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- A Reckless Foreign Policy: A New Way of Thinking RequiredRepublicans embrace Bush’s foreign policy and Reagan’s principle of peace through strength; Obama and Congress are apparently on the same page; Admiral Mullen, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are sounding the alarm against such a reckless foreign policy.
- Top Foreign Policy Goal for 2012: Feeding the Children of Drought and ConflictFeeding the children of "drought and conflict" is the U.S. foreign policy mission for this new year.
- Opposed to Ron Paul's Foreign Policy? Pick Up a GunA common thread among Congressman Ron Paul's skeptics is "I agree with him on just about everything except foreign policy." For those people, the time is coming to put up or shut up.
- Rick Perry's Mistakes Continue to Plague Him in Foreign Policy DebateDuring the Nov. 22 GOP Debate on Foreign Policy, Rick Perry again flubbed by showing his ignorance of numbers. This will raise concerns about his viability, and he might well face a more troubling road than before.
- Ron Paul's Foreign Policy Views Impede His Election ChancesRep. Ron Paul continues to run a strong campaign in Iowa, buoyed by a small, but strong and highly motivated following. The Wall Street Journal opined Paul's expressed views on foreign policy may be preventing him from rising to a shot at winning.
- Michele Bachmann’s Iran Gaffe Shows Foreign Policy IneptitudeThis article explains why Michele Bachmann's Iran gaffe makes her unqualified for the presidency.
- Herman Cain Wrong on Foreign PolicyHerman Cain attempted to bolster his foreign policy credentials through a statement on his campaign website. Instead, he made himself seem even more inept.
- Herman Cain and Foreign PolicyWitty poem about Herman Cain's grasp of foreign policy.
- Perry Gives Cogent Foreign Policy Agenda at GOP DebateComing off the debate where Texas Gov. Rick Perry had his infamous brain freeze, the expectations for the Texas governor were as low as could be for the foreign policy debate Saturday night. Fortunately for Perry, he greatly exceeded them.
- It's Time for a Conservative Foreign PolicyFor far too long the Republican Party has strayed from it's constitutional conservative roots and no part of government policy is this departure so glaring than foreign policy.
- Herman Cain on 'Meet the Press' Offers Little on Foreign PolicyCain's weakness on foreign policy is alarming.
- Romney Citadel Speech Shows He Would Lead from the FrontFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for president, delivered a foreign policy address at the Citadel in South Carolina. The speech provided a look at current foreign policy challenges and how a President Romney would deal with them.
- The Great TransitionPrior to World War II, the U.S. mostly stayed out of international politics. This paper outlines the dramatic shift away from an isolationist foreign policy to one of globalism in the years 1931-1945 and following.
Obama's Foreign Policy Facing Toughest Foe: HungerPresident Obama now faces his most critical test when it comes to fighting hunger. He faces a threat that will derail many of his foreign policy objectives- Sarah Palin a Modern Cold War Hero in the MakingIt is considered unusual for a former governor who holds no public office and is not currently running for another to have a foreign policy adviser. But Sarah Palin, not known for being conventional, has chosen Peter Schweizer for that job.
- Obama's Defense Nominations Signal Changing Security Policy DirectionsWhat US President Obama's nominations for top security and foreign policy jobs show about his objectives.
- Nation-Building: Can We Afford It?This paper examines whether nation-building is financially feasible
Tim Pawlenty Hits Obama Foreign Policy at 2011 CPAC MeetingWhile Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney oriented their speeches at the 2011 CPAC meeting toward domestic policy, former Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty launched an attack on President Barack Obama's foreign policy.- What is the National Security Council? How Does it Work?This article examines the history and formation of the National Security Council and how its role has changed since World War II.
Sarah Palin's Analysis of Obama Defense, Foreign PolicySarah Palin usually uses her Facebook page to offer brief, pithy comments on issues of the day, or to respond to the latest attacks. But, Palin has now offered one of the most sophisticated analyses of Obama's defense and foreign policy ever published.- Differences in American Foreign Policy After World War I and World War IIThe American foreign policy vastly differed after World War I and World War II; however, foreign policy in one age would not work the same way in the next.
- The Conundrum of Progressive Foreign PolicyProgressive denigration of US foreign policy is odd in that since Woodrow Wilson, ALL American foreign policy goals are progressive initiatives.
- Assessing US Elections Part IVFraming issues in the realm of foreign policy is important, because doing so allows voters and national leaders to better cope with the broad consequences that are attached to foreign policy matters.
New Treaty Can Help Get Foreign Policy Priorities in OrderA resolution in Congress (H. Res. 278) calls for more nuclear disarmament steps, which is especially critical with the threat of terrorist theft of these weapons.- School Feeding the Place to Go for President Obama's Foreign PolicyWhen you combine Food with Education, you tackle so many problems within a society, particularly one recovering from war or a natural disaster.
- Barack Obama: Foreign PolicyA review of then-Senator Barack Obama's campaign plank on foreign policy as he prepared to make his run for president.
- U.S. Uses Intelligence Resources to Support Foreign PolicyA brief essay over the use of intelligence resources to support U.S. foreign policy.
- Three Top Websites for Analysis of Foreign Policy, Military Strategy, and National Security Issues in Today's WorldThere are lots of websites and blogs dedicated to analysis and opinion of foreign policy, strategic thinking, security, and geostrategy in today's world. Here are three of the better sites out there.
- The Best U.S. Foreign Policy Think-tanks in Washington, D.C.Foreign policy think-tanks are a major source of ideas inside of Washington, D.C.; however, some are more influential than others. Here is a brief overview of some of the major players.
- A Creative Tension Book ReviewBrief review and analysis of A Creative Tension by Lee H. Hamilton and Jordan Tama.
- America's First Threat of Civil War: The Foreign Policy of President John AdamsA look at the foreign policy of America during the presidency of John Adams, and how America came close and averted its first true threat of civil war.
- The Foreign Policy of President WashingtonA look at the foreign policy and the problems with foreign policy within Washington's Cabinet, particularly between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
- Isolationism or Internationalism in Foreign Policy?Isolationism or Internationalism in Foreign Policy?
- The Fear of Communism in the United States: Fuel on the Fire of Foreign PolicyAn examination of the role the United States' fear of communism played during the beginning of the cold war and its impact on foreign policy decisions.
- Hu Jintao and China's Foreign PolicyThe Chinese president has changed the course of China's foreign policy.
- US Foreign Policy on AfricaThe US can contribute significantly towards Africa's economy, but currently chooses not to. Africa has a negative history in poverty, human rights and apartheid. Not only does the US offer aid, but other countries as well.
- Obama's Speech to the Muslim World and America's Foreign Policy of DiplomacyObama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo, Egypt shows Obama's diplomacy of inclusiveness and multi-lateral understaning. But his conservative detractors think he's making the United States look weak and apologetic.
- Foreign Policy in the 2008 Presidential ElectionForeign Policy in the 2008 Presidential Election.
- Foreign Policy Challenges for the Obama AdministrationThis article is based on a fascinating and comprehensive lecture given by G.Jonathan Greenwald, a superb foreing policy expert. Anyone who wants to understand the crisis confronting the Obama Administration should read this article.
- The Unseen Duality of Obama's Foreign PolicyPresident Obama was elected with a premise of a return to a "Kinder, Gentler" US Foreign Policy, but analysts at the governments of our rivals worldwide see a completely different picture.
