Entries tagged “Foreign Policy”
On Foreign Policy
By William Rabbe on 08/12/2008
By William Rabbe Whatever happened to "speak softly and carry a big stick?" Our voice is clearly audible and our stick is stuck in the mud... In the wake of Russia's flagrant use of power, the foreign policy challenge of our next President will be to effectively move away from the neoconservative ideology of the last eight years and toward the application of "realpolitik" -- a pragmatic approach to foreign policy balancing power with the national interest. Russia's invasion of former Soviet satellite state Georgia has prompted many to wonder why the United States and Western world have not been... MORE »
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Size Isn't Everything
By Sarah Scully on 05/27/2008
By Sarah Scully John McCain is giving a foreign policy speech at the University of Denver's Cable Center. The audience comfortably fits into the lobby of the building. Two miniature risers holding fifteen special guests each, bookend the small stage. McCain is wisely speaking to his greatest strength and potentially Obama's greatest weakness: national security. How much he can speak to this in place of domestic issues (like explaining his much criticized gas tax holiday) remains to be seen. The economy is overtaking the war as the most important issue for voters. As it turns out, a chunk of audience... MORE »
