Obama Unveils a New Sudan Strategy

Just out from the White House: a statement from President Obama on a new strategy to deal with both the genocide in Darfur and the continuing internal crisis in Sudan. The administration’s envoy, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, has faced criticism for being too soft on the More…

Maybe Give This Guy a Job? UPDATED BECAUSE HE HAS ONE

Politico’s Ben Smith adds to Laura Rozen’s report on President-elect Barack Obama’s South Asia-themed dinner last week. Ben learns that Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi was there, along with an important defense adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign, Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration (Ret).

That raises a question: More…