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Judge Sonia Sotomayor may have been something of an exception. Like previous nominees, during her confirmation hearings she displayed some aspects of her judicial philosophy - but perhaps not all of them. Adopting a trope more often associated with conservatives than liberals, she said repeatedly that judges should simply apply the...
This rhetorical praise of human rights and justice has remained a core tenet of Obama's foreign policy, though his arrival in Africa is marked by mixed signs of political progress. Recent years have brought coups to Mauritania, Madagascar and Guinea, and distorted or disputed elections in Nigeria, Kenya and...
The 2002 coup attempt in Venezuela - which failed when a popular counteruprising compelled the military to restore Chávez to power - was a reflection of the region's new upper- and middle-class fear. But the Honduran coup seems more troubling because it feels more archaic. And that gives...
The short answer is: because he was invited. Russia is convening two back-to-back summits of significant global importance this week. Moscow is a key player in both the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Chinese-driven body aimed at improving ties with Russia and Central Asia, and the so...
Ernest R. May, a genial professor who led Harvard College with collectedness and a sense of diplomacy and stood at the forefront of the study of U.S. foreign relations over his 55 years at Harvard, died Monday from complications following surgery. He was 80.May left his mark on the University...