirate Mania

It's amazing how one hostage crisis involving pirates can turn an ongoing story that was basically being ignored, into a national outcry to somehow make this a top priority (Just look at the extent of the coverage) .  The reality is that Somalia is a ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  14 Apr 2009
Related Topics: New York Post

Geopolitical Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis

I had the opportunity, earlier this week, to sit in on a fascinating discussion on the geopolitical impacts of the global financial crisis with a bunch of economists and national security experts.  The implications are generally unknowable and brutally ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  8 Apr 2009
Related Topics: International Monetary Fund

North Korea Fear Mongering

Politico has a headline about a Rasmussen poll that shows that 57% of voters back a military response to North Korea.  I wonder if the answer would have been a little bit different if the question had been asked like this:  "Do you support getting ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Democracy Arsenal,  6 Apr 2009

Ilan Goldenberg: What Real Diplomacy Looks Like

Barack Obama showed up in Europe this week and the world did not simply swoon at his feet.  Some may choose to portray that as failure, but they would be dead wrong.  Diplomacy is about interests and hard bargaining to find areas of common ...

From ILAN GOLDENBERG, Huffington Post,  2 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  International Monetary Fund,  Richard Holbrooke

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