The New York Times January 20, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have embarked on a sophisticated information war, using modern media tools as well as some old-fashioned ones, to soften their image and win favor with local Afghans as they try to counter the Americans’ new campaign to win Afghan hearts and minds. more
Slate January 20, 2010 If the most-doomsaying Democrats are right about the special election in Massachusetts—that it means the end of health care reform and much of the liberal agenda generally—then Barack Obama may turn into something he never wanted or expected to be: a foreign-policy president. more
Foreign Policy January 20, 2010 The Pentagon has won a major internal battle over control of foreign assistance funding, delaying the Obama administration’s pledge to demilitarize foreign policy, multiple sources tell The Cable. more
The New York Times January 20, 2010 BERLIN — Members of a European Parliament confirmation committee late Wednesday agreed to support the nomination of Neelie Kroes, Europe’s outgoing competition commissioner, as the new commissioner for the digital agenda after she apparently fleshed out her plans during a closed-door meeting with party leaders. more
The Wall Street Journal January 20, 2010 KABUL—The North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to create a new top civilian post in Kabul to flank the U.S.-led coalition’s military chief in Afghanistan, and the British ambassador to Afghanistan is the leading contender, according to senior officials familiar with the matter. more