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 »