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- Miscellaneous News
- Commentary
- United Nations
- Treaties
- Foreign Aid
- 'The Axis of Evil'
- Military Alliances
- Global Abortion Gag Rule
- G-8 Summit, July 2001
- Global Economy
- Nations, Leaders, and International Organizations Bush Has Offended
- Bush trip to Europe, May 2002
- Colin Powell's trip to the Middle East, April 2002
- Bush's Trip to Latin America, March 2002
- Cheney's 10-Nation Tour, March 2002
- Trip to Asia, February 2002
- First Official Visit to Europe
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Colin Powell, Secretary of State (separate page)
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John Negroponte, U.N. Ambassador (separate page)
- External site: Bush's Foreign
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Miscellaneous News and Commentary
- Other
Nations Perceive Bush Foreign Policy as Bullying and Brazen
Roger Cohen, David E. Sanger and Steven R. Weisman, New York Times, 12 October 2004
- US condemned over rights abuses
BBC, 26 May 2004
- U.S. Seeks to Replace Head of Test Ban Treaty Organization
David Ruppe, Global Security Newswire, 23 February 2003
- U.S. Role in the World Dominates Economic Talks
Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 January 2003
- White House on Autocrats: Malaysian Sí, Cuban No
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 15 May 2002
- European Commission president warns of US rift
Andrew Osborn, The Guardian, 28 March 2002
- Bush Diplomacy Yields Few Promising Signs
Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, 28 March 2002
- US soft-pedals on allies' human rights record
Matthew Engel, Guardian (UK), 6 March 2002
- In War Against Terrorism, We May Be Allying With Terrorist Regimes
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 12 February 2002
- Breaking the silence about Bush's unilateralism
Jonathan Freedland, Guardian (UK), 9 February 2002
- Choosing the Right Enemies
Michael O'Hanlon, New York Times, 6 February 2002
- Bush's tough talk on 'suspect' states ignores their overtures for closer ties
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 31 January 2002
- US blocks drive for increase in aid to poorest countries
Charlotte Denny, Guardian (UK), 23 January 2002
- Another Bush's 'Vision Thing'
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 20 January 2002
- The Scrooge Syndrome
Paul Krugman, New York Times, 25 December 2001
- Bush's foreign policy draws fire at home and abroad
BBC, 10 August 2001
- Bush's loner behavior vexes allies
Hugh Cortazzi, Japan Times, 7 August 2001
- White House Says the U.S. Is Not a Loner, Just Choosy
Thom Shanker, New York Times, 31 July 2001
- Bush firm on Kyoto and missiles
BBC, 17 July 2001
- Putin and Jiang shake paper sabre at American world domination
Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian, 17 July 2001
- Allies push back against Bush's foreign policy
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 8 June 2001
- Bush to Europe: Heed what we say, not what we do
Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, 2 June 2001
- Candidate as Envoy for Sudan Wants a Shield From Conservative Ideology
Jane Perlez, New York Times, 31 May 2001
- Allies alarmed as US opposes biological weapons inspection
Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, 21 May 2001
- World criticizes Bush energy plan
Economist, 18 May 2001
- 'It's Hard To Exaggerate How Low the U.S. Image Abroad Has Sunk'
Tony Karon, Time, 9 May 2001
- Bush regime at odds with etiquette of international diplomacy
Ronald Meinardus, Taipei Times, 24 April 2001
- Bush's disinterest in foreign policy briefings catches up with him
Jake Tapper, Salon, 26 April 2001
- America-First Policies Dismay Europeans
Mary Dejewsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 April 2001
