Unilateralism

America's New Isolationism

Christopher McKnight Nichols | Posted 08.13.2011

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Christopher McKnight Nichols

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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Palestinian Papers: What the Al Jazeera Blockbuster Means

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israel, Unilateralism, Al Jazeera, Barack Obama, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Recently released documents show that the Palestinian Authority understands that with the United States solidly backing every Israeli position, no matter how extreme, the only thing it can do is negotiate for crumbs.

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Reaction to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is Another "Teaching Moment"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Are we incapable of recognizing the simple fact that it is much better for America to have a president who is admired and respected in the world than one who is despised and feared?

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Afghanistan: Presidential Double Standards and Military Power

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

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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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
Joe Cirincione

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
John Feffer

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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