Obama


Barack, can you spare a dime?

Michaela Kingston | 23 April 2010 |
tags: Obama, stem cell research
American stem cell scientists expected a river of gold to flow into their labs after Obama's election. It hasn't happened.


Earth Day Stomp

Brian Lilley | 23 April 2010 |
tags: Earth Day, environmentalism, Obama
Obama says do as I say, not as I do on Earth Day


The strategic context of the Netanyahu-Obama meeting

George Friedman | 24 March 2010 |
tags: Israel, Middle East, Obama, Stratfor
With two wars going on, America does not need a third crisis. 


Lessons from the twilight days of the liberal consensus

Godfrey Hodgson | 16 March 2010 |
tags: conservatism, liberalism, Obama, US Presidency
An inspiring candidate has become a failing president. But a comparison with Lyndon B Johnson shows that the reasons for this outcome are more than personal.


Flat tires, diapers and school reform

Kevin Ryan | 10 March 2010 |
tags: education, Obama, school reform
Are federally mandated accountability and school choice going to join other attempts to change US schools in the junkyard of great ideas?


State of the Union

John Robson | 30 January 2010 |
tags: Obama, State of the Union address
Obama's speech offered soaring oratory that fell flat and fizzled.


The people call for Brown

Brian Lilley | 19 January 2010 |
tags: Brown, Coakley, Obama, Senate
Shock and upset. The people have reclaimed the seat that once belonged to Ted Kennedy and they've given it to an unlikely victor.


2009: The Year of Obama

George Friedman | 15 December 2009 |
tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor
Like Ronald Reagan, President Obama is persuasive, polarizing and enigmatic. But his charm may not be enough to power his foreign policy.


Yes, Virginia, it’s a Christmas tree

Christina Nicholas | 14 December 2009 |
tags: Christmas, Obama
If officially Communist Beijing celebrates Christmas with gusto, why do Westerners fret about offending non-Christians with trees, carols and decorations?


An imperial President in a post-American world

Godfrey Hodgson | 08 December 2009 |
tags: Obama, US presidency
There is an increasing mismatch between the demands on the American presidency and the realities that constrain it.


Obama’s China kowtow

Constance Kong | 18 November 2009 |
tags: China, human rights, Obama
Why didn't the President of the free world raise sensitive human rights issues in Beijing? Because he couldn't afford to.


Buying time

George Friedman | 04 November 2009 |
tags: foreign policy, Obama, Stratfor
Unearthing Obama's strategy at the present moment is difficult, but this does not mean it is not there, as strategy is less a matter of choice than of geopolitical reality.


Russia, Iran and the Biden speech

George Friedman and Peter Zeihan | 27 October 2009 |
tags: Biden, Iran, Obama, Russia, Stratfor
The Obama Administration's aggressive diplomacy in Eastern Europe could sink its hopes for a peaceful resolution of its conflict with Iran.


The Afghanistan challenge

George Friedman and Reva Bhalla | 21 October 2009 |
tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama
Expecting infantry to bring victory is a radical departure from US fighting doctrine since World War II.


Western Europe’s dream world

George Friedman | 13 October 2009 |
tags: Europe, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, Stratfor
Norwegians, like other Europeans west of the Danube and east of the English Channel, like Obama. They are deluded. 


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