Barack Obama

OP-ED: Obama’s Tough Decision on Syria: Action over Reaction

By Amer Mahdi Doko I still remember Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s press conference last April when he announced the US had strong evidence that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against civilians. Looking tired and pale, Hagel chose his words carefully, stating “our intelligence community does assess, with varying degrees of confidence, that the […]

Obama’s Speech on Climate Change: A Policy Preview

By Georgetown Public Policy Review Staff Today, President Barack Obama will outline his plan to combat climate change at Georgetown University on the steps of Old North Hall. Environmentalists and green energy advocates have been waiting for the President to lay out specific proposals ever since he devoted a sizeable amount of his Inaugural and […]