Now that the two major national political parties have completed their conventions, we know beyond a doubt that John McCain or Barack Obama will be the next president. And since our focus is on foreign policy, it's time to speculate about the challenges facing the next president. Richard Holbrooke helps us narrow our focus […]
(Jim Wilson/The New York Times) This week two public radio shows delivered interesting segments on global views of the Republican ticket. On NPR this morning, Michael Sullivan reported on how McCain has found support from an unexpected foreign source: “Republican presidential hopeful John McCain spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. You might […]
Russia is gloating after the weekend EU summit failed to impose sanctions for the invasion of Georgia. The EU decided to do what it could to help Georgia rebuild and may consider further actions in the future, depending on whether Russia honors the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, Dick Cheney is in the region to offer U.S. […]
The U.S. and the UK have collaborated in Iraq and countless other endeavors over many generations. In this piece in the Financial Times, Martin Wolf argue that the ongoing presidential election may well determine the character of the next, and possibly final, era of Anglo-American hegemony. Wolf says it's all about the choice between conflict […]
Continuing on Moises Naim's theme of fixing double standards in American foreign policy (mentioned in my last post), Brookings Institution press recently published a book called Alliance Curse: How America Lost the Third World. Authored by Hilton L. Root, a professor at George Mason University's School of Public Policy, the book argues that US policy […]
Let's take a step back and review the situation with Russia and Georgia. Georgia attacked the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Russia invaded Georgia to defend South Ossetia, and proceeded farther into Georgia proper, then retreated somewhat to an expanded security zone, still inside Georgia, and now has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and […]
As you all know, this is a blog about the US Presidential candidates’ views on the world, and vice versa. Last week we explored the foreign policy outlook of the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Joe Biden. Now that Senator John McCain has named his pick for vice president, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, it's her turn. […]
These, days, advice for the next President is not hard to come by. Everyone seems to be urging the next President to tackle issue x or cause y. But some advice stands out more than others. In particular, the opinion of two respected voices in the field of diplomacy is worth mentioning: First, in an […]
I’d like to recommend Foreign Policy Digest as a resource for information and analysis. Here is how they describe themselves on their About page: FPD focuses exclusively on world affairs and provides a platform designed specifically for the new social media generation. The purpose of the digest is to provide greater access to international issues […]
The Council on Foreign Relations’ campaign website published a great synthesis of interviews with the international press corps at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to find out how their national publics views of the US presidential debate. CFR.org interviewed reporters from Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Kuwait, Germany, Denmark, among others. It's a great read. The […]
The United Nations Foundation released a public opinion poll this week, focusing on Americans’ foreign policy priorities. The headline: “New Opinion Research Shows American Voters Reject “Going It Alone”, Embrace International Cooperation.” From the press release: “An underlying shift is occurring in American attitudes regarding the international role and priorities of the United States. Voters across the party […]
How much help should the U.S. offer Georgia? More U.S. humanitarian assistance has recently arrived in Georgia and aid is welcome but that fact the aid is delivered by warships is not making Russia happy (AFP – Second US aid ship arrives in Georgia): A second US naval ship carrying aid to Georgia arrived in the […]
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