Jim Hoagland
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Jim Hoagland is a weekly columnist for The Post, writing on foreign affairs. His column appears on Sundays.
Hoagland joined The Post in 1966 as a metropolitan reporter. He was assigned in 1969 to Nairobi as The Post's Africa correspondent and in 1972 to Beirut as Middle East correspondent. A tour in Paris as West Europe correspondent preceded his becoming The Post's foreign editor in 1979. He began writing his column in 1986 in Europe, chronicling the gradual fall of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
In 2002, the editors of The Times of London, Le Figaro, Die Welt, and four other leading European newspapers headed a jury that awarded Hoagland the Cernobbio-Europa Prize. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for International Reporting and in 1991 for Commentary.
Articles by Jim Hoagland
Jim Hoagland: The broader Mideast decision lies with Israel (November 22, 2009)
Jim Hoagland on war's ties to the Fort Hood massacre (November 15, 2009)
Jim Hoagland on the dangers of reaching out to Iran and Syria (November 8, 2009)
Jim Hoagland on the fall of a gregarious Frenchman (November 1, 2009)
Jim Hoagland on NAFTA's growing importance (October 25, 2009)
Why Obama Is Taking His Time on Afghanistan (October 18, 2009)
Honoring Obama for Events Yet to Come (October 11, 2009)
An Opportunity to Work With Russia and Iran (October 4, 2009)
Obama's Misplaced Push for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons (September 27, 2009)
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev: Two Faces of Russia (September 20, 2009)
A Failed Afghan Election -- and Danger Signs for Obama (September 10, 2009)
Shockwaves From Japan's Election (September 6, 2009)
Behind a Libyan Welcome and Iran's Nuclear Ambitions (August 30, 2009)
Health Care and Other Setbacks Raise Questions About Obama's Strength (August 23, 2009)
Featured Advertiser (August 16, 2009)
Balkans Nations' Progress as a Legacy of NATO Intervention (August 16, 2009)
Clinton's Iran Indiscretion (July 26, 2009)
Obama Using Deadlines to Forge Foreign Policy (July 20, 2009)
Obama Using Deadlines to Forge Foreign Policy (July 19, 2009)
White House Message Control Breeds Tension (July 12, 2009)
McNamara: Brightness Cloaked in Hubris (July 7, 2009)
Global Warming: Preparing for a Sea Change (July 5, 2009)
In the Middle East, Hawks Still Count (June 28, 2009)
In Iran, a Moment to Temper 'Realism' (June 21, 2009)
Obama's Chance to Redefine NATO Role (June 14, 2009)
Desperation in Trying to Revive the U.S. Auto Industry (June 7, 2009)
Seeds for a Mideast Peace Crop (May 31, 2009)
The Challenge From a New Century's Wars (May 24, 2009)
Into the Thicket on Torture (May 17, 2009)
Something to Celebrate in South Africa (May 10, 2009)
A President Goes Friending (May 3, 2009)
Can Obama's Mideast Strategy Survive a Strike Against Iran? (April 26, 2009)
A Suggestion for Mr. Obama: Keep Focused on the Economy (April 19, 2009)
The War Within Islam (April 12, 2009)
Obama - The Listener in Chief Needs to Lead (April 5, 2009)
Fixing the Global Financial System - America's Way on Trial (March 29, 2009)
Behind the Afghan Strategy (March 22, 2009)
To Understand AIG, Follow the Money (March 15, 2009)
The President's Mr. Fix-It Hits the Road (March 8, 2009)
Three Steps for Obama to Take in the Mideast (March 1, 2009)
Obama's Foreign Policy Gambles With Russia (February 22, 2009)
Backing Away From Our Man in Kabul (February 15, 2009)
Iraq's Good Example (February 9, 2009)
Iraq's Good Example (February 8, 2009)
Mr. Obama's Outreach to Muslims (February 1, 2009)
Teacher on a World Stage (January 25, 2009)