- Bush's Euro-skeptics
Steve Kettmann, Salon, 6 April 2001
- Bush agrees to disagree with world opinion
Paul Reynolds, BBC, 30 March 2001
- Ideological clashes mean a Bush foreign policy in disarray
Jane Perlez, New York Times, 27 March 2001
- America turns the clock back to Cold War
Ed Vulliamy, Observer (UK), 25 March 2001
- Foreign-policy turf battle between Cheney and Powell
Seth Gitell, Boston Phoenix, 4 February 2001
Commentary
- Why Bush can't leave America -- and why that matters
Jeremy Mayer, American Prospect, 1 April 2003
- Bush counts the cost of broken promises
Richard Beeston, Times of London, 12 March 2003
- George Bush's faith-based foreign policy
Robert Higgs, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 February 2003
- Does U.S. Intervention Overseas Breed Terrorism? The Historical Record
Ivan Eland, The Cato Institute, 17 December 1998
- The Men Who Stole the Show
Tom Barry and Jim Lobe, Foreign Policy in Focus, October 2002
- Bush policies disconnected from reality
Simon Tisdall, The Guardians, 12 July 2002
- Contempt
of court: US puts ideology before justice
editorial, The Guardian, 2 July 2002
- The New Bush Doctrine
Richard Falk, The Nation, 15 July 2002
- Heart of Cheapness
Paul Krugman, New York Times, 31 May 2002
- The Confusion Deepens Over US Foreign Policy
William Pfaff, International Herald Tribune (in CommonDreams), 30 May 2002
- U.S. Foreign Policy: Attention, Right Face, Forward March
Tom Barry and Jim Lobe, Foreign Policy in Focus, April 2002
- Bush's Master Oil Plan
Michael T. Klare, Pacific News Service (in AlterNet), 23 April 2002
- War Was Easy. The Rest of the World Is a Mess.
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 21 April 2002
- The Bush gang that can't shoot straight
Bill Press, CNN, 19 April 2002
- How Bush makes foreign policy too personal
Walter Shapiro, Slate, 16 April 2002
- Bush comes to shove
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 29 March 2002
- Bush's foreign policy blunders
Joshua Micah Marshall, Salon (full article available to subscribers only), 29 March 2002
- Propaganda No Answer
Molly Ivins, CommonDreams, 22 February 2002
- Ain't no stopping US now
Julian Borger, Guardian (UK), 20 February 2002
- Bush's Return to Unilateralism
Nat Parry, ConsortiumNews, 18 February 2002
- If it's good for America, it's good for the world
Paul Rogers, Observer (UK), 27 January 2002
- Unilateralism Dead? That's a Myth Perception
Jim Mann, Los Angeles Times (in Common Dreams, 24 October 2001
- Kooks 'R' U.S.
Ian Williams, Salon, 27 July 2001
- Bush the Radical Isolationist
Anthony Lewis, New York Times, 21 July 2001
- Bush's Easygoing Words and Hard Line Actions
Frank Bruni, New York Times, 17 June 2001
- Bush Foreign Policy: Speak Spanish, Put Foot in Mouth
Jason Vest, AlterNet, 12 June 2001
- The Need for Cooperation With Europe
Madeleine K. Albright, New York Times, 5 June 2001
- No Foreign Policy Issue Is Too Small to Botch
Stan Crock, Business Week, 29 May 2001
- Back to the Cold War?
Ben Barber, Salon, 3 April 2001
- Dubya's Lone Ranger Diplomacy
Stan Crock, Business Week, 1 January 2001
United Nations
- Bush's Speech to U.N. Wins Few Plaudits in Europe
Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, 21 September 2004
- Powell Booed and Jeered at Global Environment Meeting
Rachel L. Swarns With Terence Neilan, New York Times, 4 September 2002
- The U.S. Hit List at the United Nations
Ian Williams, Foreign Policy in Focus, 30 April 2002
- US was hostile to extra term for UN rights commissioner
Nuala Haughey, Irish Times, 20 March 2002
- U.N. Officials Press White House to Free Family-Planning Money
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 16 January 2002
- Was the U.S. Walkout Repudiated or Justified by the Conference's Accord?
