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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Escalation of the Afghan War Comes Under Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/08/09/obamas-escalation-of-the-afghan-war-comes-under-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is more continuity between the Bush and Obama strategies in Afghanistan than most acknowledge. The biggest difference between the two is probably that Obama has adopted Afghanistan as his foreign policy centerpiece.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Policy Options for the US in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/08/07/five-policy-options-for-the-us-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently called for a US pullout from Afghanistan. While Haass’ analysis is a little weak, the US may be forced into tough decisions if Afghanistan does not turnaround.]]></description>
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		<title>ISI-Taliban Collusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent Taliban arrests and subsequent releases by the Pakistani government point not to chance or incompetence but to a well thought out foreign policy strategy that navigates through a raging storm of competing foreign policy interests.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Cuts Unexpected Nuke Deal with Brazil and Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The May 17 nuclear declaration between Iran, Brazil, and Turkey is a positive step but it does not resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis since Iran will continue enriching uranium on its own. The declaration might stall UN sanctions against Iran particularly if China or Russia supports it.]]></description>
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		<title>Whiplash Strategy Backfires on Karzai and Imperils the Surge</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/05/11/whiplash-strategy-backfires-on-karzai-and-imperils-the-surge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The whiplash strategy that was intended to strengthen the Afghan government by pressuring Karzai to go after corruption has had the opposite effect. It has erased what remaining credibility that Karzai possessed after last year’s election. Afghan consensus building may provide a better solution.]]></description>
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		<title>The Taliban Moderates on Politics, Hardens on Intolerance</title>
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		<comments>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/04/23/the-taliban-moderates-on-politics-hardens-on-intolerance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Omar has indicated that neither he nor the Taliban aim to be involved in politics in the future. Before this can happen, however, the Taliban wants foreign troops out and the Afghan constitution “repaired”.]]></description>
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		<title>The US Looks to Contain Iran but Avoid Airstrikes</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/04/16/the-us-looks-to-contain-iran-but-avoid-airstrikes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Competing political and economic interests towards Iran in the international community have weakened US resolve to contain Iran. Today, the focus on containing Iran is to stall Iran’s development of the bomb for as long as possible and then to limit Iran’s ability to make a lot of nuclear weapons later.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Summit Aims to Start Iran&#8217;s Containment</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/04/12/nuclear-summit-aims-to-start-the-containment-of-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit probably signals that President Obama has yielded to Iran’s ambition to acquire nuclear weapons and has shifted his strategy to contain Iran instead. However, this new version of the Containment strategy has a major flaw: it assumes that today’s current Middle East stability will remain intact indefinitely.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Nuclear Policy Gamble</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/04/08/obamas-nuclear-policy-gamble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/04/08/obamas-nuclear-policy-gamble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama knows that he cannot just abolish all US nuclear weapons. Such a policy would endanger America’s national security so long as other states have them. So how can Obama win Middle East support in his effort to keep isolating Iran? He is offering a concession to Arab leaders and others who feel as they do.]]></description>
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		<title>Is an Iran With Nuclear Weapons a Red Line for America?</title>
		<link>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/03/22/is-an-iran-with-nuclear-weapons-a-red-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/2010/03/22/is-an-iran-with-nuclear-weapons-a-red-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uspolicyinabigworld.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama needs to decide if Iran’s attempt to acquire nuclear weapons is a “red line” for America. If it is not, then a softer policy vis-à-vis Iran is possible. If it is a red line, then even extreme measures should be considered.]]></description>
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