Talking Does Not Make a Foreign Policy
I believe talking and diplomacy are a good ideas, and a vast improvement over the Bush administration's bankrupt unilateralism. But they are merely means to an end. The question is: to what end?
I believe talking and diplomacy are a good ideas, and a vast improvement over the Bush administration's bankrupt unilateralism. But they are merely means to an end. The question is: to what end?
Omid Memarian | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
Unlike most of veterans who respect human lives due to their profound and extraordinary experiences at wars, McCain's joking about people's lives is a disastrous trait for a president.
Linda Hirshman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
With the emergence of non-state actors in global affairs, the question of how to treat people living in other political societies has become pressing.
Philip Slater | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
Refusing to communicate simply hobbles your foreign policy. We never stopped talking to the Soviet Union during the Cold War -- if we hadn't, probably none of us would be alive to have this discussion.
Omid Memarian | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
If the media were not distracted by Rev. Wright's controversial remarks, this comment would cause a huge backlash against Clinton.
Omid Memarian | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
The silly season in politics has left no room to explore Obama and Clinton's two very distinct approaches toward solving U.S. foreign policy issues in the Middle East.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics