Foreign Policy In Focus | December 31, 2006, By John Feffer, Stephen Zunes
Through the obligatory accolades that inevitably follow the death of a former president, it is important to remember Gerald Ford’s problematic legacy in leading the United States in its international relations during his time as president. However decent and moral Ford may have been as a person, his foreign policy was anything but…
Month: December 2006
Reasons to Like Ike
Foreign Policy In Focus | December 30, 2006,
By Emily Schwartz Greco, Stephen Zunes
The fiftieth anniversary of the Suez Crisis came and went this past November without much notice. That’s too bad because the Bush administration could learn a lot from the crisis, which ensued when the armed forces of Great Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt, then under the rule of Gamal Abdul-Nasser. In a move that earned the United States respect around the world, the administration of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower denounced the tripartite invasion as a violation of international law and used America’s considerable diplomatic leverage to force a withdrawal of these American allies…
The United States and Lebanon’s Civil Strife
Foreign Policy In Focus, By Emily Schwartz Greco, Stephen Zunes | December 6, 2006
The ongoing popular challenge to the pro-Western Lebanese government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora marks yet another setback in the Bush administration’s attempt to impose a new order on the Middle East more compatible with perceived U.S. strategic interests…
The Democrats’ War
Foreign Policy In Focus, By John Feffer, Stephen Zunes | November 29, 2006
With power comes responsibility. Once they take over both houses of Congress on January 3, the Democrats will have the responsibility to get American troops out of Iraq as soon as practicable…