TW: Tom Barnett came up with his own list of things he would like to see happen in 2009. I liked two or three in particular. He mentioned opening up Cuba which we have already discussed but in addition:
From Barnett:
"6. The "rise of the rest" continues, with more Lula and less Vlad.
Fareed Zakaria sees a "post-American" world in the making. I spot a natural shift in America's alliances from old powers to new amidst our model of globalization's rapid networking around the planet. While India and China slowly emerge from their long-time shells, and Vladimir Putin reminds us just how 19th-century Russia's foreign policy remains, Brazil under Lula da Silva provides a shining example of great power leadership. Obama should make him a best friend for life.
5. Chinese peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown floated this recently, and after Beijing's announcement that it will send two naval ships to combat piracy off Somalia, this scenario borders on the credible. To quell fears over its defense spending, China must rebrand the People's Liberation Army as a force for global stability.
4. America's strategic missile shield in Eastern Europe gets put on hold.
With everything going on right now and given Europe's overwhelming resistance, picking this fight with Moscow is just plain dumb. Obama's bold offer to extend America's nuclear shield over Israel vis-a-vis Iran is a much better way to go, logically extending that guarantee to concerned Arab states."
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jan/04/top-10-foreign-policy-wishes-for-2009/
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