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January 18, 2022
Matt Ford
Biden’s Ambassadors Are Just the Same Ethical Failures
A year ago, the president was signaling that he’d break with the old tradition of handing out foreign posts to donors. So much for all that.
May 11, 2021
Matt Ford
Rahm Emanuel Gets Another Job He Doesn’t Deserve
The failed former Chicago mayor will be shipped off to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, for some reason.
February 2, 2021
Matt Ford
Blow Up the Donor-to-Ambassador Pipeline
Joe Biden has the chance to curtail a corrupt practice that official Washington has long ignored.
November 4, 2009
Jason Zengerle
Rumblings of a Coup in Pakistan?
October 31, 2009
James Kirchick
The Fork in J Street
October 26, 2009
Martin Peretz
If I Were Barack Obama, The People I’d Be Most Tee’d Off About Would Be J Street. And Maybe He is.
October 18, 2009
Barron YoungSmith
The Obama Administration Finally Has an Official Darfur Policy. But Where’s Obama?
October 17, 2009
Martin Peretz
"Susan Doesn't Suffer Fools." On the Other Hand, She Says Many Stupid Things.
October 13, 2009
Michael Crowley
Pakistani Ambassador Staying?
October 8, 2009
Isaac Chotiner
Quote of the Week
October 7, 2009
Amy Liu
A Smarter Planet Begins with Smarter Cities
September 22, 2009
Michael Crowley
Pro-Book Burning Anti-Semite Loses UNESCO Bid
September 18, 2009
Ben Birnbaum
The Stockholm Syndrome
September 16, 2009
Michael Crowley
Fiasco
September 8, 2009
Michael Crowley
Quote of the Day
September 3, 2009
Bradford Plumer
New China Ambassador Says Climate And Energy A Top Priority
August 28, 2009
Michael Crowley
Afghan Envoy Denies Holbrooke-Karzai Fight
August 26, 2009
The New Republic Staff
'Ambassador Feelgood'
August 21, 2009
Roland Flamini
Our Afghan Ambassador: The Man in the Middle
August 19, 2009
Michael Crowley
The King and O

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