Opinion: U.S. public opinion once supported an active and strategically focused foreign policy. It may not anymore, writes wrmead
There is no more important question in world politics than this: Will U.S. public opinion continue to support an active and strategically focused foreign policy? During the Cold War and for 25 years after, there was rarely any doubt. While Americans argued—sometimes bitterly—over the country’s overseas priorities, there was a broad consensus in both parties that sustained engagement was necessary to protect U.S. interests.
That consensus is more fragile today. Questions about the reliability of American commitments keep the...Some 400 U.S. troops will remain in parts of Syria to prevent the return of Islamic State, and reassure allies that America isn’t abandoning the region to Iran, Russia and Sunni jihadists. Image: AFP
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