Right Turn: Foreign policy


Posted at 10:02 AM ET, 05/09/2013

Benghazi: Hillary is in the middle of a thickening plot

There were some blockbusters at yesterday's Benghazi hearing.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:02 AM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Foreign policy, Hillary Clinton

Posted at 12:01 PM ET, 05/05/2013

Truman to Reagan to Clinton to?

Conservative statecraft in the 21 century has to incorporate the lessons of the recent past.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:01 PM ET, 05/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, GOP. conservative movement, National Security

Posted at 10:03 AM ET, 05/02/2013

Is foreign policy criticism of Obama just partisanship?

The president has been on the receiving end of some tough evaluations.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:03 AM ET, 05/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Syria

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 04/17/2013

What to ask John Kerry

What should the House Foreign Affairs Committee ask Secretary of State John Kerry?

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:47 AM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, National Security, North Korea, Syria

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 04/16/2013

Whither Secretary Kerry?

Kerry gets off to a bad start, showing he's going to learn to run his deaprtment and anticipate crises.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:47 AM ET, 04/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, John Kerry, State Department

Posted at 08:46 AM ET, 04/12/2013

Foreign policy: You know things are bad when . . .

Just when you thought our foreign policy could not be in worse disarray. . .

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:46 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Syria

Posted at 03:18 PM ET, 04/10/2013

The Arab Spring: No walk in the park

The Arab Spring won't have a happy ending for many, many years and without considerable help from the West.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  03:18 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Arab Spring, Foreign policy, Middle East

Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 04/04/2013

Peace processing again -- this time from Kerry

For reasons that escape most observers, John Kerry is back to peace-process shuttling.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  04:45 PM ET, 04/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Israel, John Kerry, South Korea

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 04/04/2013

Egypt teeters

The Muslim Brotherhood government is failing politically and economically.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:47 AM ET, 04/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Arab Spring, Egypt, Foreign policy, human rights, Middle East

Posted at 12:44 PM ET, 04/02/2013

Twelve reasons why liberals can't be trusted on national security

What can the Obama team actually point to as a success?

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:44 PM ET, 04/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  China, Foreign policy, Green movement, Iran, Iraq, National Security

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Hillary Clinton's puny legacy

Hilllary Clinton's record already looks worse.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  02:40 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Hillary Clinton

Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 03/20/2013

Obama in Israel: Pretty speeches won't do it

The president's speeches are better, but his actions, or lack thereof, leave Israel rattled.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:20 PM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Israel, Middle East, Syria

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 02/06/2013

Rand Paul's confused foreign policy speech

Instead of sounding thoughtful, Sen. Rand Paul appeared out to lunch in his speech focusing on the greatest national security threat we face.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  01:47 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Iran, Sen. Rand Paul

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 02/05/2013

An open letter to Secretary of State John Kerry

John Kerry has the chance to correct the errors of the first Obama term.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:00 PM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, John Kerry, Obama second term

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Susan Rice withdraws

Kerry nearly certain to get the nod.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  04:38 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, fiscal cliff; Bush tax cuts; Susan Rice, Foreign policy

Posted at 03:09 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Joe Lieberman's farewell from the Senate

The Connecticut senator departs after giving his colleagues some thoughts on foreign policy.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  03:09 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  foreign affairs, Foreign policy, joe lieberman, Senate

Posted at 10:40 AM ET, 03/22/2011

Photos released by German newspaper will harm our troops

The last thing we needed was fodder for Taliban propaganda.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:40 AM ET, 03/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  foreign policy