Multilateralism

Libya and Iraq: A Stop and Think Moment

Robert J. Spitzer | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Libya, Muammar El-Qaddafi, George W. Bush, Rick Perry, U.S. Constitution, Iraq, Barack Obama, War Powers Resolution, Commander-in-Chief, War Powers, Multilateralism, Politics News

The full effects of regime changes in Libya and Iraq won't be clear for years. If new dictators emerge, or terrorism gets a boost, today's victories may seem ephemeral, if not illusory, in the light of history.

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America's New Isolationism

Christopher McKnight Nichols | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Foreign Relations, Isolationism, Afghanistan War, Intervention, Libya, Pew Research Center Poll, Humanitarian, Quinnipiac University Poll, Politics News, Public Policy, Troop Withdrawal, Unilateralism, Breaking Politics News, U.S.Foreign Policy, Multilateralism, John Boehner, Washington, Obama, William Borah, War on Terror, Jefferson, Dennis Kucinich, Isolationist, Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics News

Should we exert force abroad for the national interest? (And how do we define national interest?) When and where should we use force for a humanitarian cause? Or should the U.S. withdraw from the international theater to focus on challenges at home?

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Lord Mark Malloch-Brown on the Unfinished Global Revolution

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Politics, Globalization, Mark Malloch-Brown, United Nations, Multilateralism, Global Revolution, World News

In advance of his upcoming book, The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics, I interviewed Mark Malloch-Brown on the challenges and opportunities of globalization in the 21st century.

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New START vs. the Tea Party: What's the Greatest Threat?

Don Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party Movement, National Security, Isolationism, New Start, International Law, New Start Treaty, Nukes, Multilateralism, World News

What's more dangerous: the thousands of nukes that will still target U.S. and Russian cities if the New START treaty is not ratified OR the opportunistic, Tea Party pandering politicians who would derail this commonsense agreement?

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Obama Must Discover the WTO

James Bacchus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trade Negotiations, International Trade, Doha Development Round, World Trade Organization, Doha Round, Trade, Exports, Wto, Trade Policy, Multilateralism, World News

None too soon, Obama seems to have discovered that one of the best ways to create jobs and growth is through more world trade. To create the most jobs and the most growth through trade, he must also discover the World Trade Organization.

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Human Rights: Time to Practice What We Preach

Jamil Dakwar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Human Rights, United Nations, Harold Koh, Amnesty International, Executive Orders, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Multilateralism, Politics News

The commitments to "principled engagement" and "living our values" are especially vital to advancing human rights. For years, U.S. leadership on the world stage has suffered because the U.S. seems to hold a double standard.

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Lonely Are the Foolish

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Relations, Obama Administration, US Foreign Relations, Obama, Obama Multilateralism, President Obama, Multilateralism, Politics News

Obama is well-spoken and polite, but all his rhetoric about multilateralism has had no tangible meaning. The discourse within the foreign affairs community is replete with "they shoulds" and "they musts."

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Multilateralism is Essential for Peace in the 21st Century

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Foreign Policy, Strategy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Multilateralism, World News

Unilateralism is the wrong approach for American Diplomacy. There is nothing to suggest its efficacy since 9/11. The whole world will pay the price if we let unilateralism pervade this century.

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The Era of Engagement Takes Shape

Esther Brimmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen 2009, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Multilateralism, World News

The new found goodwill and improved global attitudes toward the United States are positive trends, but only meaningful if that improvement affords new opportunities for effective global action.

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Afghanistan: Presidential Double Standards and Military Power

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Qaeda, John Bolton, Pakistan, Afghan War, United Nations, Unilateralism, General David Petraeus, Operation Eagle Claw, Lebanon, China, G-20, President Lyndon Johnson, Fred Kagan, Michael O'Hanlon, Peace, Vietnam, Climate Change, Beirut Marine Bombing, Iranian Revolution, Multilateralism, President John F. Kennedy, President Barack Obama, Isi, Terrorism, President Harry Truman, Nuclear Proliferation, Obama Doctrine, Cuban Missile Crisis, Afghanistan War, President Ronald Reagan, The Institute for the Study of War, Israel and Palestine, Kimberly Kagan, Afghanistan, Politics News

If any president is going to "cut and run" from an American military engagement he or she better be a Republican. This narrative runs deep in American political discourse.

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Building Momentum for Mid-East Peace: Bring Back the Multilaterals

Steven L. Spiegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Energy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Affairs, United Nations, Obama Un, Barack Obama, Multilateralism, Obama Un Speech, Middle East, Health, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Advocacy, World News

In his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Obama provided the direction for a new approach to foreign affairs, calling for regional initiatives with multilateral participation. We have an idea for just such an initiative.

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From Idealism to Grand Strategy: The Next Challenge for Obama

Peter Henne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Diplomacy, Russia, Obama Un Speech, US Grand Strategy, Missile Defense, Obama First 100 Days, US Foreign Policy, Obama Foreign Policy, China, Multilateralism, Politics News

Our grand strategy should focus not on a threatening culture or the rise of another state, but on managing these fault lines and avoiding any sudden eruptions of conflict along them.

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The Annan Plan

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marshall Plan, Africa, President Truman, Central Banks, Kofi Annan, Multilateralism, Soviet Union, World News

A Marshall Plan for Africa would fight and stop the expansion of heartless capitalism in Subsaharan Africa and increase agricultural output beyond pre-independence levels.

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Rice Advances the Obama Doctrine

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unilateralism, Susan Rice, Robert Gates, Nuclear Weapons, Janet Napolitano, United Nations, President Obama, John Brennan, Hillary Clinton, UN Security Council, Nuclear Terrorism, 21st Century, Jim Jones, Multilateralism, Politics News

The Obama Doctrine isn't naïve liberal internationalism. On the contrary, as Susan Rice explains, respect for multilateral institutions strengthens America's ability to protect and pursue its own interests.

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The End of Unilateralism?

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biden, Munich, Obama, Unilateralism, Multilateralism, Economic Crisis, Global Relations, Obama Administration, Foreign Policy, World News

Global problems like climate change and financial collapse require global solutions, so we either evolve multilateral responses or we do a dinosaur dive into extinction.

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Latin America Sends Congratulations--and a Piece of its Mind

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cuba Embargo, Cristina Kirchner, Lula, Latin America, Rafael Correa, Evo Morales, Obama, Plan Mexico, Barack Obama, Plan Colombia, Multilateralism, Politics News

Pundits have said that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States won't change the nation's world image overnight. But in ...

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