Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Mar 29, 2011 (IPS) – Widely praised as an effective defence of Washington’s 10-day- old military intervention in Libya, President Barack Obama’s speech Monday evening appears to have left several key questions about his future intentions unanswered. While confirming that the ouster of Libyan [...]
Obama Leaves Door Open to Regime Change in Libya
March 22, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Aprille Muscara WASHINGTON, Mar 21, 2011 (IPS) – The fate of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi remains up in the air after the United States and its allied partners began missile strikes over the weekend to impose a no-fly zone (NFZ) in the North African country. "[T]he six-million-dollar [...]
BRAZIL-US: Libya Attack Sours Obama-Rousseff Meeting
March 21, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 21, 2011 (IPS) – The first black president of the United States visited the first woman president of Brazil: their meeting resulted in modest progress in bilateral relations, but a bitter taste could not be avoided over the announcement, in Brazil, [...]
LIBYA: OBAMA’S IRAQ
March 20, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN "Despite the fact that it was French war planes which launched the first attacks, it’s clear that this early phase of the operations is an overwhelmingly American affair – all but a very small number of cruise missiles have been fired from American ships and submarines, " said Paul [...]
LIBYA: Obama Threatens Military Action if Attacks Resume
March 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Aprille Muscara WASHINGTON, Mar 18, 2011 (IPS) – U.S. President Barack Obama issued an ultimatum to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday, less than 24 hours after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to "take all necessary measures" short of deploying an "occupation force". "Gaddafi [...]
MIDEAST: Obama Besieged by Policy Challenges
March 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Mar 11, 2011 (IPS) – Rarely, if ever, has a post-World War II U.S. president been beset by so many foreign policy challenges and uncertainties in one key geo-strategic region at the same time. While the civil war in Libya – and increasing [...]
LIBYA: Obama Inches Closer to Military Intervention
March 7, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Mar 7, 2011 (IPS) – Under growing political pressure at home, President Barack Obama inched closer here Monday towards committing U.S. military power to at least protecting areas under rebel control, if not ending the 42-year reign of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi. For the [...]
LIBYA: Obama Says U.S. Considering "Full Range of Options"
February 24, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Feb 23, 2011 (IPS) – As more Libyan towns and cities fell to anti-government forces Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington is preparing "the full range of options" to respond to the ongoing violence in the oil-rich North African state. In a five-minute [...]
The President as Storyteller-in-Chief
February 14, 2011 By
Republished on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Truthout, February 14, 2011 See article on original website By Dean Baker The celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth overlooked an important part of Reagan’s success: his ability to craft an image to serve as the focus of his political argument. When he was running [...]
U.S.-MIDEAST: Obama Riding a Tiger
January 29, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jan 27, 2011 (IPS) – Suddenly faced with an unprecedented number of challenges across the Arab world, the administration of President Barack Obama is scrambling hard to keep up. The fate of President Hosni Mubarak, long regarded as Washington’s most powerful Arab ally, [...]
