Washington Watch Articles From 2008
Obama’s Philadelphia Address: All the “Right Stuff”
In bravely and comprehensively addressing the issue of race in America, its history and its persistent and corrosive impact on our society and politics, Barack Obama demonstrated uncommon leadership.
Words Matter
U.S. media attention has been focused for days now on former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro’s racially divisive remarks about Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy for president.
The Big Costs of Clinton’s “Big Wins”
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may have won three of four primaries last Tuesday, gaining needed momentum for her flagging campaign, but in the end the cost of these wins may prove too high.
The Stakes Have Never Been Higher: The Need to Debate U.S. Mideast Policy In the 2008 Election
I’m writing from Los Angeles, where I have come to speak to the World Affairs Council. This is the beginning of a national lecture tour which I call “The Stakes Have Never Been Higher: the Need to Debate U.S. Middle East Policy In the 2008 Election.
“Arabesque”
Last Friday, the “Weekend” section of the Washington Post featured a cover story on “Arabesque: Art of the Arab World,” the Kennedy Center’s three-week-long festival of Arab arts and culture.
“Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace”-- Is Peace Possible?
This month the U.S. Institute for Peace released “Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East,” the report of a study group which examined U.S. peacemaking efforts over the past four decades.
Iraq Is Still Important
Despite polls showing that the economy has eclipsed the Iraq war as the number one issue for U.S. voters, the war itself, and as Barack Obama rightly terms it, “the mindset that got us into this war,” will remain critical issues in the 2008 Presidential contest. Here’s why:
“Something is Happening” --Obama’s Movement for Change
Just a few months ago, Hillary Clinton was seen as the inevitable Democratic nominee. She has run a strong campaign, and been an impressive candidate; but much has changed in a short time.
Interesting and Important
It’s often been said that this November’s presidential contest “will be the most important election in our lifetime.” This is not hyperbole.
A Meeting of Consequence:The Abu Dhabi Dialogue onTemporary Contractual Labor
Last week, officials from over two dozen nations and international organizations met in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to address the critical issue of labor migration. By any measure, it was a meeting of consequence.
He Came, He Spoke,He Left
Failing at home, President Bush traveled to the Middle East in an effort to secure success and respect in the last year of his presidency. During his recent seven nation tour of the region, he promoted the themes around which he hoped to build his legacy.
The Election After New Hampshire
The New Hampshire primary helped sharply define the Democratic presidential primary as a two person race even as it further muddied the waters of the Republican Party nomination battle.
The Democratic Story from Iowa:Barack Obama
By any measure, January third represented an amazing victory for Senator Barack Obama. All along, Obama had termed his candidacy “improbable,” noting that the pundits had declared his run for the White House “premature” and given him little chance of victory.