Cairo's Camp David Bargain Endures (January 16, 2009)
A Whirlwind Meets the Mideast (January 11, 2009)
Countering Iran in Gaza and Beyond (January 4, 2009)
The Madoff Generation (December 21, 2008)
An Opportunity for Obama to Defuse Nuclear Tension (December 14, 2008)
Obama Can't Afford to Wait Until January to Get Moving (December 7, 2008)
Keeping the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship on Track, Post-Mumbai (November 30, 2008)
Jim Hoagland on Spain's Prime Minister (November 23, 2008)
Jim Hoagland -- For Bush, No New Diplomacy on Iran, Cuba (November 19, 2008)
Jim Hoagland -- A Congolese Challenge for Obama (November 16, 2008)
Nuance on the March (November 9, 2008)
The Post-Racial Election (November 2, 2008)
A World in Need of a New Order (October 26, 2008)
Requiem for a Terrier (October 19, 2008)
Not Quite Ready To Dump America (October 12, 2008)
Illuminating Our Choices (October 5, 2008)
A World of Risk Beyond Wall Street (September 28, 2008)
Bush's War Triple Play (September 22, 2008)
Bush Crafts a Handoff (September 21, 2008)
A Baltic Response to the Bear (September 14, 2008)
Family Matters (September 7, 2008)
Democrats' Georgia Question (August 31, 2008)
Rice's Not-Quite-Shining Moment (August 24, 2008)
A Measured Response To Putin (August 17, 2008)
A Deal At Hand In Iraq (August 8, 2008)
Calling China's Human Rights Bluff (August 3, 2008)
A Change Election Abroad, Too (July 27, 2008)
Pakistan's Enduring Illusions (July 20, 2008)
Jitters Over Iran (July 13, 2008)
Bloc-Buster Idea: Make It The G-3 (July 6, 2008)
Enough Rope for Russia (June 29, 2008)
France's Whirlwind of Change (June 18, 2008)
The Unvetted Vetter (June 12, 2008)
A Return to Wooing America (June 8, 2008)
The Orthodoxy of Hope (June 1, 2008)
Hope in the Trouble Spots (May 25, 2008)
In Burma, A Price for 'Stability' (May 18, 2008)
New Allies In Asia? (May 11, 2008)
Bush's Rescuers (May 4, 2008)
Try 'Pakistan First' (April 27, 2008)
Best-Selling Global Fictions (April 20, 2008)
War at the Pentagon (April 13, 2008)
No Cushion Against Hubris (April 6, 2008)
NATO's Middling Agenda (March 28, 2008)
Obama's Promise -- And Its Limits (March 23, 2008)
Obama's Promise -- And Its Limits (March 23, 2008)
Needed: Honesty on Iraq (March 16, 2008)
Needed: Honesty on Iraq (March 16, 2008)
How to Make an Exit (March 9, 2008)
How to Make an Exit (March 9, 2008)
Long Winter for the Media (March 2, 2008)
Long Winter for the Media (March 2, 2008)
A Russian Moderate? (February 24, 2008)
A Russian Moderate? (February 24, 2008)
Candidates on Message (February 17, 2008)
Candidates on Message (February 17, 2008)
Promises They Can't Keep (February 10, 2008)
Promises They Can't Keep (February 10, 2008)
A Pair of Allies, Self-Destructing (February 3, 2008)
A Pair of Allies, Self-Destructing (February 3, 2008)
Bush Hits a Wall in the Mideast (January 27, 2008)
Bush Hits a Wall in the Mideast (January 27, 2008)
An Establishment Teeters, in Kenya and Beyond (January 20, 2008)
An Establishment Teeters, in Kenya and Beyond (January 20, 2008)
A Global Fervor (December 30, 2007)
A Global Fervor (December 30, 2007)
Poppies vs. Power in Afghanistan (December 23, 2007)
Poppies vs. Power in Afghanistan (December 23, 2007)
A Gates-Style Thaw (December 16, 2007)
A Gates-Style Thaw (December 16, 2007)
The Spies Strike Back (December 9, 2007)
The Spies Strike Back (December 9, 2007)
Sarkozy's Grand Bargain (December 2, 2007)
Sarkozy's Grand Bargain (December 2, 2007)
Republican Role Reversal (November 25, 2007)
Republican Role Reversal (November 25, 2007)
Outsmarted by Sudan (November 18, 2007)
Outsmarted by Sudan (November 18, 2007)
