U.S Presidents

David Frum: Foreign Policy Ideas in the George W. Bush Administration

David Frum
2004

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes former Bush speech writer David Frum for a discussion of the defining features of the Bush administration's response to the terrorist acts of 9/11. He also reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of President Bush and lays out a program for the United States in the war on terrorism.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people4/Frum/frum-con0.html

Key Words: U.S. Presidents, Terrorism

Andrew J. Bacevich: America's Path to Permanent War

Andrew J. Bacevich
2010

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Andrew Bacevich for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the militarization of U.S. foreign policy. Focusing on ideas at the heart of the American foreign policy consensus--"Washington Rules"--,Professor Bacevich zeroes in on the preconceived notion that America's role should be that of leader and guarantor of world order. Following from this assumption, according to Bacevich, are principles of implementation--"the holy trinity"-- that stipulate a global military presence, a global projection of military power, and an...

Anatol Lieven: Ethical Realism and U.S Foreign Policy

Anatol Lieven
2006

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Anatole Lieven of the New America Foundation and John Hulsman of the German Council on Foreign Relations for a discussion of their new book, Ethical Realism. They analyze the foreign policy debate in Washington, compare American leadership of Truman and Eisenhower with the leadership of Bush and Cheney, and drawing on the American tradition defined by George Kennan, Hans Morgenthau, and Reinhold Niebuhr, argue for a new foreign policy that combines ethics with realism.

KEYWORDS: Realism, Idealism, U.S Political...