Tag Archives: foreign policy

Cyber attacks & the ethical dimension of the Google China episode

By Feature Writer | Published: February 2, 2010

If there were a showy way to use cyber weapons to effect death in the "kinetic" world, then terrorists may harness it.

Posted in Current Affairs, Science & Technology, internet | Also tagged china, cyber attacks, cyberwarfare, google, hillary clinton, law, merritt baer, natalie holloway, robert mnookin, state department, u.s. | 2 Comments

What should Obama do about the Honduran coup?

By Erik Loomis | Published: October 1, 2009

For the first time since the 1980s, antidemocratic forces have taken power in a Latin American country.

Posted in north america, politics, south america | Also tagged barack obama, erik loomis, honduras, u.s. | 2 Comments

Bleeding red white and blue: immigrants, accelerated citizenship, and the U.S. military

By Feature Writer | Published: February 16, 2009

At each turn the U.S. has sought to exploit third world bodies and this latest offer of citizenship is only the newest extension of power. American sons and daughters are deemed far too precious to die on foreign soil.

Posted in north america, politics | Also tagged afghanistan, barack obama, immigration, military, renee martin, u.s. | Leave a comment

Ms. Clinton goes to the State Department

By Feature Writer | Published: January 24, 2009

I've never been one of those who criticized Clinton for being ambitious. The world needs more ambitious women who are ready and willing to lead on the global stage, not fewer.

Posted in north america, politics | Also tagged hillary clinton, sarah jaffe, u.s. | Leave a comment

President of the World: Obama and Muslims

By Kyla Pasha | Published: January 21, 2009

Gaza is on everyone's mind but it wasn't on the agenda for the speech. War metaphors abounded, but there was no notion of what to do with Israel and Palestine.

Posted in election 08, politics | Also tagged barack obama, israel, palestine, u.s. | 1 Comment