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A significant way in how the whole world turns actually rests in the hands of US President Barack Obama and his administration. Tempering the nuclearization of global weaponry, harnessing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions posthaste and on a global scale, truly changing the fate of Afghans, assuring stability in the potentially combustible [...]

Another test for the new era in US foreign relations has just transpired. The White House said that the next few weeks may determine whether it has begun a new relationship with Latin America, especially with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez who has indicated he wants to be friends with Barack Obama after finding him to be an ‘intelligent man.’ A [...]

While still president-elect, Obama promised to visit the capital of a Muslim country within his first 100 days in office. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed that Obama will visit Turkey within one month. Turkey is, of course, the safest Muslim country right now that is conducive for Obama’s ceremonious initial effort to directly connect [...]

Obama is conspicuously silent with the issues concerning the current Middle East war. Doesn’t it seem obvious that he is not about to deal strongly with Israel? Even if he is not yet president of the United States until Bush vacates the White House, the silence is extremely pregnant because the US is known to be pro-Israel. But the US, even the whole [...]