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Lim on Obama’s Leadership Gap; the NYC Mosque

Posted in General, Noted on Aug 27th, 2010

This is my colleague Elvin Lim on Obama’s lack of leadership on the NYC Mosque issue. Obama is compared to Polonius and we are told that Obama is not being professorial enough. Definitely worth a read: Out on a Lim: Obama’s Leadership Gap.

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Obama, Midterm Elections, and Foreign Policy

Posted in General, Noted on Aug 3rd, 2010

I am far from being an expert on American politics and elections. But I do tend to pay attention when they intersect my interests in international relations and I’ve gleaned a few tidbits from my Americanist colleagues: foreign policy preferences can impact voter attitudes (Aldrich et al. 2006); there may be “two presidencies” (domestic and [...]

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Johnnie Carson, nominee for top Africa job at State Department

Posted in African Politics, International Relations, Noted on Mar 21st, 2009

On Friday, Johnnie Carson became Obama’s official nominee for US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department (via allAfrica.com). A number of observers have worried about how long it took him to name someone to this post, that it is an indication of Africa’s low priority in the Obama administration.  But the choice [...]

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