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    American confidence in U.S. international leadership hits 40-year low, poll says

    Dec 12, 2013 03:42 PM EDT

    ... as the U.S. economy and a dearth of political leadership, according to the poll which was commissioned in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations. The survey, conducted among 2,003 adults from October through November, also concluded that fifty-two percent of Americans now believe that the U ...

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    In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House

    May 20, 2013 05:10 PM EDT

    ... Win in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Thein Sein's visit comes after President Barack Obama traveled to Myanmar in November, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to do so, in a further sign of warming relations. "We've reached a point in our relationship where (Thein Sein) is ...

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    What Happens When U.S. Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations

    Nov 14, 2012 11:18 PM EDT

    ... CIA Director David Petraeus. The former military leader's resignation after admitting to an extramarital affair raises questions about the standards to which Americans hold U.S. officials and military officers. We take a look at that with two who follow civilian-military relations closely. Richard Kohn is professor emeritus ...

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    Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How Embarrassing Episodes Affect U.S. Mission

    Apr 18, 2012 10:05 PM EDT

    U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta condemned photos published Wednesday of soldiers posing with dead Afghan insurgents. Jeffrey Brown discusses how the latest in a series of U.S. humiliations might shape military efforts and U.S.-Afghan relations with The Washington Post's Craig Whitlock and Retired Army Col ...

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    What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific?

    Nov 16, 2011 11:06 PM EDT

    ... relations with both China and the United States. There is a certain element of hedging and balancing that these countries are seeking by having the U.S. in the region. That undoubtedly is part of their calculation. RAY SUAREZ: Jeffrey Bader and John Higley, gentlemen, thank you both. JEFFREY BADER ...

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    How Currency Choices 'Made in China' Have Big Impact on U.S. Economy

    Jan 18, 2011 11:20 PM EDT

    ... response to market forces. And we believe China will do so, because the alternative would be too costly, both for China and for China's relations with the rest of the world. PAUL SOLMAN: And Secretary of State Clinton: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: We need to ...

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    Foreign Policy 'Giant,' Lifelong U.S. Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69

    Dec 14, 2010 01:05 AM EDT

    ... helping President Carter during his election, he became the youngest assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and oversaw the normalization of relations with China. In the 1990s, he served as U.S. ambassador to Germany and then assistant secretary for European and Canadian Affairs. He briefly ...

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    Declassified Testimony Reveals Regrets in Senate Over Vietnam War Support

    Jul 14, 2010 08:37 PM EDT

    The voices of senators expressing growing concerns about the Vietnam War more than four decades ago were brought to life Wednesday with the release of more than 1,000 pages of previously classified testimony and transcripts by the Foreign Relations Committee. In a statement authorizing release of the declassified material ...

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    Gravel Discusses Campaign Funding, Relations with Iran

    Oct 01, 2007 10:35 PM EDT

    Former Alaska Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Gravel talks about his campaign fundraising, U.S. relations with Iran and details his personal and political background in the newest in a series of in-depth interviews with the 2008 presidential candidates.

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    New U.S. Counterinsurgency Tactics Face Challenges Ahead

    Jan 26, 2007 06:05 PM EDT

    With President Bush's plan to deploy more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq under attack from Democrats and some Republicans, the new top U.S. commander in Iraq prepares to return to the troubled country.