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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Foreign policy”

• MUCHO FURIOSO

  
  Honesty in Motion — Authority: 533
  Its a rant, folks.The Jawas link to an absolutely spot-on assessment of the handling of the Fort Hood jihad.In short, and I would say that this agrees with my jihad-heavy study of Islam, the idea is that without understanding the threat, another Fort Hood is exponentially more likely. I am so tired of the left popping ...
  10 hours ago

• Afghanistan: Back To Square One

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 141
  This is getting ridiculous : President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said ...
  10 hours ago

• Style Over Substance

  
  Eunomia — Authority: 593
  But at least you always knew that Bush loved America and that he loved Americans. You knew that he valued America’s allies even if he didn’t always do right by them. You knew that his values were American values. You can’t say any of that about his successor. ~ Caroline Glick Yes, this is what you would ...
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• Damned if you do, damned if you dont

  
  Stephen M. Walt — Authority: 609
  What should we make of the news that President Obama is still not happy with the proposed strategy for Afghanistan, and that his doubts are being reinforced by a skeptical report from retired general Karl Eikenberry, who is now the U.S. ambassador in Kabul? First, I think its a sign that deep down, Obama knows ...
  10 hours ago

• Preview of President Obama's Trip to Asia

  
  White House.gov Photo Gallery Feed — Authority: 804
  Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, previews President Obamas first trip to Asia since taking office the day before everyone heads out. Hear about whats in store for the trip and what the President and staff are looking forward to. This is the first of several regular updates ...
  10 hours ago

• "The Army is basically paying the Taliban not to shoot at them"

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 654
  By Steve Hynd Todays must-read is by Aram Roston over at The Nation as he gets in-depth about a major part of the Talibans funding: "the US militarys contractors are forced to pay suspected insurgents to protect American supply routes" in deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars to contractors and Taliban ...
  11 hours ago

• Exporting blame to China

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 155
  Pinning Americas economic woes on China is too easy. The real villains are Wall Street bankers and their influence Barack Obama is travelling to Asia this week and has promised to say something about the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the US dollar. It would be good if some enterprising journalist ...
  11 hours ago

• State appointments suggest curve turned on democracy?

  
  Democracy Digest — Authority: 434
  The Obama administration has come under fire from democracy advocates for failing to match rhetorical commitments with appropriate policies and personnel. The administration has rejected the charge, and some recent appointments would seem to support their assertions.Middle East democracy expert and former Brookings ...
  11 hours ago

• Obama, heading for Asia and wrestling with Afghanistan, orders up jobs summit (text)

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 782
  When they talk about presidents aging dramatically in office, this could be why. Today, President Obama heads out on an nine-day trip to Asia -- a series of appointments in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea that will put him out of the country as the Senate starts debate on his healthcare reform package next ...
  11 hours ago

• Report: NSC Given Until Friday To Come Up With Afghan Withdrawal Timetable

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 654
  By Steve Hynd Spencer Ackerman has a great piece today based around a leaking staffer inside the National Security Councils deliberations on Afghnaistan strategy. The staffer noted that everyone at the NSC is annoyed with Ambassador Eikenberry for apparently leaking his own cables to Obama and confirms that the NSC ...
  12 hours ago

• Obama Again Delays Decision On Afghanistan

  
  A Blog For All — Authority: 526
  How much longer can President Obama delay making a decision on sending additional troops to Afghanistan - or indeed any adjustment in troop levels in the Afghan theater of operations? Hes allowed months to pass to allow his national security team put together options for him. Those recommendations suggested building ...
  13 hours ago

• The Losing Side

  
  The New Ledger Features — Authority: 603
  [tweetmeme] A short time before his sadly premature death, George Orwell said of his new novel, 1984, “I do not say that such a thing will happen. Only that it could happen…. The moral of this tale is: don’t let it happen. It’s up to you.” If there is anything we should be celebrating on the anniversary ...
  13 hours ago

• Preview of Obamas visit

  
  Observing Japan — Authority: 108
  My thoughts on President Barack Obamas impending visit to Japan can be found at the website of the Macarthur Foundations Asia Security Initiative, here .
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• Obama On Afghanistan: "None Of The Above."

  
  TAPPED — Authority: 151
  Late yesterday afternoon, news broke that former U.S. Army General and current Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry told the White House twice last week that it would be a mistake to send more troops to Afghanistan before the issues with Hamid Karzai s government are resolved. He also stated that the U.S. ...
  14 hours ago

• Obama Rejects Afghan War Reinforcements! Wants Plan for Cut-and-Run from Deployment!

  
  American Power — Authority: 691
  President Obama continues to stall on reinforcing American troops in Afghanistan. Multiple news sources indicate that the administration is rejecting all proposals for a troop surge, and the Huffington Post is reporting that the president want details on a cut-and-run from the theater: President Barack ...
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• Bush’s assigned war was Iraq and Obama’s is Afghanistan (but there may be a conflict of interest)

  
  The Betrayal — Authority: 497
  By DefendUSx The Western Elite Globalist Billionaires seeking a world order assigned Bush to Iraq and that was to be his war. Did you notice that virutally nothing has happened in Iraq on the war front since Bush left office? It’s because the focus was shifted to Afghanistan just prior to Obama taking office. The ...
  16 hours ago

• Tax Money for The Taliban

  
  WOK3 — Authority: 439
  I knew things in Afghanistan were bad, but this news just makes the reality of our situation in that country all the more bitter. From The Nation by Aram Roston …In this grotesque carnival, the US military’s contractors are forced to pay suspected insurgents to protect American supply routes. It is an ...
  16 hours ago

• How Many Must Die Before We’re Scared Into A Murderous Outrage?

  
  American Street — Authority: 121
  Answer: It’s time to face down our fears instead. The best news yet in the War in Afghanistan: Obama may reject the military hawks’ plans! Details via Juan Cole. Be sure to click the link ‘Read the whole thing’ at the bottom of his post, for the bigger picture. Before Cole’s post, I’d been writing a ...
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• As Obama leaves for Asia, GOP gains first lead on generic congressional ballot since he took office

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 782
  Time was when American presidents in domestic trouble would travel abroad to be seen positively back home as a world leader. Then freshman Sen. Barack Obama was hoping for a little of that back in the summer of 2008 when he staged his expensive campaign rally within an adoring throng in downtown Berlin. Alas, ...
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• What the new Hatoyama government means for the US-Japan alliance

  
  East Asia Forum — Authority: 501
  Author: Aurelia George-Mulgan At the heart of the US-Japan alliance has always been a grand bargain. The United States has provided defence protection for Japan under Article 5 of the Mutual Security Treaty, while Japan has provided bases for the US military under Article 6. Although not strictly under any treaty ...
  17 hours ago

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