Will the incoming Obama administration finally give Latin America and the Caribbean their due? It ought to.
There is no reason to pay sporadic, insufficient attention — as the United States commonly has done — to the nations that form part of the same hemisphere and have such a dramatic impact on this country. Whether the [...]

In the coming months, President-elect Barack Obama will assemble a foreign-policy team and begin the arduous process of listing global priorities, including the need for a new American image. Between now and Inauguration Day, that group should focus on critical issues that demand the incoming president’s sustained attention and creativity, starting with human rights.
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President-elect Barack Obama has already demonstrated a sensible impulse: to make haste slowly as he prepares to tackle the nation’s pressing issues in a pro-active, bipartisan manner. His next steps will be most effective if they captivate, inspire, energize and assist Americans.
Obama has no choice about the No. 1 priority, the economy. He cannot avoid [...]

A tale of two unique U.S. presidential candidates has ended, and one of them – Barack Obama – will inherit, along with the White House, what has been called the most dangerous of times.
Against that general backdrop, it should be noted that we also face the best of times in terms of the positive changes [...]