“It was Reagan who began the realignment of American politics, making the Republicans into internationalist Jeffersonians with his speech in London at the Palace of Westminster in 1982, which led to the creation of the National Endowment for Democracy and the emergence of democracy promotion as a central goal of United States foreign policy.” StatesGoalUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyPolicyCreationRepublicanSpeechLondonForeign PolicyAmerican PoliticsPromotionPalacesEmergenceEndowmentWestminster Author:Michael Ignatieff
“To advance from a nuanced dissent to a compelling vision, progressive policymakers should turn to the great mainstay of twentieth-century U.S. foreign policy: liberal internationalism... (which) should offer assertive leadership - diplomatic, economic, and not least, military - to advance a broad array of goals.” GoalVisionEconomicMilitaryPolicyProgressiveForeign PolicyDissentDiplomaticAssertive Author:Suzanne Nossel
“American foreign policy must be more than the management of crisis. It must have a great and guiding goal: to turn this time of American influence into generations of democratic peace.” TurnsGoalGenerationsInfluencePolicyManagementCrisisDemocraticForeign PolicyAmerican Foreign Policy Author:George W. Bush
“It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.” GoalMiddlePolicyKeysEastRegionsForeign PolicyMiddle EastSyriaExaggeration Author:Reza Aslan
“Common foreign policy is completely unnecessary. The various European countries have widely differing priorities, goals and prejudices. It would be wrong to force them all to follow the same course.” CountryWould BeCoursesForceGoalCommonPolicyPrejudiceVariousPrioritiesForeign PolicyUnnecessaryEuropean Countries Author:Vaclav Klaus
“The 'realist' conception of continuing old-fashioned 'balance of power' politics may have been well founded in the past, but it is inconsistent with our increasing interdependent world. On moral grounds alone there can be no justification for the 20th century level of killing. To settle disputes without violence must become the primary goal of foreign policy for every nation.” WorldWellsMayHas BeensPastNationsGoalLevelsMoralViolenceCenturyPolicyBalanceKillingPrimariesSettlingConceptionForeign PolicyJustificationContinuing20th CenturyOld FashionedDisputesRealistInconsistentBalance Of PowerPower Politics Author:Robert McNamara