What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy
December 24, 2012, at 10:40 AMExpect a less militarized approach to America's dealings with the rest of the world
Daniel Larison
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Republicans must get real on foreign policy
December 12, 2012, at 6:21 AMEnough with the reckless, tone-deaf warmongering. Conservatives ought to start listening to realists like Rand Paul and Jon Huntsman
Why Obama will keep ignoring Syria in his second term
November 9, 2012, at 6:21 AMMany second-term presidents turn to foreign policy if they're viewed as lame ducks domestically. But don't expect Obama to go off starting wars
Mitt Romney's vapid, misleading foreign policy speech
October 8, 2012, at 2:45 PMObama has made some big international mistakes, but Romney seems incapable of honestly critiquing them
The incredible shrinking foreign policy debate
September 10, 2012, at 6:15 AMObama and Romney rarely offer detailed solutions to the world's political, economic, and military problems. That leaves us scrutinizing each party's platform for clues
Paul Ryan's foreign policy speeches: What they say about Mitt Romney's running mate
August 13, 2012, at 1:30 PMForeign policy likely won't decide the election in November — unless perhaps voters learn just how aligned Ryan's world views are with those of George W. Bush
The Europe Mitt Romney wants to visit is a figment of his imagination
July 10, 2012, at 4:57 PMIn the Republican's view, the EU is packed with socialist boondoggles that Obama foolishly wants to emulate. Mitt is about to get a major wake-up call
Rand Paul's baffling support for Mitt Romney's cowboy foreign policy
June 14, 2012, at 10:40 AMThe Kentucky senator is supposed to inherit his father's libertarian mantle. Instead, he seems to be endorsing a return to Bush-era recklessness
Why we should be thrilled by NATO's lack of action
May 23, 2012, at 4:45 PMAn international summit in Chicago produces few results. But that's better than NATO endorsing a boneheaded intervention in Syria
Why America shouldn't panic over Putin
May 10, 2012, at 6:10 PMRussia's strong-willed leader is back for a third term as president. And as long as Mitt Romney cools the "number one geopolitical foe" talk, we'll be just fine
The enduring failure of democracy promotion abroad
April 11, 2012, at 6:15 PMThe American quest to spread freedom to autocrat-ruled nations is widely popular among foreign policy wonks. Too bad it doesn't work
A year later, Libya is still a mess
March 21, 2012, at 6:25 PMAfter the West's much-ballyhood intervention, Libya is dominated by a complex tangle of violent militias — and the chaos is spilling into neighboring countries
Why America should stay out of Syria
March 7, 2012, at 5:40 PMHawkish agitators are clamoring for the West to intervene in Syria's bloody civil war. That's a terrible, terrible idea
The problem with political bloviating on China
February 21, 2012, at 5:25 PMU.S. presidential candidates love to harp on the world's most populous nation. But once they're in office, they quickly start singing a different tune
The brewing proxy war in Syria
February 6, 2012, at 5:55 PMAs Western governments clamor for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, they roar toward a dangerous conflict with Syria's Russian and Iranian patrons
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