Borders, but beyond. In the past few years alone, i have visited poland, hungary, estonia, russia, and georgia. I have met with Prime Minister netanyahu in israel, visited the allies in the arab gulf, trouble withnisia and iraq, met ukraine,dent of yo and met with our allies in germany, france, and the united kingdom. Understanding the world, and the wisdom to act when needed, is not measured in frequent flyer miles for endless meetings. Affective Foreign Policy is not about effort, it is measured by success. Success in Foreign Policy, just like the mustard policy, must be governed by sound, unshakable principles. Without a clearly stated framework for action, our emmys will be them enemies will be emboldened by uncertainty and indecision. Here is the first and most important principle of american foreignpolicy, the world is a safer place when america leads. Candidate obama crisscrossing europe, speaking before millions. He traveled to berlin to speak to finding crowds with the goal fa
Controlled, the space for Civil Society restricted. Were told that such retrenchment is required to beat back disorder, that its the only way to stamp out terrorism, or prevent foreign meddling. In accordance with this logic, we should support tyrants like bashar alassad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children, because the alternative is surely worse. The increasing skepticism of our International Order can also be found in the most advanced democracies. We see greater polarization, more frequent gridlock, movements on the far right, and sometimes the left, that insist on stopping the trade that binds our fates to other nations, calling for the building of walls to keep out immigrants. Most ominously, we see the fears of ordinary people being exploited through appeals to sectarianism, or tribalism, or racism, or antisemitism, appeals to a glorious past before the body politic was infected by those who look different, or worship god differently, a politics of us versus the
Effectively, they argue for a return to the rules that applied for most of Human History and that predate this institution, the belief that power is a zerosum game, that might makes right, that strong states must impose their will on weaker ones, that the rights of individuals dont matter, and that in a time of rapid change, order must be imposed by force. On this basis, we see some major powers assert themselves in ways that contravene International Law. We see an erosion of the democratic principles and human rights that are fundamental to this institutions mission, information is strictly controlled, the space for Civil Society restricted. Were told that such retrenchment is required to beat back disorder, that its the only way to stamp out terrorism, or prevent foreign meddling. In accordance with this logic, we should support tyrants like bashar alassad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children, because the alternative is surely worse. The increasing skepticism of our
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