Trump Commits to Another Open-Ended War in Syria
One of the leading critiques against President Trump ’s foreign policy is that it smacks of global retreat and constitutes a U.S. withdrawal from the leading role it has played in the so-called “liberal world order. ” As I explain inan op-ed in theNew York Post today, that critique is unfounded.I cite Joe Scarboroughlamenting Trump ’s “dangerous retreat from the world,” and Evan Osnos who, in a recent piece inThe New Yorker,claimed,“President Trump is reducing U.S. commitments abroad.” Likewise, Hal Brands, who worked on foreign policy strategy in the Obama administration and is now a professor at Johns Hop...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 18, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: John Glaser Source Type: blogs
Unrest in Iran: An Opportunity for Democratic Change
As the unrest that began in Iran on Dec. 28 begins to wane following a crackdown, it is difficult to assess what may come next. But this is not the first time Iranians have come out on the streets to protest and challenge authoritarian rule, nor will it be the last; the Iranian people have a long history of seeking a democratic political order. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Richard Charles Baffa Source Type: blogs
Iran's Efforts to Create Instability Abroad Have Led to Protests at Home
Iran has spent billions of dollars in its quest to be a regional leader, but its main achievement has been to spark instability across a wide swath of the Middle East. Ordinary Iranians are struggling and protesters are urging a retreat from costly foreign fights and more aid at home. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Colin P. Clarke; William Courtney Source Type: blogs
Trump's Foreign Policy: No Hope, Little Change
OveratThe National Interest, I review some recent articles (e.g.here,here andhere) claiming that President Donald Trump has completely reoriented U.S. foreign policy in the span of one year. If true, that would be a pretty mean feat. After all, Barack Obama claimed to have tried to do the same thing, and heessentially admitted to being rolledby what Obama adviser Ben Rhodes labeled “the blob.”But, it turns out, it isn ’t true. Trump hasn’t, for example, restructured U.S. alliances.On the contrary, he allowed Montenegro’s admission to NATO to go forward, the first new member in ten years. Last month, he back...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 11, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Christopher A. Preble Source Type: blogs
Why the Iranian Uprising Won't Die
The Iran uprising of 2017 is the biggest challenge Iran ' s theocracy has ever faced. And now, Iranians are no longer contained by the wall of fear created by the Islamic Republic. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Alireza Nader Source Type: blogs
