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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• As threats multiply and power fragments, the coming decade cries out for realistic idealism | Timothy Garton Ash

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  A foiled terrorist attack must not lure us back to simplistic illusions. Strategic co-operation between old and new powers is the order of the next decade if we are to tackle the big issues An Islamist terrorist caught trying to crash a plane over Detroit creates a flash of illusory clarity. The decade might have ...
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• Flight 253: Media Ignoring Two-Day Gap Between Preliminary AQ Linkage and Obama Teams Some Linkage Acknowledgment

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 817
  In their initial December 26 report ("Passengers’ Quick Action Halted Attack") on the attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253, New York Times reporters Scott Shane and Eric Lipton told readers that the "episode .... riveted the attention of President Obama on vacation in Hawaii." In an article later that day ...
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• mind the gap

  
  ~synthesis~ — Authority: 115
  This phrase is indelibly etched into my brain from my days riding the London Underground - and it has so many meanings. Transparency International published their 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index last month, no surprises - poor nations are perceived to be more corrupt than rich nations. The authors of this ...
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• Obama fails to bring home troops in 2009

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 495
  As 2009 winds down, David Boaz notes that Barack Obama has taken ownership of our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , which he promised to end as a candidate: Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, candidate Barack Obama said , “I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our ...
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• Muslims and the Caliphate

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 717
  A top representative of the Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir responds to FP s Christian Caryl.
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• It’s the End of 2009. Where Are Our Troops?

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 741
  By David Boaz This is not the change we hoped for. President Obama rose to power on the basis of his early opposition to the Iraq war and his promise to end it. But after a year in the White House he has made both of George Bush’s wars his wars. Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, candidate Barack Obama said , ...
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• Akmal Shaikh relatives say Britain abandoned him to execution

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  Two cousins break family ranks to claim Chinas economic power meant only token diplomatic effort was made Relatives of Akmal Shaikh have made their first public criticism of the British governments failed efforts to prevent his execution by China yesterday. They protested that his execution by China demonstrated ...
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• Our peace President is looking a lot like a war President

  
  Old Hickory's Weblog — Authority: 435
  Glenn Greenwald summarizes our current active wars and quasi-wars as follows in Cause and effect in the "Terror War" Salon 12/28/09: Actually, if you count our occupation of Iraq, our twice-escalated war in Afghanistan, our rapidly escalating bombing campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen, and various forms of covert ...
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• Socialist liberals use Detroit attempted Terrorist attack to sound the horn to cut and run

  
  Political Byline — Authority: 583
  As skeptical as I am ; these morons are just pure bat shit crazy: What is needed now are not partisan fights about whether the Obama Administration was doing enough to guard against terrorist attacks in the wake of shootings last month at Fort Hood, Texas. Instead, we should question whether our overreaction to ...
  22 hours ago

• Obama Administration Dropped The Ball

  
  California Conservative — Authority: 436
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• Our peace President is looking a lot like a war President

  
  The Blue Voice — Authority: 432
  Glenn Greenwald summarizes our current active wars and quasi-wars as follows in Cause and effect in the "Terror War" Salon 12/28/09: Actually, if you count our occupation of Iraq, our twice-escalated war in Afghanistan, our rapidly escalating bombing campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen, and various forms of covert ...
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• Obama Administration Dropped The Ball

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  Last weekend, Obama administration propagandist Robert Gibbs tried blaming the failed terrorist attack on the Bush administration. That isn’t surprising considering this administration’s we’re-never-at-fault mantra. Mr. Gibbs’ attempt to spin this as a Bush administration failure just got infinitely more ...
  22 hours ago

• Shameless Republicans On Christmas Attack

  
  Mad Kane's Political Madness — Authority: 503
  Republicans have been treating Nigerian Abdul Farouk Mutallab’s failed Christmas Day bombing of Flight 253 like a Christmas gift from Al Qaeda — something really juicy to exploit.In fact, the Republicans’ partisan response to this attempted terrorism has been so shameless, even Politico noticed. Republicans like ...
  23 hours ago

• Manmohan signals return to Vajpayee line on CTBT

  
  Reality, one bite at a time — Authority: 116
  Tells Yukio Hatoyama that U.S., Chinese accession will create ‘new situation’ ... 30 December 2009 The Hindu Manmohan signals return to Vajpayee line on CTBT Siddharth Varadarajan and K.V. Prasad New Delhi: While reiterating India’s commitment to its unilateral and voluntary moratorium on nuclear ...
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• Death In China Of A Disturbed Human

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 146
  He was a man who had difficulty in dealing with life issues and most probably never dreamed his life would some day become a center of world wide controversy. Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a strong condemnation of the executio n of Akmail Shaikh, a fifty three year old emotionally disturbed man who was killed ...
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• Israel Wants Negotiations On Its Terms

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 146
  The impasse on negotiations between Israel and Palestinians continues and attempts by the Egyptian government to jump start talks has failed. The bottom line is the Israel government wants to continue expanding settlements on the West Bank even as it accepts a “moratorium” on future settlements. Of course, Prime ...
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• Afghan Civilian Deaths Increase -Due To Taliban

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 146
  The American military and its Coalition allies have been preaching the necessity of avoiding the killing of civilians if the conflict in Afghanistan is to improve. Latest UN figures indicate this emphasis has finally impacted those in fighting areas. During the initial ten months of 2009 an estimated 2,038 Afghan ...
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• The Top 15 Winners and Losers of 2009

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 789
  Filed under: Hillary Clinton , Democrats , Republicans , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Environment , Iran , Mike Huckabee , Joe Biden , Supreme Court , Foreign Policy , Sarah Palin , 2012 President , Culture , Internet , Harry Reid , News Media , Unemployment Patricia Murphy , Matt Lewis , ...
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• Some Scary Thoughts

  
  Commonsense & Wonder — Authority: 151
  So I was just thinking about what might happen if the Israelis do end up having to attack Iran in order to at least delay Iran going nuclear. Most of the scenarios Ive seen in terms of Iranian retaliation are relatively mild. The two main thrusts are likely to be the closing of the Strait of Hormuz (which most ...
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• Is it more important not to offend people, or to save lives?

  
  Common Sense Political Thought — Authority: 139
  ALa, Philadelphia’s best-looking blogger, wrote: CAIR Apologizes For Weekend Bomb Attempts Yeah right. You didn’t really believe that…did you? What they actually did was quickly issue a statement urging Americans to pretend it has not been Muslim males trying to blow up planes…and to continue ...
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