Where does President Obama Go in His Second Term? Barack Obama’s decision to steer his foreign policy more toward Asia could face sharp challenges when it comes to the South China Sea. That’s where China is squaring off with some of its neighbors over who has sovereignty over the maritime region and its potentially vast […]
US Asia Pivot Facing Troubled South China Sea
Clinton: No “Retirement” After State Department
Early Polls Show Her Leading Potential Challengers for 2016 The close of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State will start one of the most watched political retirements since Richard Nixon. When Nixon lost California’s 1962 governor’s race just two years after losing the presidency, he famously told reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to kick […]
Clinton Back to Work
Clinton Hopes For Strong Finish After Disappointing December This is not how Hillary Clinton imagined ending her run as secretary of state. After a month of recovering from a stomach virus, a concussion, and a blood clot between her brain and skull, she returns to work this week with senior State Department officials already prepping […]