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Daniel Larison

There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria

But there sure are a lot of bad ones.

 

Marco Rubio's foreign policy: Blind, irrational, and dangerous

And somehow, this worldview still prevails among GOP leaders

 

The failure of the anti-Hagel campaign

The Democratic defections that conservatives coveted never materialized. And now many Republicans look like reflexively, dangerously aggressive people

 

What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy

Expect a less militarized approach to America's dealings with the rest of the world

 

Republicans must get real on foreign policy

Enough with the reckless, tone-deaf warmongering. Conservatives ought to start listening to realists like Rand Paul and Jon Huntsman

 

Why Obama will keep ignoring Syria in his second term

Many second-term presidents turn to foreign policy if they're viewed as lame ducks domestically. But don't expect Obama to go off starting wars

 

Mitt Romney's vapid, misleading foreign policy speech

Obama has made some big international mistakes, but Romney seems incapable of honestly critiquing them

 

The incredible shrinking foreign policy debate

Obama and Romney rarely offer detailed solutions to the world's political, economic, and military problems. That leaves us scrutinizing each party's platform for clues

 

Paul Ryan's foreign policy speeches: What they say about Mitt Romney's running mate

Foreign policy likely won't decide the election in November — unless perhaps voters learn just how aligned Ryan's world views are with those of George W. Bush

 

The Europe Mitt Romney wants to visit is a figment of his imagination

In the Republican's view, the EU is packed with socialist boondoggles that Obama foolishly wants to emulate. Mitt is about to get a major wake-up call

 

Rand Paul's baffling support for Mitt Romney's cowboy foreign policy

The Kentucky senator is supposed to inherit his father's libertarian mantle. Instead, he seems to be endorsing a return to Bush-era recklessness

 

Why we should be thrilled by NATO's lack of action

An international summit in Chicago produces few results. But that's better than NATO endorsing a boneheaded intervention in Syria

 

Why America shouldn't panic over Putin

Russia's strong-willed leader is back for a third term as president. And as long as Mitt Romney cools the "number one geopolitical foe" talk, we'll be just fine

 

The enduring failure of democracy promotion abroad

The American quest to spread freedom to autocrat-ruled nations is widely popular among foreign policy wonks. Too bad it doesn't work

 

A year later, Libya is still a mess

After the West's much-ballyhood intervention, Libya is dominated by a complex tangle of violent militias — and the chaos is spilling into neighboring countries

 

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