Foriegn Policy

It would seem only in the field of foreign policy can people be so utterly wrong all the time yet still retain their jobs and endowed chairs and still be courted by presidential candidates.

Both love hunting. It's not clear how this ties into their social and political values, particularly when it comes to foreign policy. But, it is a commonality. Both love guns -- one locally, the other globally.

I believe talking and diplomacy are a good ideas, and a vast improvement over the Bush administration's bankrupt unilateralism. But they are merely means to an end. The question is: to what end?

Unlike most of veterans who respect human lives due to their profound and extraordinary experiences at wars, McCain's joking about people's lives is a disastrous trait for a president.

With the emergence of non-state actors in global affairs, the question of how to treat people living in other political societies has become pressing.

Refusing to communicate simply hobbles your foreign policy. We never stopped talking to the Soviet Union during the Cold War -- if we hadn't, probably none of us would be alive to have this discussion.

If the media were not distracted by Rev. Wright's controversial remarks, this comment would cause a huge backlash against Clinton.

The silly season in politics has left no room to explore Obama and Clinton's two very distinct approaches toward solving U.S. foreign policy issues in the Middle East.