Can we find a foreign policy of responsible global engagement that most Americans support, that draws the right lessons from our past mistakes, that steers between the equally dangerous shoals of confrontation and abdication, and that understands the difference between self-interest and selfishness? Antony Blinken and Robert Kagan propose an approach in a piece originally published by the Washington Post.
Foreign policy was the last thing on voters' minds in the midterm elections, but as we start to look toward 2024, one thing is clear: President Trump's "America First" foreign policy-or its progressive cousin, retrenchment-is broadly popular in both parties.
So here is the challenge:
Can we find a foreign policy of responsible global engagement that most Americans support, that draws the right lessons from our past mistakes, that steers between the equally dangerous shoals of confrontation and abdication, and that understands the difference between self-interest and selfishness?
Here are 4 pillars Forward
1. Preventive diplomacy and deterrence
2. Trade and technology
3. Allies and institutions
4. Immigration and refugees
IN CONCLUSION
For all the flaws of the present world and the mistakes of our nation, we should not lose sight of what we have accomplished, and of what the world will look like if the United States, shortsightedly, forfeits the future to one of our near peer competitor like Russia and China.
Can we find a foreign policy of responsible global engagement that most Americans support, that draws the right lessons from our past mistakes, that steers between the equally dangerous shoals of confrontation and abdication, and that understands the difference between self-interest and selfishness? Antony Blinken and Robert Kagan propose an approach in a piece originally published by the Washington Post.
Foreign policy was the last thing on voters' minds in the midterm elections, but as we start to look toward 2024, one thing is clear: President Trump's "America First" foreign policy-or its progressive cousin, retrenchment-is broadly popular in both parties.
So here is the challenge:
Can we find a foreign policy of responsible global engagement that most Americans support, that draws the right lessons from our past mistakes, that steers between the equally dangerous shoals of confrontation and abdication, and that understands the difference between self-interest and selfishness?
Here are 4 pillars Forward
1. Preventive diplomacy and deterrence
2. Trade and technology
3. Allies and institutions
4. Immigration and refugees
IN CONCLUSION
For all the flaws of the present world and the mistakes of our nation, we should not lose sight of what we have accomplished, and of what the world will look like if the United States, shortsightedly, forfeits the future to one of our near peer competitor like Russia and China.