Despite the present focus on the Middle East, it will be China that poses the greatest Geo-strategic threat to the United States in the future. This fact is the cause of the Obama administration’s “pivot” to Asia, and has also been the source of a considerable amount of anti-China rhetoric in the current campaign. While … Continue reading
Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Spy Game: The Case for Excommunicating Huawei and ZTE
The issue rapidly gaining momentum this election season is our future relation with China. It has been a growing issue for decades now, but somehow the American public is finally ready to confront our problematic ally about years of backhanded camaraderie. Outside of the vitriolic personal attacks on character and domestic policy, the presidential campaigns … Continue reading
The Failures in Libya
When asked this past Sunday if the recent terrorist attack on American diplomats in Libya was an “intelligence failure,” senior White House Advisor David Plouffe said, “No, this was an event obviously … a complex event.” Let us ignore the obvious tautology of Plouffe’s remarks and his clear desire to obfuscate the issue instead of … Continue reading
America / Constitution / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / National Security / Politics / Rule of Law / Uncategorized
Supreme-ly Ironic: How the Judicial Branch Affects Foreign Policy
In one short, succinct statement Justice George Sutherland altered the relationship between Congress and the executive branch. “The President [operates] as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations,” he wrote in the United States Supreme Court’s decision of U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation. Whereas the Constitution lays out distinct, … Continue reading
The problem with Iran
With the first week of United Nation addresses wrapping up, the United States is still in a sticky situation with what to do about Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad didn’t make any remarks concerning the future of Iran’s nuclear program, so we are led to believe that Iran will continue forward with the program even with … Continue reading
Rumble in the South Pacific 2012
With the purchase of a string of tiny islands in the East China Sea, Japan has set off a series of protests across several Chinese cities. The fiasco began when the Japanese purchased a string of islands, known as the Senkakus by the Japanese and the Diaoyus by the Chinese, from a private Japanese owner. … Continue reading
America / Dpt. of State / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / National Security / Politics / Presidency
Death of a Diplomat: The Fiscal Cliff and Diplomatic Security
In the wake of Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ death, the resultant media deluge on Libyan consulate attacks spouted a cornucopia of opinions, including discussion on the anti-Muhammad film that sparked the initial protests, the effectiveness of President Obama’s foreign policy efforts towards the Middle East;, the thought process, or lack thereof, of Mitt Romney’s ill-time statement … Continue reading
It’s Not lllegal To Be Stupid: Freedom of Speech Extends to Anti-Islam Film
After any tragedy, it is a natural human response, almost a psychological need, to assign blame, to call for retribution. This trend is no different in the wake of the attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya that killed 4 Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. The assault stemmed from a protest denouncing an … Continue reading
Time for a tough call on Syria
President Obama has waffled for too long on Syria. It didn’t want to intervene but it was hesitant to do nothing. The middle ground it chose is bad for Syrians, bad for the region, and bad for American foreign policy. Obama has prioritized good politics above good policy long enough in Syria – he needs … Continue reading
Economy / Fiscal policy / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / Politics / Presidency / U.S. Domestic Policy
Overseas Employment: Increasing Jobs at Home by Investing Abroad
Obama’s fundamentally flawed attacks on Bain Capital’s outsourcing history seem both hypocritical and highly ignorant of the global economy considering that major companies present in his own jobs council have been “pioneering” outsourcing themselves. GE, American Express, Intel, and UBS are all present on the President’s Council of Jobs and Competitiveness and all have increased … Continue reading
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