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    Asia's Mojo Keeps on Working

    Mar 14, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

    ... grilling comparable to that for a Saudi citizen because he comes from a predominantly Muslim nation. Whatever is being thought unofficially, on the government level, relations between the United States and Southeast Asian nations are as smooth as they have been since the Vietnam War. President Obama's pivot to ...

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    Papal Succession in the Catholic Church

    Mar 12, 2013 12:26 PM EDT

    ... Catholic reform." Examine the trove of documents on church positions produced by the Second Vatican Council. This backgrounder first appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations' website. View all of our World coverage and follow us on Twitter: Follow @NewsHourWorld !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s ...

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    Debt, Deficits, and the Defense Budget

    Feb 25, 2013 06:20 PM EDT

    U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2009. Photo by Army Spc. Walter Reeves. By Jonathan Masters, Online Editor/Writer for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction Most projections indicate that the United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path under the current federal tax and entitlement regimes. Absent fundamental reforms ...

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    The Remaking of Obama Foreign Policy Team: Sen. John Kerry Up for Sec. of State

    Dec 21, 2012 11:03 PM EDT

    ... s next Secretary of State, John Kerry. In a sense, John's entire life has prepared him for this role. Having served with valor in Vietnam, he understands that we have a responsibility to use American power wisely, especially our military power. And he knows, from personal experience, that when ...

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    Big Plans But Smaller Bucks for Asia

    Aug 03, 2012 06:10 PM EDT

    ... several think tank analysts agree on is that China is pursuing confusing objectives. At a press conference call this week at the Council on Foreign Relations, analysts Joshua Kurlantzick and Bonnie Glaser said China was driving countries that earlier wanted some distance from the United States -- the Philippines, Vietnam and ...

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    'Hell and Back Again': What it Means to Lead Men in War, and Then Return Home

    May 28, 2012 10:44 PM EDT

    ... of the 25-year-old from North Carolina, his difficult readjustment, his painful rehabilitation and growing dependence on medication, and his loving but occasionally tense relations with his young wife, Ashley. Weaving together scenes from the war and the home front, Danfung Dennis' film, "Hell and Back Again," won a ...

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    Presidential Campaigns Pause to Honor Veterans on Memorial Day

    May 28, 2012 01:57 PM EDT

    A man visits the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., on May 28. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. On this Memorial Day, the presidential campaign is taking a bit of a pause as both men on the ballot honor the sacrifices made by the nation's men and women in uniform. President Obama offered a message...

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    Lugar's Loss Follows 'Curse' of Senate's Foreign Policy Committee

    May 08, 2012 11:55 PM EDT

    From Oct. 1, 1986, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is seen after a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting about Nicaragua with Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I. Photo by Cynthia Johnson//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. Call it the curse of the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Richard Lugar, who has served as chairman or ranking Republican...

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    Who Is Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng?

    Apr 30, 2012 06:22 PM EDT

    Chinese guards march outside the U.S. embassy compound in Beijing. Photo by Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images. The whereabouts of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng remain unclear Monday. He escaped house arrest in his village last week and reportedly sought asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs...

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    Obama: Congress Must 'Get it Done' on Debt Limit

    Jun 29, 2011 02:41 PM EDT

    EmbedVideo(884, 482, 304); Updated 1:58 p.m. ET | In his first news conference in three months, President Obama addressed the impending Aug. 2 debt limit and questions about military engagement in Libya and Afghanistan. On the issue of debt, the president said both parties have identified $1 trillion in cuts - but in order to...