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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• A Nuclear Iran

  
  Illinois Pedant — Authority: 136
  Sooner rather than later.  Thanks in no small part to the efforts of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Barack Obama. Sensing weakness Iran has announced plans to build 10 nuclear enrichment plants . Why should Iran be concerned ? Obama’s policies are making the problem worse, not better, because they are ...
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• Lugar: War More Important Than Uninsured

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 640
  By Steve Hynd While were talking about Afghanistan and humanitarian considerations, how about this ? Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said he was wary of strict benchmarks that put both sides in an untenable situation if theyre not met. But he said an early ...
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• How Come Hawks Only Care About Human Rights When Theres A War To Hype?

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 640
  By Steve Hynd Ben Smith at Politico is responsible for a piece that really ticked me off today. As President Barack Obama prepares to make the case for sending more troops to Afghanistan, some allies are urging him to return to a line of argument little heard since the Bush years: the United States has a ...
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• Gordon Brown to announce 500 more British troops for Afghanistan

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • UK deployment to increase to 9,500 • PM airs frustration with Pakistans efforts Gordon Brown will announce tomorrow that he is sending more British troops to Afghanistan, pre-empting a long-awaited statement from Barack Obama expected on Tuesday. According to reports in Washington, Obama will announce that ...
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• Statement on Obama’s Upcoming Decision on Afghanistan

  
  Politics or Poppycock — Authority: 132
  National Security StrategyNovember 25, 2009The Obama administration will soon release its much anticipated strategy on Afghanistan. Congress must subject this plan to comprehensive oversight and scrutiny in order to ensure the United States has a clear and comprehensive plan for advancing stability in Afghanistan and ...
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• Rick Warren: First Priority Get America Back To Work

  
  The Liberal OC — Authority: 524
  Rick Warren spoke with David Gregory on Meet the Press today about a variety of topics including giving, understanding, compassion, Prop 8, abortion, the economy, and President Obama. In talking about his world-wide humanitarian efforts Warren made an interesting point.  Pastor Rick Warren “The greatest ...
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• Reracked: Bush/Rumsfeld could have gotten Bin Laden in 2001

  
  The Reid Report — Authority: 508
  … but of course, they let him get away : A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report issued this weekend says that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden “was within our grasp” when he was “cornered” in the forbidding mountains of Tora Bora in December, 2001 under intense U.S. bombardment. … The Senate ...
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• Left Shouldnt Cheer Kerry Report

  
  Legal Insurrection — Authority: 709
  Cant seem to get motivated to write in great detail about John Kerrys "hey, look, I just issued a report about George W. deliberately letting Osama go in Tora Bora , you know, the same argument I have been making for several years and which failed to get me elected President; but this time Ive got the goods ...
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• Commonwealth vetoes Sri Lanka bid to hold 2011 gathering

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Sri Lanka has been blocked from hosting the next meeting of Commonwealth leaders in protest at Colombos military repression against the Tamil population earlier this year. Australia will instead host the next biennial Commonwealth heads of government meeting in 2011 after Canberra and London joined forces to block ...
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• Iran Announced Plan for Ten New Nuke Facilities

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 575
  Apperently bowing, scraping and apologizing to the world isn’t an effective foreign policy strategy. Gee, who knew? The Washington Post reported: TEHRAN — Iran’s government will build 10 new sites to enrich uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday, a dramatic expansion of the country’s nuclear ...
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• ClimateGate

  
  Common Sense Political Thought — Authority: 142
  The MSM has conveniently forgotten to tell us this, but the chief repository of e-mails and studies on Climate Change have been in the repository of East Anglia University in England at the Climate Research Unit. In other words, all of the IPCC research is here. So, an unknown group decided to hack into this ...
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• Imperial inertia

  
  CJO's Avenger212 — Authority: 128
  By Jim Miles. Republished from the Palestine Chronicles The task of saving and reviving humanity oft times appears overwhelming when studied from a fully global perspective: occupations, wars, and terror abounds; starvation, disease, poverty, homelessness, accompany the wars and are also an integral part of global ...
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• Rethinking Terrorism

  
  ThePolitic.com — Authority: 427
  This post isn’t as timely as I’d have liked, but it’s taken a while to bang these ideas into shape. Let me begin by getting right to the point: we aren’t fighting a war against terror. We’re fighting a war against jihadism. This may seem like nitpicking, or even wilful obfuscation, as terrorism and ...
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• Quote of the Day: Jacob Weisberg on "Obamas brilliant first year"

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 576
  By Michael J.W. Stickings I dont always agree with the top man at Slate , but Im inclined to here : This conventional wisdom about Obamas first year isnt just premature -- its sure to be flipped on its head by the anniversary of his inauguration on Jan. 20. If, as seems increasingly likely, Obama wins ...
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• Osama Bin Laden Says ‘Thanks President Bush’

  
  CAFFEINATED POLITICS — Authority: 440
  This is exactly what we all knew…..and what many, including CP….has stated over and over again.  When the war on terror was underway during the Bush Administration instead of working to wage it successfully in Afghanistan, troops and resources were instead sent to start a needless war in Iraq. (After all ...
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• Beers Gone Nuclear Can Only Lead to Mutual Assured Destruction

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 640
  By Russ Wellen THE DEPROLIFERATOR -- According to a BBC report : A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the worlds strongest beer -- with a 32% alcohol content. Tactical Nuclear Penguin has been unveiled by BrewDog of Fraserburgh. At its website, BrewDog boasts that its "Tactical ...
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• Zelaya fans flames of discontent in Honduras

  
  Tall & Rich — Authority:
  Honduras is holding their national elections today, which has the potential of settling the dispute between the Honduran Constitution and deposed president Manuel Zelaya. Since Zelaya isn’t allowed to run again, why does he feel that a boycott would settle anything? Well, of course, it wouldn’t.Latin American ...
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• Zelaya fans flames of discontent in Honduras

  
  This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here — Authority: 611
  Honduras is holding their national elections today, which has the potential of settling the dispute between the Honduran Constitution and deposed president Manuel Zelaya. Since Zelaya isn’t allowed to run again, why does he feel that a boycott would settle anything? Well, of course, it wouldn’t.Latin American ...
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• Professor Ken Jowitt Answers What It Takes to "Nation Build" -- Why We Will Fail in Iraq (& Afghanistan) -- 2004

  
  Religio-Political Talk — Authority: 153
  (See Time Marker 1:03:26 Into Video.)This is the best explanation on why we will fail in Iraq and Afghanistan I have heard!  Hands-down.
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• Early Results Show Swiss Approving a Ban On Minarets

  
  WOK3 — Authority: 440
  From SwissInfo :   The Swiss have approved a ban on the construction of new minarets, according to incomplete results of voting on Sunday. The gfs.bern polling institute said an estimated 59 per cent of voters had backed the initiative. A majority of cantons were also in support of a minaret ban. The ...
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