Serge Schmemann, New York Times, September 2001
- US blocks small arms controls
BBC, 9 July 2001
- U.N. Defeat Was a Message from Washington's Allies
Tony Karon, Time, 5 May 2001
- Washington Angry Over Losing Rights Seat
Christopher Marquis, New York Times, 4 May 2001
- Bush nominees under fire for link with contras
Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, 6 April 2001
Treaties
- Also see Kyoto Protocol (separate page).
- Also see Missile Defense Shield and ABM Treaty (separate page).
- General News and Commentary
- A Treaty Bush Shouldn't 'Unsign'
David J. Scheffer, New York Times, 6 April 2002
- Washington Is Criticized for Growing Reluctance to Sign Treaties
Barbara Crossette, New York Times, 4 April 2002
- Bush to 'unsign' treaty creating World Court
Elizabeth A. Neuffer, Boston Globe (in CommonDreams), 29 March 2002
- Nato warns US over 'evil axis'
BBC, 1 February 2002
- Treaties Don't Belong to Presidents Alone
Bruce Ackerman, New York Times, 29 August 2001
- Allies in America's National Interest
Jeffrey Gedmin and Gary Schmitt, New York Times, 5 August 2001
- Critics decry Bush abrogation of treaties
Bill Nichols, USA Today, 27 July 2001
- Limiting global trade in small arms
- Nuclear test ban
- Arms control
- Toxic diplomacy
editorial, The Guardian, 24 April 2002
- Under assault from U.S., chemical weapons body sacks head
BBC, 22 April 2002
- Removal of Jose Bustani Demonstrates George Bush's Contempt for Cooperation
George Monbiot, The Guardian, 23 April 2002
- White House Wants Chief of Chemical Arms Group to Resign
Judith Miller, New York Times, 20 March 2002
- One step forward, two steps back on arms control
The Economist, 25 July 2001
- Military Analysis: U.S. Weighing Future of Arms Pacts
Michael R. Gordon, New York Times, 9 May 2001
- Biological warfare
Foreign Aid
'The Axis of Evil'
- War on Iran is the new nightmare
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 31 July 2002
- In Its Unilateralist Disregard, U.S. is the Real 'Rogue State'
Richard B. Du Boff and Edward S. Herman, Philadelphia Inquirer (in CommonDreams), 25 February 2002
- Where are we going and why?
editorial, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 24 February 2002
- New Rules of Political Rhetoric
Mark Lilla, New York Times, 24 February 2002
- 'Axis of evil' remark sparks damaging backlash
editorial, USA Today, 19 February 2002
- Allies Hear Sour Notes in 'Axis of Evil' Chorus
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 16 February 2002
- Make Iran a friend, not a foe
Cameron Kamran, Salon (full article available to subscribers only), 12 February 2002
- Axis of Evil, Indeed
Jack Lessenberry, Detroit Metro Times, 6 February 2002
- Axis Me No Questions...
Eric Alterman, The Nation, 25 February 2002
- In a panic, Bush has opted to blame all the old enemies
Martin Woollacott, Guardian (UK), 8 February 2002
- Beware unilateral war without end
Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 5 February 2002
- The Axis of Incoherence
Robert Wright, Slate, 1 February 2002
- 'Suspect countries' reject Bush claims
BBC, 30 January 2002
Military Alliances
Global Abortion Gag Rule
- Killing Them Softly
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 20 September 2003
- Bush vs. Women
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 16 August 2002
- EU replaces cash denied to UN family planning by US
Ian Black, The Guardian, 24 July 2002
- U.S. to Withhold Family-Planning Money From U.N.
Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, 22 July 2002
- Bush stonewalls release of family-planning study
Michelle Goldberg, Salon, 10 July 2002
- Devastated Women
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 26 April 2002
- U.N. Agency on Population Blames U.S. for Cutbacks
Barbara Crossette, New York Times, 6 April 2002
- Bush Shows True Colors by Targeting Population Fund
Marie Cocco, CommonDreams, 8 March 2002
- House Blocks Repeal of Ban on Funding Abortion Groups
Marc Lacey, New York Times, 16 May 2001
- EU to offset Bush cuts in family planning funds
Ian Black, The Guardian, 5 February 2001
G-8 Summit, July 2001
Bush's First Official Visit to Europe
- Europeans Damn Bush's Visit with Faint Praise
Suzanne Daley, New York Times, 17 June 2001
- On eve of meeting with Russian leader, Bush predicts NATO will expand to Russian border
Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 16 June 2001
- Bush's 'grand vision' for Europe is met with European skepticism
Frank Bruni, New York Times 15 June 2001
- All smiles as Bush is embraced by Nato
Ian Black, The Guardian, 14 June 2001
- Bush in Europe: the issues
Derek Brown, The Guardian, 13 June 2001
- Spaniards protest over Bush visit
CNN, 12 June 2001
- Spanish protest at Bush visit
BBC, 10 June 2001
- W Goes to Finishing School
Tony Karon, Time, 12 June 2001
- A Skeptical Europe Awaits Bush on 5-Day Trip
Suzanne Daley, New York Times, 11 June 2001
- Bush's handlers are worried his ignorance will be an agenda item during trip to Europe
James Carney and Massimo Calabresi, Time, 18 June 2001 issue
- Bush Trip Aimed at Winning Over Europeans — on Bush's Terms
Jane Perlez and Frank Bruni, New York Times, 9 June 2001
Global Economy
- Also see Economy: Trade (separate page).
- World Bank, in Report, Defends Its Use of Aid
Joseph Kahn, New York Times, 12 March 2002
- World Bank 'Privatizes' Debtor Nations
interview with Greg Palast, The Scoop, 8 March 2002
- Changes in World Economy on Raw Materials May Doom Many Towns
Peter T. Kilborn, New York Times, 16 February 2002
- Bush Seeks Aid for World Bank, Conditionally
Adam Clymer, New York Times, 13 January 2002
- Bush offends World Bank by advising them to do what they're already doing
Frank Bruni with David E. Sanger, New York Times, 18 July 2001
- Bush
taking a hard line on Pacific Rim trade agreement
Hisane Masaki,
Japan Times, 12 July 2001
- Governor of the Bank of England berates strong dollar
BBC, 9 July 2001
- Suddenly, a Sunny Outlook For Global Economy
Frank Pellegrini, Time, 30 April 2001
Nations, Leaders, and International Organizations Bush Has Offended
Bush Trip to Europe, May 2002
Colin Powell's trip to the Middle East, April 2002
Bush's Trip to Latin American, March 2002
Cheney's 10-Nation Tour, March 2002
Trip to Asia, February 2002
- Bush's Asian ramblings fail to impress
editorial, Guardian, 22 February 2002
- Bush Uses Trip for Damage Control
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 23 February 2002
- Bush Should Have Skipped Beijing
Dexter Roberts, Business Week, 22 February 2002
- Cool reaction on Beijing's streets
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC, 22 February 2002
- Bush Urges Religious Worship in China
Elisabeth BumillerNew York Times, 22 February 2002
- Bush offers tradeoff in influence on Russia, Iran
Japan Times, 21 February 2002
- China Is Treated More Gently Than North Korea for Same Sin
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 21 February 2002
- Protests greet Bush in South Korea
BBC, 19 February 2002
- Bush Affirms U.S. Role in Asia in New 'Pacific Century'
Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 19 February 2002
- On tour with President Bush
Nick Bryant, BBC, (ongoing) February 2002
- Bush gaffe hits yen
BBC, 18 February 2002
- Yen gaffe joins Bushism catalogue
Tom Housden, BBC, 18 February 2002
- Japanese unimpressed by Bush
BBC, 16 February 2002
- Environment activists plan chilly reception for Bush
Mick Corliss, Japan Times, 17 February 2002
- Day-by-day guide to Bush's Asian tour
BBC, 15 February 2002
Africa
The Americas
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Group Accuses Bush Administration Of Igniting Discord With Cuba
Jim Burns, Cybercast News Service, 16 May 2002
- Carter and Powell Cast Doubt on Bioarms in Cuba
David Gonzalez, New York Times, 14 May 2002
- Carter Touches Down In Cuba
CBS News (in Truthout), 12 May 2002
- Lawmakers: U.S. policy toward Cuba is a failure
George Gedda, Associated Press (in the Lawrence Journal-World), 22 March 2002
- Bush Hires Hard-Liners to Handle Cuba Policy
Christopher Marquis, New York Times, 3 February 2002
- US tightens sanctions on Cuba
BBC, 14 July 2001
- Cuban Official Dismisses Chance of Improved Relations With U.S.