Musharraf Goes Splat (November 11, 2007)
Musharraf Goes Splat (November 11, 2007)
How to Rein in Iran Without War (November 4, 2007)
How to Rein in Iran Without War (November 4, 2007)
Putin's Guessing Games (October 28, 2007)
Putin's Guessing Games (October 28, 2007)
Deploying for 'The New Normal' (October 21, 2007)
Deploying for 'The New Normal' (October 21, 2007)
Britain's Lost Sunshine (October 14, 2007)
Britain's Lost Sunshine (October 14, 2007)
North Korean Mystery (October 7, 2007)
North Korean Mystery (October 7, 2007)
A Small Outbreak of Mideast Hope (September 30, 2007)
A Small Outbreak of Mideast Hope (September 30, 2007)
The Candidates' World of Myopia (September 23, 2007)
The Candidates' World of Myopia (September 23, 2007)
From Hope to Fear in Iraq (September 16, 2007)
From Hope to Fear in Iraq (September 16, 2007)
Tony Blair Vs. History (September 9, 2007)
Tony Blair Vs. History (September 9, 2007)
With Russia, Pray for Cynicism (September 2, 2007)
With Russia, Pray for Cynicism (September 2, 2007)
Bush's Vietnam Blunder (August 24, 2007)
Bush's Vietnam Blunder (August 24, 2007)
The Model That India Offers (August 19, 2007)
The Model That India Offers (August 19, 2007)
Waiting for Petraeus (August 12, 2007)
Waiting for Petraeus (August 12, 2007)
Musharraf's Obsolete Way (August 5, 2007)
Musharraf's Obsolete Way (August 5, 2007)
The Summer of Skepticism (July 29, 2007)
The Summer of Skepticism (July 29, 2007)
The Conference Bush Needs (July 22, 2007)
The Conference Bush Needs (July 22, 2007)
A Matter of Execution (July 15, 2007)
A Matter of Execution (July 15, 2007)
The Next Battle in Iraq? (July 8, 2007)
Corleone Diplomacy (July 1, 2007)
For Bush, a Gift From Paris (June 24, 2007)
The Wrong Way to Challenge China (June 17, 2007)
Fading Echoes in Tiananmen Square (June 10, 2007)
Watching Our Welcome Mat (June 3, 2007)
Dealing With Putin (May 27, 2007)
Beyond Saber Rattling (May 20, 2007)
Two Leaders, Two Uses of Power (May 13, 2007)
Sarkozy's Dangerous Strengths (May 7, 2007)
Gender Bash in France (April 29, 2007)
France's Two-Week Referendum (April 23, 2007)
From Blacksburg to Algiers (April 22, 2007)
In Iran, Feeling the Heat (April 15, 2007)
A Korean Strategy For Iraq (April 8, 2007)
A Bubbling Stew in Iraq (April 1, 2007)
Bush's Royal Trouble (March 28, 2007)
Test Time For Europe's Fragile Unity (March 25, 2007)
Democracy's Welcome 'Clamor' (March 18, 2007)
'What Has Happened to Dick Cheney?' (March 8, 2007)
Desperation Helps Out In Baghdad (March 4, 2007)
Fighting Iran -- With Patience (February 25, 2007)
A Reality Check on Our Fears (February 18, 2007)
The Diplomats on Capitol Hill (February 11, 2007)
Twisting in Their Own Windiness (February 4, 2007)
A Useful Rebuke on Rights (January 28, 2007)
Impatience on Iran Carries a Price (January 21, 2007)
In Baghdad, a Test Of the Petraeus Principles (January 14, 2007)
Clarity on Iraq, and Beyond (January 7, 2007)
The Voices on the Gallows (January 4, 2007)
What the Dictators Can't Stop (December 31, 2006)
An Age of Anxiety, Through Artists' Eyes (December 24, 2006)
America, MIA in The Gulf (December 17, 2006)
Meanwhile, Reality In Iraq (December 10, 2006)
Kofi Annan's Legacy (December 3, 2006)
Realism, and Values, in Lebanon (November 26, 2006)
Don't Give Up On Russia (November 17, 2006)
Right Vision, Wrong Policy -- and a Mideast Price to Pay (November 12, 2006)
Ping-Pong Diplomacy For Iran (November 5, 2006)
. . . But a U.S. Policy Czar Might Help (October 29, 2006)
Stark Lessons From Iraq (October 22, 2006)
The Squeeze on North Korea (October 12, 2006)
Germany's Comeback (October 8, 2006)
Risky Wishes at the U.N. (September 28, 2006)
