President Obama
Realpolitik alive and well under the Obama administration
There is no doubt that Bahrain is a less likely place for the popular unrest sweeping the Middle East to settle, over and above more traditionally volatile states in the region.
Time for Obama to take a stand on Egypt and the Middle East
Within the space of two weeks, the Obama administration has managed to find itself sitting in the middle of the road on the vexed questions of Egypt and the Middle East.
The State of the Union: Where next for America’s progressives?
Chris Tarquini discusses whether President Obama's State of the Union address last night was progressive or a dash to the political middle.
Left needs to learn lessons from the States
The Fabians’ discussion on how the left, can learn from the right in terms of campaign strategy turned vaguely into "how the left can learn from the Democrats".
Cameron’s G20 ignorance risks shutting Britain out of global policy making
If the sad truth is that Cameron simply doesn't care about Britain taking a lead in developing a more multilateral economic approach then so be it. But by doing so he's shutting the UK out of the game - with the US, the G20 and the EU.
Midterms post-mortem: Wrong to say Obama over-promised and under-delivered
Two years after Barack Obama swept into the White House, questions are being asked about how the Democrats did so badly in last night's elections; Left Foot Forward's Frank Spring reports from the States.