"Obama and his Left-leaning supporters in universities and the media swoon over the idea of "multilateralism." Unilateralism is not only portrayed as simplistic, arrogant and chauvinistic but also as ineffectual

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Among the first duties of the Obama presidency, all agree, is the restoration of America's standing in the world. Poll after poll has shown how unpopular America is overseas, from London to Damascus to Beijing. Nor is there much disagreement as to the reason.

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In one of his last acts as president, Bill Clinton signed the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, but the signature never led to U.S. ratification. On the contrary, President Bush withdrew the signature.

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Before it turns into history, it's worth taking a look back at last weekend's meeting on the economic crisis held in Washington by the G20 countries.

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Europeans seem positively giddy about this weekend's meeting in Washington, where they hope to impose a new world economic order like the one Americans imposed in 1944.

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Gordon Brown tonight called for a new age of progressive multilateralism as he hailed Barack Obama's ideals of democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

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Barack Obama's stance on free trade is in line with reputable economists who argue that it hinders development. Recent work by leading economists suggests that a new consensus is emerging on free trade agreements.

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From the moment he took office, Bush systematically thwarted those efforts.

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What America Must Do: A Commitment To the World

Everything changes; that, at least, is immutable. For the United States change is the watchword of the new year and the commonality of those past - at once the history and destiny of the American experiment. Change is what we have been and what we must be.

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The successor to G.W. Bush will enjoy a political honeymoon with the rest of the world, similar to that enjoyed by Bush himself post-9/11.

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Washington - IN "THE ART OF WAR," Sun Tzu, the noted Chinese war strategist, advises military leaders to "embrace unexpected tactics." Although more than two thousand years old, this advice remains sound.

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Bush's Foreign Policy: Persuing the National Interest

As foreign policy adviser to presidential candidate George W. Bush back in 2000, Condoleezza Rice suggested that US foreign policy should "refocus the United States on the national interest and the pursuit of key priorities" (Rice, 2000 p. 46).

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For many reasons other than Iraq, there is today a new appreciation for multilateralism and diplomacy in coping with crises. "Soft power" issues—the U.N.'s natural turf—have risen to the top of the global agenda.

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kofi Annan lays out the principles for a better international order

Kofi Annan delivered his valedictory speech today at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library. kofi Annan did not spare criticism and he did not waste his last podium. He laid out the anti-Neocon path to a new safer, more effective world order.

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The week-long 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) opened Monday with the usual suspense over whether or not Cuban President Fidel Castro would be participating, although heightened this time by the fact that he is recovering from major surgery and is the leader of the h …

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