Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » Foreign Affairs: Foreign Aid

Le Besoin de Voir Clair: A Plea for a Non-Tribal Discussion of National Defense

John Harris — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:52:57 +0000

About a week ago, Katie Kieffer dared to ask a few questions of the sort I have in mind on Townhall.com, tentatively advancing the proposition that Ron Paul is not entirely insane. Directly opposing her signature photo on the Townhall homepage was the equally lovely visage of Star Parker—whose column charged Paul supporters with being [...]

A Palestinian State – The Day After

Mark Silverberg — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:33:49 +0000

Assuming a Palestinian state is declared by the UNGA in September, Israel and the United States have made it clear that unity talks with Hamas and the PA's unilateral UN bid for statehood will have serious financial and political consequences.

On Thursday, August 4th, Arab League foreign ministers and representatives from Jordan, Egypt, [...]

Still waiting for evidence of true national leadership

David Coughlin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:08:48 +0000

These candidates have not yet identified the fundamental causes of our problems, so their current plans are short sighted and tactical. What is the role of our federal government and what are we doing today that we should cease and desist? Who will emerge as a true national leader?

We have been bombarded [...]

U.S. Middle-East Policy Still in Disarray

Rabbi Dr. Daniel M. Zucker — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:56:43 +0000

The revolts throughout the Arab world have shown that Israel is not the central problem, and yet our president and his State Department seem to follow the old line that the Palestine question is the root of all the Middle East's problems.

Washington, DC's recent discovery that its U.S. Middle-East policy is in [...]

Obama Bombs Bombing Libya

Rachel Alexander — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:37:05 +0000

The irony of liberal Democrat Obama instigating military action while Republicans object, relying upon the Democrat-passed War Powers Act of 1973 to challenge him.

Obama has bungled hawkish military action in Libya so badly that even Republicans now appear to be opposing military engagement. While many people have doubts about intervening in [...]

Understanding Our Enemies’ Intentions

Rabbi Dr. Daniel M. Zucker — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:48:08 +0000

To date, too few Western leaders have taken Iranian leaders like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Ali Khameneiat their word when they say that Israel must disappear from the map and/or the pages of history. Nor should jihad be understood only in terms of martial actions; jihad can and does take the form of economic warfare and [...]

Obama Administration Posturing All Over the Place on Egyptian Standoff

Rachel Alexander — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:47:58 +0000

The Obama administration's reaction to the massive demonstrations and government crackdown in Egypt has been inconsistent, awkwardly changing from day to day. Instead of supporting the protesters and their pleas for democracy and reform, the administration staked out a position last week supporting the existing hard-line regime. Five days later, the administration completely reversed itself. [...]

Obama’s Hesitation on Afghanistan

Rachel Alexander — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:21 +0000

Obama's quandary is that he is a liberal Democrat who opposes most military engagements. But unlike Vietnam, the war appears to be winnable.

President Obama is in a difficult position deciding what to do about Afghanistan. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are ramping up their activity in that country, enabled by the chaos [...]

The Welfare State Writ Large and Small

Steven D. Laib — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:17:12 +0000

At the bottom line, foreign aid to Africa is detrimental to African people in the same way that domestic welfare aid is detrimental to American lower economic classes.

The Wall St. Journal for March 21-22, 2009 headlined, in its "Weekend Journal" Section an article by Dambisa Moyo , entitled Why Foreign Aid is Hurting [...]