Foreign Policy

Foreign policy is a phrase used to reference a nation’s political position and guidelines in engaging other sovereign nations throughout the world. In the United States foreign policy is the primary concern for the Secretary of State, who is charged with the responsibility of upholding the nation’s views and interests.

Foreign policy more specifically refers to a political mode of diplomatic engagement. For allies and neutral nations, trade agreements may be discussed and enacted. For hostile or potentially hostile nations, sanctions and embargos may result.

The ultimate goal of any foreign policy must be the preservation of peace and financial markets and the maintenance of international relations through diplomacy.

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• Obeys Afghanistan surtax bill dead on arrival

  
  The Cable — Authority: 673
  As President Obama gets ready to roll out his newAfghanistan-Pakistan strategy, some leading Democrats are focusing on the costof the pending troop escalation. But they are unlikely to apply actuallegislative pressure on the White House to find the money. The debate was heightened by the introduction of abill by ...
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• GOP Congressman: "There is nothing conservative about the war in Afghanistan"

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 551
  Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) has it right : There is nothing conservative about the war in Afghanistan. The Center for Defense Information said a few months ago that we had spent over $400 billion on the war and war-related costs there. Now, the Pentagon says it will cost about $1 billion for each 1,000 additional ...
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• Barack Obama to send two more brigades to Afghanistan

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  West Point speech will be one of biggest gambles of Barack Obamas presidency Barack Obama will end months of uncertainty over his Afghanistan policy when he announces tomorrow night that he is to deploy two extra brigades in the country, one from the Marines and one from the army, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent ...
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• Special forces leading fight in Afghanistan, reveals Gordon Brown

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Gordon Brown took the unusual step today of announcing that just over 500 special forces soldiers are spearheading Britains fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan. On the eve of Barack Obamas statement on Afghanistan, Brown praised the special forces for "taking the fight directly to the Taliban", as ...
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• Obama Already Backing Away From Afghan Troop Level Commitments

  
  A Blog For All — Authority: 509
  Last week, I noted that President Obama looked like he was set to announce that the US would send another 34,000 troops to Afghanistan to stabilize the situation. It was a compromise result between the level requested by Gen. McChrystal (40,000) and a middle option that provided security in several key population ...
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• Afghan policy a litmus test for realism vs rights?

  
  Democracy Digest — Authority: 432
  The Taliban may be a serial repeat offender of human rights in general and of women’s rights, but moral considerations are not looming large in current debates about Afghan strategy.President Barack Obama’s address speech tomorrow provides an opportunity not only to make the case for sending more troops to ...
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• Oh my! Chris Matthews compared Obama to Neville Chamberlain!

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 584
  Is the honeymoon over? NewsBusters has a transcript of the exchange.
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• Rep. Chaffetz, Defeat ISN’T An Option

  
  California Conservative — Authority: 430
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• Rep. Chaffetz, Defeat ISN’T An Option

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 139
  For the most part, Jason Chaffetz has been a breath of fresh air in the House of Representatives since he defeated RINO Chris Cannon, then won the general election. Cindy certainly speaks highly of him, which is high praise. This time, though, I’ve got to take Rep. Chaffetz to the woodshed for his stated views ...
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• Afghanistan: Obama Unveils Strategy Tomorrow

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 439
  Marc Ambinder reports that President Obama will detail his  Afghan strategy  tomorrow in a speech at West Point. It is expected he will order approximately 30,000 more troops to the country with the primary goal of building up the Afghan National Army. While he will detail an exit strategy, he will not define any ...
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• Iran detains five British sailors from racing yacht

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Five British sailors are being held, Foreign Office confirms • Yacht may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters Five British sailors are being held in Iran after their racing yacht was intercepted by the Iranian navy while on its way from Bahrain to an event in Dubai, the Foreign Office said tonight. ...
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• Foreign Aid: Growth and Governance Go Together

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 439
  Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, the Director of Policy Planning for the State Department, recently  spoke at at a conference   hosted by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) called “Democracy that Delivers.” In her remarks  (PDF version available  here ), Slaughter emphasized the reinforcing ...
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• Iran: Internal IRGC Coup?

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 439
  In response to an  IAEA resolution  criticizing Iran’s failure to cooperate with its nuclear program (see here for  full text ),  Iran has declared it will no longer  voluntarily cooperate  with the IAEA and  announced  its intention to build 10 new  nuclear enrichment sites . In addition, one conservative ...
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• U.S. too timid in supporting Arab democracy?

  
  Democracy Digest — Authority: 432
  Are Arab democrats and reformists losing confidence in the Obama administration? A recent spate of articles would suggest so.The U.S. is committed to using “principled engagement” to promote democracy in the Arab and wider Muslim world, Michael Posner, assistant US secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, ...
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• Obama West Point Photo Op… Live!

  
  Black & Right — Authority: 533
  I’m not the Commander-in-Chief, but there’s one thing I could surmise about war: you don’t win by letting the enemy know your plans before you implement them. But Barack Obama’s presidency is all about show and to give himself that right look, he’ll tell the world (and the Taliban) how he plans on ...
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• I guess the decision has been taken

  
  Common Sense Political Thought — Authority: 142
  President Obama’s long-delayed decision on what his goals and strategy in Afghanistan will be: Gibbs: Security team gets new Afghan policy As Obama prepares to address the nation, officials given marching orders NBC News and news services updated 11:39 a.m. ET, Mon., Nov . 30, 2009 WASHINGTON - President ...
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• Honduran voters elect a conservative

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 551
  Over the weekend, voters in Honduras elected a conservative to lead the country , months after Manuel Zelaya was deposed for violating the Constitution: Porfirio Lobo, a longtime conservative politician, appeared to have won on Sunday in the Honduran presidential election, which many hoped could help the country ...
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• Tyler is unimpressed with Sarah Palins Scrabble strategies

  
  Caveat Bettor — Authority: 433
  and what that might suggest for her foreign policy aptitude . I would say that our current White House leadership suggests problems with portfolio and game theory , too.
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• Brown & Obama Praying For Extra Allied Troops In Afghanistan

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 639
  By Steve Hynd Today, the UK prime minister Gordon Brown pledged 500 extra British troops for Afghanistan . But as the Spectators Peter Hoskin notes , Brown seems to be jumping the gun on his own promises to the British people. Brown seems to be using this announcement to tell a story of progress in Afghanistan.  ...
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• the thrill is gone

  
  Attack Machine — Authority: 442
  Fouad Ajami in the WSJ: ‘He talks too much,” a Saudi academic in Jeddah, who had once been smitten with Barack Obama, recently observed to me of America’s 44th president. He has wearied of Mr. Obama and now does not bother with the Obama oratory. He is hardly alone, this academic. In the endless chatter of ...
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