by Magnus Newth | Apr 17, 2013 | Monitor
Senator Bob Corker, ranking republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal today on China’s unwillingness to pressure its troublesome ally, North Korea. Puzzled by what he sees as Chinese indifference to North Korean...
by Christopher Sponn | Mar 15, 2013 | Monitor
Watch the West Wing Week here. International Courage Awards: Last Friday, the First Lady joined Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department for the International Women of Courage Awards—where nine different women were honored. The event was a...
by Colleen Curtis | Mar 8, 2013 | Monitor
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry honor the recipients of the International Women of Courage Award in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2013. Seated, from left, are: awardee Malalai...
by Andrew Holland | Feb 7, 2013 | Monitor
This article is Cross-Posted from Andrew Holland’s Power Policy blog on Energy Trends Insider What Can Obama Do? The President has begun his second term in office by saying that he will act on climate change, stating in his inaugural address: “We will respond to...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Feb 6, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis (The following speech by Patricia H. Kushlis on the future of Diplomacy was delivered at OASIS (Albuquerque, NM) on Monday, February 4, 2013) On Thursday, January 24th John Kerry sailed through his hour long hearing in front of former colleagues...