Inter Press Service

Cairo Speech Widely Hailed at Home | Inter Press Service

Former Israeli negotiator and New America Foundation fellow Daniel Levy noted that, in addition to the breadth of subjects addressed, "this speech should perhaps be remembered as much for what was not said." Obama didn't praise the autocratic Egyptian ...
Daniel Levy | June 4, 2009

One in Five Children Sinking Into Poverty | Inter Press Service

"America is doing a really bad job relative to other countries," said Reihan Salam, a fellow at the New America Foundation, referring to the well-being of US children. According to the CWI, although the recession is predicted to end in 2010, ...
Reihan Salam | June 3, 2009

Overcoming Toxic Legacy of Bush-Style Democracy | Inter Press Service

Now, says the report, "Revitalising US Democracy Promotion: A Comprehensive Plan for Reform", released this week by the New America Foundation in conjunction with Georgetown Law's Human Rights Institute, the US must rethink its policies in order to ...
April 24, 2009

Early Friction with New Israeli Government | Inter Press Service

"The White House knew it was open to that interpretation," said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator with the New America Foundation. It was, of course, Erdogan who also carried out a two-year mediation between Netanyahu’s predecessor, ...
Daniel Levy | April 11, 2009

New Budget, Not Quite a Fundamental Shift | Inter Press Service

"I would give the budget a B to B-minus," said William Hartung of the New America Foundation. "They did a little less than half of what I’d hope they’d do. But under Bush they would have done nothing or gone in the other direction. ...
William D. Hartung | April 6, 2009

New Calls for a More Tolerant International Order | Inter Press Service

Steve Clemons, who moderated a panel on Kupchan’s and Mount’s work Wednesday at the New America Foundation, claimed that most of the liberal internationalists originally associated with the idea have backed away from it, recognising it as "a Trojan ...
Steven Clemons | March 19, 2009

NGOs Hail Congressional Moves to Ease Embargo | Inter Press Service

... and that there is momentum behind the efforts to make broader and more lasting changes in policy," said the groups, which also included the US-Cuba Policy Initiative of the New America Foundation (NAF) and the Latin America Working Group here. ...
March 11, 2009

Diplomatic, Aid Spending Set to Rise Under Obama Budget | Inter Press Service

"The good news is that he didn't buy into the entire Pentagon wish list which would have added another 40 or 50 billion dollars beyond what he's requesting," said William Hartung, an arms specialist at the New America Foundation (NAF). ...
William D. Hartung | February 27, 2009

US-RUSSIA: Kinder, Gentler Tone, Same Policy Tradeoffs | Inter Press Service

"Unfortunately...a truly multilateral foreign policy is alien to the Clinton/Albright school of diplomacy - from which Obama has drafted many of his top advisers," realist foreign policy analyst Anatol Lieven wrote in the Nation in January. ...
Anatol Lieven | February 21, 2009

Civilian Casualties May Surge As Well | Inter Press Service

... said Erica Gaston, a fellow with CIVIC and primary author of the report, discussing her findings Tuesday at the New America Foundation in Washington. ...
February 18, 2009