Understandably the early attention has focused on who Obama has appointed to the economic and national security positions in his cabinet. But one of the appointments that will tell us the most about what kind of president Obama intends to be is ...

The now-expected appointment of former Marine general James L. Jones as President Elect Obama’s National Security Adviser has comes as a surprise to many. Until few weeks ago the names in the frame were Susan Rice, and James Steinberg. And though General ...

As Matt reflected just after Obama’s election win, both David Cameron and Gordon Brown desperately want to be and be seen to be Barack Obama’s best friend. There’s a bit of a blow to the Cameron campaign today with a New Statesman ...

Full article: “In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity”

Rumour has it that on Monday Obama will announce that USAID will be separated from the State Department and turned into its own cabinet level department. The move, which would be reminiscent of New Labour's decision to hive the Department for International ...

This Marc Ambinder post is well worth reading. Full article: The Republican predicament

So what kind of diplomat will Hillary Clinton be, once she’s ensconced on the 7th floor in the State Department? Will she be like Colin Powell – well-liked and a great manager, but marginalised by other Cabinet members? Or like her friend ...

Elections have consequences as John McCain likes to say. So it would be unrealistic of us hawks to expect the president-elect to appoint the kind of national security team that John McCain would have. But from a hawkish perspective, the team unveiled ...

Saturday Night Live was quite simply brilliant this cycle and no one on it was better than Tina Fey. She was the comedic star of the election from her ‘bitch is the new black’ line to her uncannily good Plain impression and ...

Significant, diverse investment opportunities are springing up across Africa, where change is occurring at a faster pace than many realize, Thomas Gibian, chief investment officer at Emerging Capital Partners, tells the 2008 U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference.Full article: Diverse Investment Opportunities Springing Up Across Africa