“Our alliance with our NATO partners has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for nearly 70 years, in good times and in bad and through presidents of both parties because the United States has a fundamental interest in Europe's stability and security.” YearsHas BeensStatesPresidentInterestUnitedPartyUnited StatesSecurityPolicyEuropeFundamentalsPartnersGood TimesStabilityForeign PolicyAlliancesNatoCornerstones Author:Barack Obama
“I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a range of diversity that reflects the full complexity of America. We should draw on those experiences to inform our decision making.” ThinkingShouldImportantAmericaDecisionSecurityPolicyDiversityDrawsRangeRealmsComplexityDecision MakingForeign PolicyNational Security Author:Susan Rice
“I am going to be able to present to the incoming administration a country that is stronger. A federal government that is working better and more efficiently. A national security apparatus that is both more effective and truer to our values. Energy policies that are resulting in not just less pollution, but also more jobs.” CountryGovernmentAbleJobsValuesEnergySecurityPolicyStrongerAdministrationPollutionFederal GovernmentNational SecurityEnergy Policy Author:Barack Obama
“There are no plans in President-elect [Donald] Trump's policies moving forward to touch Medicare and Social Security.” MovingSocialPresidentPlansSecurityPolicyTrumpMoving ForwardSocial SecurityMedicareTouch Me Author:Reince Priebus
“If Martin Luther King looked at the Obama administration and saw an intimate connection with Wall Street, he'd be very critical. If he saw drones being dropped on innocent people, he'd be very critical. If he saw rights and liberties violated by secret policies of the government, of the kind we've seen by the National Security Agency, he'd be very critical.” PeopleIfsKindGovernmentSecretLibertySawsRightsStreetsSecurityPolicyWallKingsConnectionsCriticalInnocentAdministrationIntimateAgencyNational SecurityLutherDrones Author:Cornel West
“Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.” PeopleHardCarePoliticalUnderstandingTermStudySecurityPolicyFieldsHugeAspectClimateClimate ChangeForeign PolicyWho CaresPolitical ScienceFood Security Author:Madeleine Albright
“What America first means is we put the national interests of the United States and the well-being of our own country and our own people first. Our foreign policy, first and foremost, should be focused on the defense of American freedom, security and rights.” PeopleShouldFirstsWellsMeanCountryStatesAmericaInterestUnitedUnited StatesRightsSecurityPolicyFocusedDefenseWell BeingForeign PolicyNational InterestsAmerican Freedom Author:Pat Buchanan
“The fact that some former national security officials challenge the policy wisdom of the order, while other national security officials - most notably those of this [Donald Trump's] administration - support it, merely demonstrates that these are policy disputes that the judiciary is both ill-equipped and constitutionally barred from arbitrating.” FactsOrderChallengesSupportSecurityPolicyTrumpIllFormerAdministrationOfficialsNational SecurityDisputesJudiciary Author:David B. Rivkin
“Global central banks are working hard to lift their economies through an aggressively easy monetary policy. The ECB [European Central Bank] and BOJ [Bank of Japan] are buying tens of billions of bonds and other financial securities each month in an effort to stimulate their economies, which is pushing down rates everywhere, including in the U.S.” HardEasyEffortEconomySecurityPolicyMonthsRateIncludingFinancialBillionsLiftsBuyingJapanPushingMonetaryCentral BanksMonetary PolicyFinancial SecurityEach Month Author:Mark Zandi