| Jan 11, 2010 | Peace / SecurityThe first 20 detainees arrived at Guantánamo’s Camp X-Ray eight years ago, on January 11, 2002. Just over seven years later, President Barack Obama—on his second full day after taking office—issued an order to shut the prison within a year. His rhetoric was...
| Jan 4, 2010 | Peace / SecurityWith some notable exceptions and a great deal of grumbling in its ranks, Congress seems to be going right along with Obama’s Afghan plan. Such as it is. Washington will add some 30,000 U.S. troops to the war, practically none of which will be loved ones of White...
| | Peace / SecurityIn an effort to force Iran to give up its nuclear program, the House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would place sanctions on foreign companies providing that country with gasoline. If also passed into law by the Senate, these sanctions threaten...
