Tag Archives: U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S.-Iranian Relations (2015)

[fblike] When he was elected in 2008, President Barack Obama went to great lengths to convince voters and the rest of the world that he would not continue many of the foreign policies of George W. Bush.  Bush’s presidency is … Continue reading

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U.S.-Iranian Relations (2015)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on U.S.-Iranian relations (2015). Should Iranians be allowed to study engineering in the U.S.? Sanctions have spurred a controversial debate: http://t.co/WHzpp7Of1h — Brookings (@BrookingsInst) March 23, 2015 Netanyahu Aides … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: U.S.-Israeli Relations

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R&D from Prepd: Saudi Arabian Succession

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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)

[fblike] Since 1960, the United States has maintained an economic embargo on Cuba, an island nation just ninety miles off the coast of Florida.  The embargo was an instrument of Cold War policymaking, as Cuba became a communist nation under … Continue reading

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Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations. Ted Piccone: On #Cuba, Obama goes long and Castro holds on: http://t.co/BGh1s59hSv pic.twitter.com/ruGgM06iDE — Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) December 22, 2014 The overlooked part of the US … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Sino-American Relations

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R&D: The Ukrainian Crisis

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers the Ukrainian crisis.  Last week, the Ukrainian government released videos of captured Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine, which contradicts the Russian government’s official stance that it does not have a present in the eastern half of … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Iraq Policy

[fblike] Since 2008, Iraq gradually ceased to be a topic in extemporaneous speaking.  This accelerated after the U.S. withdrew its remaining forces from the country in 2011.  Optimists thought that Iraq questions would fade much like Vietnam questions did in … Continue reading

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R&D: President Obama’s Iraq Policy

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on President Obama’s Iraq policy. Mosul dam in Iraq recaptured from Islamic State militants, President Obama says http://t.co/JvziygR2O0 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 18, 2014 Antiwar politicians and … Continue reading

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