Iran’s Ahmadinejad Looking for ‘concrete Changes’ in U.S. Policy

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the recent shift in Washington’s stance toward Tehran was necessary, but that the Islamic Republic was waiting for “concrete changes.” “We are waiting for concrete changes and...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Announces Multi-pronged U.S. Effort to Curb Maritime Piracy

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a multi-pronged unilateral effort to curb Somali-based maritime piracy. Among other things, the United States will move to track and freeze assets of pirate gangs, and press Somali authorities to shut...

U.S. State Department in Contact with North Korea Over 2 Missing U.S. Journalists

The U.S. State Department says it is in contact with the government of North Korea about 2 U.S. journalists taken into custody by Pyongyang. A State Department official says the United States has contacted North Korea through its mission to the United...

Bringing the Hamas Question Into the Spotlight

Once again, we must turn to Al Jazeera English to satisfy our need for a context-based account of our alleged “vigorous engagement” towards peace in the Middle East, particularly as regards whether or not Hamas will be allowed to participate...

Prioritizing What is Noticed

If the first words on Guantanamo Bay passed my “first sentence test,” the “first paragraph” on the Middle East may require more scrutiny. I am referring to the report that appeared on Al Jazeera English within the past hour: Barack...

Choosing Hillary’s Choice

There is a good chance that Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in preparation for the Senate vote on her appointment as Secretary of State, will be one of the most closely watched and commented stories...

Hillary Clinton May be Ineligible to Accept the Position of U.S. State Secretary

According to a report by Judicial Watch, the appointment of Hillary Clinton to the office of U.S. secretary of state is unconstitutional.

President Elect Barack Obama Names Former Political Rival Hillary Clinton to be His Secretary of State

President Elect Barack Obama announced his foreign policy and national security team at a news conference in Chicago. The president-elect said it was time for a new beginning in what he called an uncertain world, and he described his team as ready to...

Henry Kissinger has Said That Senator Hillary Clinton Would Make “an Outstanding Appointment” As America’s Top Diplomat

One of America’s elder statesmen says U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton has a great intellect and would be outstanding in his old job. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Henry Kissinger made the remark at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in New Delhi.