Nancy talks to Jon Stewart on the Daily Show

It is time for the U.S. Senate to abandon the Cold War and support a nuclear security agenda designed for the 21st Century. Nothing underscores the rift in generational thinking more than the debate taking shape in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee over whether to ratify the New START treaty. It its core, the debate [...]

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When Philip Verveer was confirmed last year as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, our nation was fortunate to have one of the most thoughtful, knowledgeable and skilled experts in global communications advancing the nation’s interests at the State Department. This is one reason that the attack on [...]

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There’s another financial crisis on the horizon — the climate financial crisis. Working towards the global meeting in Copenhagen this December, the UN’s climate negotiations are teetering on the brink of failure. The elephant in the room of these negotiations is how to pay for a global agreement — and who will pick up the [...]

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Argentina reportedly intends to file for Securities and Exchange Commission approval to re-enter U.S. capital markets. The SEC should instead insist that Argentine securities bear a warning like cigarette packages: “This issuer has a record of misrepresentation, debt defaults and debt repudiation, and therefore may be dangerous to your financial health. Do not consume this [...]

Here’s a free piece of advice to President Barack Obama or President John McCain: There’s no need to look for a new secretary of defense. You already have the best man in the job. The Obama campaign in particular seems to have noticed the virtues of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. It’s a little head-spinning [...]