David Gonzalez, New York Times, 5 May 2001
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Venezuela
- US wants Chavez out
BBC, 19 June 2004
- CIA accused of being behind bombings in Venezuela
Agence France-Presse (in Taipei Times), 11 October 2003
- Hugo Chavez claims proof of CIA involvement in overthrow attempt
Gregory Wilpert, Venezuelanayisis.com, 18 September 2003
- Bush's Bay of Piglets
Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, 24 April 2002
- Democracy and U.S. Credibility
Peter Hakim, New York Times reg, 21 April 2002
- Three Days that Shook the Media
Al Giordano, Narco News, April 2002
- White House says it didn't support Venezuela coup
CNN, 17 April 2002
- Chavez Fell Foul of Bush Doctrine
Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star (in CommonDreams), 17 April 2002
- Bush's Latin diplomacy goes south
Joshua Micah Marshall, Salon (full article available to subscribers only), 17 April 2002
- Hugo Chavez was not unpopular and did not resign
Greg Palast, The Guardian, 17 April 2002
- U.S. mitts off Venezuelan democracy
Mark Weisbrot, Providence Journal, 17 April 2002
- After the coup, Venezuelan president ponders mystery of American plane
Reuters (in the The Guardian), 16 April 2002
- US gave green light to Chavez coup plotters
Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 2002
- Latin America (regional)
Asia
Australia
Europe
- Regional
- Balkans
- Britain
- France
- Germany
- Spain
The Middle East
Russia
- Also see
Missile Defense Shield and ABM Treaty.
- Powell, in a Possible Shift, Calls U.S. Willing to Sign Nuclear Pact
David Stout, New York Times, 5 February 2002
- Russian Aide Warns U.S. Not to Extend War to Iraq
Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 3 February 2002
- Russia Calls for Binding Pact to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals
Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, 31 January 2002
- Before and After Bush and Putin's Banter, No Agreement on Missile Defense
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 16 November 2001
- Bush and Putin Meet at the White House
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 13 November 2001
- Russian Aide Emphasizes Opposition to Bush's ABM Plan
Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, 11 September 2001
- Putin, Sizing Up Bush, Says the Retinue 'Makes the King'
Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, 3 September 2001
- Putin plays the smile game
Constantine Pleshakov, Japan Times, 19 June 2001
- Putin holds press conference to correct reports he was swayed by Bush
Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, 19 June 2001
- Bush's "trust" for Putin alarms more seasoned politicians
Jane Perlez, New York Times, 17 June 2001
- The Un-Clinton and the Un-Yeltsin
Stephen Sestanovich (ambassador-at-large to the former Soviet Union, 1977–2001), New York Times, 15 June 2001
- Russians get defensive at US arms package
Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian, 29 May 2001
- Russia Continues to Oppose Scrapping ABM Treaty
Michael Wines, New York Times, 29 May 2001
- An Envoy Waits as Russia Policy Is Pondered
Patrick E. Tyler, New York Times, 5 April 2001
- Putin shuns the US in favour of Europe
Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 4 April 2001
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