Past Questions for Power and Diplomacy

April 27, 2007

Russia has the oil card, the Iran card, and the missile card (or so it thinks). Is Russia using them to threaten the West, or is the West picking the fight?

May 30, 2007

What's the right agenda for the next meeting in U.S.-Iran talks?

June 8, 2007

Are Putin's policies in Russia dangerous? As G8 leaders meet this week, how should the world respond to this new Russia?

June 28, 2007

What's the first thing Tony Blair should do if he wants to make progress as the Quartet's Mideast peace envoy? ("Quit" is not an acceptable answer.)

July 29, 2007

Should Russia have to hand over the man Britain accuses of assassinating ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko on British soil?

September 4, 2007

Countries like to claim they don't negotiate with terrorists. But didn't South Korea do the sensible thing in repeating its pledge to withdraw its troops and ban its missionaries from Afghanistan -- and, according to some reports, pay a ransom -- in return for the Taliban release of 21 hostages?

September 19, 2007

Pakistan 's plight under President/General Musharraf raises an interesting question about generals and politics: Is a strong military the path to a strong and democratic state, or is it an obstacle?

October 3, 2007

Should countries tell China that if it does not pressure Burma to open up, they will boycott the Beijing Olympics?

February 19, 2008

With Castro gone, will Cuba become America's 51st state?

February 25, 2008

Are the U.S. and Europe right to recognize Kosovo and continue to poke Russia with a stick?

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