Foreign Policy Initiative

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The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) is a neoconservative think tank based in Washington, DC , founded in 2009 by Bill Kristol , Dan Senor and Robert Kagan .

Supervisory board

• William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard
• Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
• Eric. S. Edelman, Former Undersecretary of State for Defense
• Dan Senor, aide to Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan

General

The Foreign Policy Initiative publishes bulletins on a wide variety of foreign policy topics on an ongoing basis.

According to its own admission, the FPI has made the defense of political isolationism and the continuation of the diplomatic, military and economic engagement of the USA in the world as well as robust support for democratic allies and human rights in oppressive regimes its mission as well as strengthening the US armed forces for the challenges of the 21st century as well as the global competitiveness of the US economy in times of global upheaval . Foreign Policy Initiative is non-profit making and tax exempt.

FPI is against regular cuts in armaments spending and calls for a comprehensive missile defense system .

history

The FPI is considered the successor organization to the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) and was founded like this by William Kristol, Irving Kristol's son . Jamie Fly served as FPI director from 2009 until he became advisor to Florida Senator Marco Rubio. In early 2013, Chris Griffin, a former employee of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, was hired.

activities

FPI has campaigned for troop reinforcements in Afghanistan and direct military strikes in Syria. In 2012, Robert Kagan stated that the FPI was calling for military action against Iran because diplomacy was inappropriate. In 2014, FPI recommended democratic and economic reforms for long-term success for the Arab Spring states . Griffin described Russia's annexation of Crimea as part of a trend resulting from the lack of American leadership and increasing pressure on America's international leadership. On April 10, 2013, he announced on NBC that North Korea had taught the US that it did not know how to protect its citizens and allies from a nuclear-armed " rogue state ".

On October 3, 2014, FPI Director for Democracy and Human Rights Ellen Bork called for the US to support Hong Kong.

See also

• American century

further reading

• Donald E. Abelson: Do Think Tanks Matter ?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes . McGill-Queen's University Press , Montreal, Quebec 2009, ISBN 978-0-7735-3607-4 , p. 43.
• As US Shifts Its Focus To Asia, It Must Boost, Not Cut, Defense. In: Investor's Business Daily . 5th June 2012.
• Benjamin Bell: Five Questions with Foreign Policy Initiative Co-Founder Dan Senor . In: ABC News . March 22, 2014.
• Eric Edelman, Blaise Misztal, Morton Abramowitz: The US Should Unfollow Turkey. In: The American Interest , March 21, 2014.
• Forbes To Discuss Asia Strategy With Asian Diplomats at Foreign Policy Initiative's Annual Forum. Congressional Documents and Publications. 21st October 2013.
• William Gibson: Marco Rubio beefs up foreign policy staff. In: Sun-Sentinel . (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) January 18, 2013.
• Christopher Griffin: The War of Wills Between US and Iran. In: RealClearWorld . February 8, 2014.
• Christopher Griffin: Two Votes Over Tokyo. In: The Washington Post . Republished at the American Enterprise Institute . July 28, 2007.
• Christopher Griffin, Phillip Lohaus: "Joint Strike Fighter: No Longer Just 'Too Big to Kill'" . RealClearDefense . March 13, 2014.
• Robert Kagan: The Ambivalent Superpower. In: POLITICO Magazine . February 27, 2014.
• James Kirchick: Europe, Stunned by Reckless Russia, Mistrusts Feckless Ukrainian Leaders. In: The Daily Beast . March 24, 2014.
• Flynt Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett: Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran . Macmillan , London 2013, ISBN 978-0-8050-9419-0 , p. 296.
• Jennifer Rubin, (). Our next president must be the anti-Obama. In: The Washington Post . February 27, 2014.
• Sen. John McCain, R-ARIZ., Participates In A Discussion On The Consequences Of Inaction In Syria. Congressional Quarterly Transcriptions (Washington, DC: CQ - Roll Call, Inc). November 27, 2012.
• Robert Zarate, Evan Moore: How To Fix the US Policy Toward Syria. In: US News & World Report . October 18, 2012.

Web links

• Foreign Policy Initiative at C-SPAN Video Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The neocons return . In: Brattleboro Reformer , September 26, 2009. 
2. ↑ foreignpolicyi.org
3. ↑ Mission Statement. Foreign Policy Initiative. accessed on February 4, 2014.
4. ↑ Jim Lobe: PNAC Revisited. In: LobeLog.com. Status: July 1, 2009. ips.org/blog (accessed July 7, 2009)
5. ^ Michael Warren: Lieberman Aide Heading to Foreign Policy Initiative. In: The Weekly Standard. January 22, 2013.
6. ↑ Yochi J. Dreazan: Call for Afghan Surge on. In: Wall Street Journal. 17th September 2009.
7. ^ Foreign Policy Experts Urge President Obama to Respond to Assad's Chemical Attack. Foreign Policy Initiative. August 27, 2013.
8. ↑ Jeremiah Goulka: The Dogs of War Are Barking. Regions: Middle East & North Africa. Foreign Policy In Focus (Washington, DC: Institute for Policy Studies), November 5, 2012, ISSN  1524-1939 .
9. ^ Foreign Policy 2013. Washington, DC: Foreign Policy Initiative, p. 7. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
10. ^ Washington: 6 Things the White House Can Do Immediately Regarding the Russia – Ukraine Conflict. US Official News (Plus Media Solutions). March 6, 2014.
11. ^ Clark Barrow: Daily News Briefing: Lerner says she doesn't want to testify because she's getting 'death threats'. Best of Cain. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
12. ^ Transcript For April 10, 2013, NBC. NBC Nightly News (New York, NY: National Broadcasting Co. Inc.). April 10, 2013. Transcript accessed March 26, 2014 on Nexis.