Obama, Romney, and the Foreign Policy Debate
The most disturbing aspect of the final presidential debate was the similarity between the two candidates on many basic foreign policy issues.
Mitt Wants to be President – This President
Conservatives are going to bed very nervous tonight. They must be realizing that Mitt really is the liberal they were afraid he was. Peace, love, and… gender equality?
Another Global Issue the Foreign Policy Debate Will Pretend Doesn’t Exist
FPIF highlights foreign affairs that, in a perfect world, the presidential candidates would debate on Monday.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
Romney on the Middle East: Obama, but Worse
Beneath the bluster, Romney’s foreign policy isn’t so different from Obama’s. It’s just worse.
Iran in the Campaign’s Crosshairs
Mitt Romney is playing the same cynical game as Benjamin Netanyahu.
Romney and Ryan: Stabbing at Shadows
There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the Obama record on foreign policy. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have made none of them.
U.S. on a Pedestal of Nuclear Immorality
What did Iran do to us to merit heavy U.S. sanctions? The media doesn’t ask this question.
Can Egypt Chart Its Own Course?
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has proved willing to act independently of Washington, but he’s not about to leave the fold.
Dumb and Dumber: Obama’s “Smart Power” Foreign Policy
Barack Obama is a smart guy. So why has he spent the last four years executing such a dumb foreign policy?
Korea and the U.S. Elections
When it comes to foreign policy, significant transformation is as unlikely in Washington as it is in Pyongyang.
Review: Bending History
A new book argues that there’s been nothing visionary about Barack Obama’s foreign policy.
President Obama’s Strangely Pragmatic Doctrine
No politician in the U.S. can sell any more American war.
The Right Path for Washington in Syria
The question in Washington should be: will adding fuel to the violence make matters worse?
Saul Landau on U.S.-Aided Anti-Castro Militants and the Cuban Five
Journalist, filmmaker, author, professor, and IPSer Saul Landau joined Democracy Now to discuss his new film “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up,” about U.S. support for violent anti-Castro militants.