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  1. The Right Coast

    John Kerry Advised Russian Foreign Minister Just Ignore Obama | New York Observer

    By Thomas A. Smith

    According to a translation commissioned by the Observer, Mr. Kerry advised Mr. Lavrov to just ignore Obama s statements. Google translator phrases the nuance slightly differently: Russia s Foreign Minister…

  2. The Right Coast

    Russia sending bomber patrols to Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico | WashingtonExaminer.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Russia is reasserting its presence in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.via www.washingtonexaminer.com

  3. ImmigrationProf Blog

    From the Bookshelves: Diaspora Lobbies and the US Government Convergence and Divergence in Making Foreign Policy Edited by Josh DeWind and Renata Segura

    By immigrationprof

    Diaspora Lobbies and the US Government Convergence and Divergence in Making Foreign Policy Edited by Josh DeWind and Renata SeguraAs a nation of immigrants, the United States has long accepted…

  4. Capital Thinking

    House Armed Services Committee to Examine the President’s Strategy Against ISIL

    By Stacy Swanson

    Mid-Term Elections Recap Last Tuesday, Republicans secured control of the U.S. Senate – 52 seats, with some races yet-to-be-determined and could result in further gains.  Squire Patton Boggs produced a…

  5. The Right Coast

    The Case Against Qatar

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Foryears, U.S. officials have been willing to shrug off Doha's proxy network -- oreven take advantage of it from time to time. Qatar's neighbors, however, havenot.via www.foreignpolicy.com

  6. The Right Coast

    The undoing of the Iraq and Syria revisionists – The Washington Post

    By Thomas A. Smith

    If President Obama and his spinners won t accept conservatives take on the failures and missteps leading up to the Islamic State and the region-wide chaos in the Middle East,…

  7. International Law Prof Blog

    Text of President Obama’s Speech at the United Nations

    By InternationalLaw Blogger

    Click here for a link to President Obama's speech before the United Nations General Assembly.(mew)

  8. The Right Coast

    The Divine Right of Barack Obama | National Review Online

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Asked earlier today how long he expected the bombing of Syria to last, Lieutenant General William C. Mayville Jr. advised reporters to think in terms of years. Last night s…

  9. The Right Coast

    WSJ: Obama will require military to get his personal approval for U.S. strikes in Syria « Hot Air

    By Thomas A. Smith

    A man who s a better speechwriter than his speechwriters, a better political director than his political directors, and who knows more about policy than his policy advisors must surely…

  10. International Law Prof Blog

    Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats

    By InternationalLaw Blogger

    The Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, will hold a hearing on terror threats in Europe on September 19, 2014 at 10…