Tag: Obama

UN Calls for Dialogue after U.S.-led Airstrike in Syria

September 24, 2014

UNITED NATIONS – “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Syria ... Read More

Tunisia PM to meet Obama

April 3, 2014

Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, talked about security in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring which affected all the countries in ... Read More

Priorities Anyone? – Obama’s Egypt Problem Isn’t Going To Go Away

November 2, 2013

It was an excruciating experience for observers and journalists alike. Following the coup of 3 July 2013 and the quiet consolidation of power by army ... Read More

Syria Undone – Acting on the G-Point

July 14, 2013

The war in Syria is well into its third year, while the number of casualties has sky-rocketed, though, of course, nobody can say for sure ... Read More

Security, Anti-Terrorism Struggle, Shared Concern for USA, Morocco

May 13, 2013

Security issues and fight against terrorism were at the center of a phone conversation earlier this week between US President Barack Obama and Morocco’s King ... Read More

Did the U.S. (almost) change its policy towards Western Sahara?

April 25, 2013

The United States has for years voiced support to the settlement of the Western Sahara in the context of the United Nations and when in ... Read More

Big Challenges Awaiting New U.S. Secretary of State

February 8, 2013

The stalled peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, the civil war in Syria, Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea, the Arab Spring uprisings, Afghanistan, Iraq ... Read More

Obama’s Second Inaugural Address – No Foreign Policy Strategy Yet

February 2, 2013

Dustin Dehez Watching Obama's second inaugural address, I was confident that the President would turn to foreign policy at some point. After all, Barack Obama ... Read More

Sinking Susan Rice’s Nomination: What It Could Mean for the U.S. North Africa Policy

January 10, 2013

When Susan Rice withdrew her name from the consideration for nomination for Secretary of State, she did so largely to save the White House from ... Read More

DSK affair, when journalists lose their soul

November 17, 2012

Nowadays, as prosecution and conviction determine the importance of a story, we are forced to accept the media line. The Strauss-Kahn affair shows how, by ... Read More