Sentences with phrase «foreign policy principles»

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But McDougall is quite right to lay out the tangle of contradictions that a principled foreign policy can produce.

Articles and teaching sessions are devoted to social scandals like the increase in hunger, poverty, homelessness and illiteracy in the U.S. Likewise, issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy, aid and grotesque military appropriations are frequently critiqued on behalf of a foreseen new social order that will be founded on liberationist principles.

It suggests that U.S. foreign policy must contain elements of both power and principle, and that it must promote both security and justice.

This is not to say that we can not come to impassioned, principled positions about how to vote, particularly when dealing with issues as important as sexual assault, bigotry, racism, responsible foreign policy, religious liberty, and the dignity of human life at every stage in its development.

A foreign policy which takes this into account must involve, he argues, «adopting an overarching principle: religion is normative, not epiphenomenal, in human affairs.

The unipolarist ideology by whatever name, adds a fourth party to the foreign - policy debate, which has otherwise involved 1) liberal internationalists, who seek world peace and stability by securing collective agreements from nation states to comply with international law; 2) realists, who seek to ensure a balance of power among competing regimes; and 3) principled anti-interventionists, who renounce the use of military force for all reasons besides self - defense.

It has given up on financial discipline, civil liberties or a principled foreign policy.

Overall, judging by the rapturous applause he received, Miliband was in sublime form: dynamic, incisive, intelligent (a man who can quote the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and apply it to the current foreign policy debate between those who oppose liberal interventionism based on the principle of nation state sovereignty and those who support it based on the natural rights of individuals superseding that sovereignty certainly deserves this accolade) and even at times funny.

Undoubtedly influenced by the experience of the Iraq war and occupation but also influenced by the «war on terror» he inherited, Obama pursued an eclectic mix of «pragmatic» rather than «principled» foreign policies.

There is no common foreign policy — member states deal separately with Russia, an agreement in principle to open up EU markets to northern Africa (Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Libya) founders on different member states» objections.

On foreign policy issues, the power of principle always overrides the principle of power.

And as the Chilcot report hangs heavily over some in the party, Corbyn's principled opposition to the Iraq war may feature in foreign policy debates.

The report recommends foreign policy follows five guiding principles: to actively work to protect civilians; to challenge abuses of humanitarian law and human rights; to deliver on policies like the Arms Trade Treaty which save lives through international agreement; to meet the challenges of the modern world, including new threats like terrorism; and strengthening multilateral institutions, with the UK taking the lead to reunite the UN.

«Despite everything, people in Britain are still willing to support a principled foreign policy with an emphasis on sorting out humanitarian disasters.»

In his speech in Chicago in 1999, Tony Blair's outlining of the principle of liberal interventionism set the intellectual rationale for his foreign and defence policy.

And, foreign policy aside, which of the policies Corbyn has proposed would anyone who believes in the principles of the Labour party have a problem with?

«Our party has always been a broad church, and despite my principled differences with Jeremy over many issues of defence, foreign policy and national security, I agreed to serve on his front bench because of the mandate he was given, his assurances that honesty and difference were welcomed, and due to the many areas we agreed wholeheartedly on such as fighting the vicious Tory trade union bill - which I was proud to lead our work on - cuts to tax credits and tackling climate change.

The class, «Ensuring the Long Run Impact of MCC Country Compacts,» examined how MCC applies policy principles to U.S. foreign aid.

Though South Africa opened its borders and welcomed refugees fleeing persecutions, the current approach towards treatment of refugees shows a sign of a fatigue of hosting refugees.45 It becomes a metaphysical question as to whether Rwandan refugees should blame South Africa for having laws that protect the human rights and interests of its citizens or whether they blame the superpowers foreign policies that led to the negation of the principles of human and refugee rights, resulting in their current sufferings and predicament or whether they blame the oppressive regime installed in Rwanda, a regime only interested in tracking them down for assassination.

Although he had not started out in 1912 as a foreign policy president, circumstances and his own progressive political principles had drawn him outward.

Generally, at the stage of enforcement of foreign judgments or awards, it is possible that certain provisions of foreign law would be found ineffective, if they are found to be contrary to the Polish public policy clause or overriding mandatory principles.

The European Council shall define the principles of and general guidelines for the common foreign and security policy, including for matters with defence implications.

-- the principles, objectives, general guidelines and consistency of the common foreign and security policy and the decisions taken within the framework of that policy,

Moscow has said these claims are absurd and such behaviour goes counter to the principles and conduct of Russia's foreign policy.

Russia has repeatedly denied interfering in foreign elections, saying such actions run counter to the principles and conduct of Russian foreign policy.

NAR supports policies that encourage foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that do not materially encroach upon the principle that all U.S. investors and foreign investors in U.S. real estate should be subject to similar sets of rules under the U.S. tax system.