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Obama's Outreach to Muslim World Teetering | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:00 -0500

... forth a vision of the kinds of relationships he wanted," said Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Project at the New America Foundation. ...

UN to Pursue Conventional Arms Trade Treaty | IPS

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:41:00 -0400

William D. Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, told IPS the commitment by the majority of the world's ...

Obama (and Everyone Else) "Surprised" by Nobel | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:41:00 -0400

William D. Hartung, director of the New America Foundation's Arms and Security Initiative, thinks that Obama's initiative for a "world without nuclear weapons" was a major contributory factor in the Nobel Peace Prize. ...

Obama to Bolster Nuclear Disarmament at UN | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:06:00 -0400

Frida Berrigan, senior associate of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, says President Obama, in his historic Apr. 2009 speech ... and more »

Mr. Al-Jazeera Goes to Washington | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:50:00 -0400

In a talk at the New America Foundation (NAF) on Monday, Khanfar expressed hope that the Obama administration may afford the opportunity for a period of ...

To Deal or Not to Deal, That Is the Question | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:34:00 -0400

In a recent article, New America Foundation's (NAF) Flynt Leverett noted that the Iranian crackdown following massive demonstrations against the disputed reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had "far less bloodshed" than Tiananmen Square...

Parsing Netanyahu's Palestinian State | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:12:00 -0400

"However minor it may seem, however wrapped up in negatives, it is something to build on," wrote former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy, on the Prospects for Peace blog. "It is also clearly something that cannot be left to the parties themselves ...

Iranian Elections Could Shape US Engagement | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:34:00 -0400

According to former National Security Council (NSC) staffers Flynt Leverett and Hilary Mann Leverett, Ross has stated privately that military force against Iran will likely be necessary, and that the primary reason to engage in diplomacy is to built ...

Iranians Keen on Improved Ties with US | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:34:00 -0400

In remarks at the survey's release Monday at the New America Foundation (NAF) here, TFT president Ken Ballen agreed that his findings about the campaign itself may be outdated. He predicted that Ahmadinejad will likely be forced into a run-off but ...

UN Big Powers World's Top Military Spenders | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:20:00 -0400

"The only winners from increases in global military spending are (US) weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman," says Frida Berrigan, senior programme associate with the New America Foundation's Arms and Security Initiative...