Word: recentering
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Galvin said that Harvard officials were not aware of the Alavi Foundation’s alleged ties to the Iranian government before the recent press reports were published...
...recipient of the Alavi Foundation’s grants, the faculty at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, is concerned about the consequences of the recent accusations levelled by the government...
...despite the recent accusations, President of the Harvard Islamic Society Na’eel Cajee ’10 said he believes that it is important to step back from the issue and remain objective until more details are uncovered...
...could discern a pattern that illuminates Obama's presidency. The most obvious pattern, however, is the media's tendency to get overwrought about almost anything. Why, for example, is the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall demolition so crucial that it requires a President's presence? Which recent U.S. President has gotten the Chinese to agree to anything big? (In fact, Obama has secured significant diplomatic cooperation from the Chinese on North Korea, Afghanistan and Pakistan.) Was his deep bow indicative of anything other than his physical fitness? (My midsection, sadly, prevents the appearance of obsequiousness in such circumstances...
...early to make pronouncements on Obama's fate. One pattern that can be limned from the recent overseas controversies is that this President has a tendency to err in the direction of respect toward other countries. This is a witting reaction to the Bush Administration's tendency to diss our allies and insult - or invade - our enemies. It is a long game, which will yield results, or not, over time. After a first year spent demonstrating a new comity, Obama has gained the global credibility to get tough - on Iran, for example - in his second year. But the real evaluation...