American diplomacy links 9.22.15.

AuthorClack, George

American Diplomacy Links 9.16.15

"Europe's Refugee Crisis, Explained"

There are two layers to the current refugee problem: first, the wars and economic crises that have forced millions from their homes in the Middle East and sub-Sahara Africa and, second, the increasingly anti-refugee, nativist politics in Western and other wealthy countries that are best suited to take them in.

By Amanda Taub, Vox. Taub is a former human rights lawyer who covers foreign policy and human rights at Vox.dot.com. http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria

"The Refugee Crisis: Insane Asylum"

Germany's warm welcome to Syria's refugees is earning the country good press, but it may also be sowing the seeds of long-term agony.

By Adam Garfinkle, the American Interest. Garfinkle is editor of the American Interest.

http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/09/12/insane-asylum/

"Trump's Bluster on Iran"

Donald Trump has a simple solution for American hostages held in Iran. Elect him president, and "I guarantee you that those four prisoners are back in our country before I ever take office." By Robin Wright, the New Yorker. Longtime foreign correspondent Wright, a contributing writer for the New Yorker, is the author of eight books on the Middle East.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trumps-bluster-on-iran

"Does Donald Trump Have a Foreign Policy?"

China and Indonesia, among other countries, are taking him seriously.

By Esther Goldberg, the American Spectator. Goldberg is a lawyer from Alexandria, Virginia, who frequently writes for the American Spectator.

http://spectator.org/articles/63991/does-donald-trump-have-foreign-policy

"The Surge Fallacy"

Having misunderstood the Iraq War, U.S. Republicans are taking a dangerously hawkish turn on foreign policy. "The surge was not intended merely to reduce violence. Reducing violence was a means to a larger goal: political reconciliation."

By Peter Beinart, the Atlantic. Beinart is a contributing editor at the Atlantic and National Journal, an associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-surge-fallacy/399344/

"Realism Is an Attitude, Not a Doctrine"

A comprehensive look at the term "realism" in foreign policy, a vague norm that does not offer consistent strategic guidance. Realists agree that power is what drives international politics, but they...

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