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Thursday May 24th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Obama Doctrine’

Le Monde: The Diplomatic “Philosophy” of Barack Obama

Le Monde: The Diplomatic “Philosophy” of Barack Obama

Translated from the French LE MONDE | 13.07.09 | 15h26  •  Updated 13.07.09 | 15h26 WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT His advisers speak less of an Obama doctrine than an Obama "philosophy". With the Accra speech delivered on Saturday July 11 in Ghana before a Parliament that was turbulent, sometimes facetious, with opinions expressed loudly as [...]

More on “Persistent Engagement”

An earlier post had suggested that the outlines of an Obama doctrine -- of "persistent engagement" -- are emerging. The following  Ares report, lending weight to the observation that "war" is now to be called "engagement" and the sense of extended duration is to be described as "persistent" or "consistent", is relevant to this discussion: [...]

Persistent Engagement — Preview of an Emergent Obama Doctrine

In his Posture Statement submitted, in advance of his testimony, to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services hearings on Thursday 14 May 2009, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Michael G. Mullen has outlined a strategic vision of perpetual war that may well provide an early glimpse into much of what may come to be called "the [...]