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Upcoming Iraqi elections a key turning point

Is a new day slowly dawning for Iraq? In about a week, the Iraqi people will go to the polls once again in perhaps the most important election to date since the 2003 war began.

Sarah Palin: A Comeback in Sight?

This week, I continue my review of John Heilemann's and Mark Halperin's book,

Coming soon: a new Iran NIE?

The Cable is hearing from multiple congressional sources, diplomats, and former officials that the Obama administration is getting ready to finalize a new National Intelligence Estimate that

YPFP Members Respond to Open Government Directive

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum.

Global Health in the Age of Social Media (Honorable Mention - CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest)

The Public Diplomacy Discussion Group is pleased to announce that an essay written by one of its members, Michael Walsh, recently received an honorable mention in the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest.

Hillary Clinton's 'Race of a Lifetime'

In politics, as in everyday life, a convergence of circumstances can prove fateful -- gleefully so for the winners, and maddeningly unfair in the view of the defeated.

Iranian jamming jams up the BBG

The Iranian regime's blanket censorship of satellite and Internet communications last week was so effective, it led many to wonder, why didn't the U.S. government do more to stop it?

New Ethics, Same Jihad

The latest attempt at an ethical code for jihad, published by the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), is unlikely to be far-reaching enough to impact the current level of

Musings on India

A combination of recent events caught my attention that led to a few brief thoughts on India I wanted to share.

"Stuck in the mud" -- the Obama administration's civil war over Sudan

A meeting of top U.S. officials on Sudan last week was supposed to yield big recommendations on how to craft the right balance of incentives and pressures toward the Khartoum regime, which stands accused of fomenting genocide in Darfur and stirring instability in its autonomous southern region.