With negotiations underway today between representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and six powers in Geneva, a review of the Obama foreign policy thus far is in order. Though in many respects the foreign policy of this administration has been a disaster of his own making, President Obama deserves credit for tackling enduring foreign policy issues early in his presidency. That [...]
Posts Tagged ‘russia’
The Limitations of Idealism
While the national media in the United States continued its obsession with one of the eerier individuals to recently pass away, the President wisely departed for his latest world tour. The first stop was Russia, the one country where President Obama’s abysmal economic policy could be well-received. While the president was right to try and [...]
President Obama Should Invoke the Monroe Doctrine.
While not as popular with the Democratic Party as it once may have been, the Monroe Doctrine has been a pillar of American foreign policy since the Era of Good Feeling following James Madison’s departure from the presidency. Devised by then-Secretary of State John Quincy Adams during the presidency of James Monroe, this doctrine of U.S. [...]
Joe Biden: Ugly American
The Vice President of the United States was in Munich, Germany over the weekend where he outlined the foreign policy objectives of the Obama administration. To attentive ears across the continent, and politicians assembled in that Bavarian city, Joe Biden offered only one thing: more of the same. Biden told U.S. partners in Europe that [...]
European energy crisis demonstrates value of domestic production.
Maryland like much of the rest of the United States experiences low temperatures this time of year. Weather forecasters in the Old Line State are discussing the possibility of snow and ice in the coming days. However, as low as temperatures sometimes get in 49 of the 50 United States, winters in much of Europe [...]
The Ten Defining Events of 2008
With the new year upon us, a look back at the year which just concluded is a valuable endeavor. This past year, 2008, involved political upheavals across the globe, from Canada to Thailand, and a vast array of locales in between, from the start of the year to its closing days. Though noteworthy, the series [...]