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"Open Letter to President Obama on Global Nuclear Security"

On Thursday, April 8th President Barack Obama and Russian Federation President Dimitri Medvedev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, signaling a change in relations between the two countries. Commentator and History Professor Doctor Brian Clardy writes this open letter to President Obama about the future of nuclear weaponry and global security.

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"Crisis and Opportunity: President Obama and Sino - U.S. Relations"

During the 2008 presidential campaign, then candidate Barack Obama promised a change in U.S. approach to foreign policy. History Professor Dr. Brian Clardy believes the president has since been instrumental in creating positive transformative efforts, but says the overall status and tone of U.S. - Chinese relations will be the single most tenuous foreign policy dilemma the Obama Administration will face.

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"The Diplomatic Necessity of Articulating the Obama Doctrine"

On the heels of his speech regarding his Afghan war strategy last Tuesday, President Obama is gearing up for another to be delivered in Oslo as he formally accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. Murray State history professor Doctor Brian Clardy says the stakes are high for Obama to successfully articulate his plans for global diplomacy.

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