Right Turn: foreign policy


Posted at 05:16 PM ET, 06/18/2013

'Pretty please' foreign policy
By Jennifer Rubin
President Obama tries to negotiate with no leverage and fails.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  05:16 PM ET, 06/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Russia, Syria

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 06/17/2013

Obama's multiple national security untruths
By Jennifer Rubin
President Obama is not credible on a host of national security issues.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  04:56 PM ET, 06/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Foreign policy, National Security, Syria

Posted at 09:52 AM ET, 06/14/2013

Syria aid: Unconscionably late and an object lesson
By Jennifer Rubin
President Obama belatedly acts to arm Syrian rebels and foreign policy internationalists fight back against isolationists.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:52 AM ET, 06/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, National Security, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Rand Paul, Syria

Posted at 05:58 PM ET, 06/05/2013

Serial unkept promises on national security

By Jennifer Rubin
The president has abandoned our troops, our allies and oppressed people around the world.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  05:58 PM ET, 06/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chuck Hagel, Foreign policy, National Security, Sequester, Syria

Posted at 01:32 PM ET, 06/04/2013

You can't be for a weak United States and a strong Israel

By Jennifer Rubin
The worst possible thing for Israel is a power vacuum left in the wake of U.S. retrenchment.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  01:32 PM ET, 06/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 05/24/2013

Morning Bits
By Jennifer Rubin
Must-read links to start the day.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  07:46 AM ET, 05/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Morning Bits, Obama scandals

Posted at 11:01 AM ET, 05/20/2013

A Middle East policy train wreck
By Jennifer Rubin
The second Obama term is turning out worse than the first for Middle East policy and U.S. influence in the region.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:01 AM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Foreign policy, Israel, John Kerry, Middle East

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

Benghazi: Hillary is in the middle of a thickening plot

By Jennifer Rubin
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?
By Jennifer Rubin
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?
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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?

By Jennifer Rubin
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 . . .
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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

By Jennifer Rubin
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

By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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

By Jennifer Rubin
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
By Jennifer Rubin
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