Brighter
than Albright
Republican
foreign policy experts speak out
By Jeff Letalien
Advertising Manager
Amid U.S. involvement in the Balkans, a policy
which has come under criticism from conservative Republicans, Harvard welcomed
two foreign policy experts from the last two Republican presidencies.
On Monday, April 5, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeanne
Kirkpatrick, now a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise
Institute and a professor at Georgetown University, gave an address on
her experiences in Ronald Reagan's Administration. Her appearance was part
of a series of guest lectures in the Kennedy School of Government Ph.D.
candidate Aaron Lobel's IOP study group "Presidential Decision-Making and
Foreign Policy." On the following day, Lobel welcomed another important
figure from recent Republican administrations, General Brent Scowcroft,
National Security Advisor under Nixon and Bush. [more...]
Letter
from Vienna
Anti-Americanism
gets ugly in Central Europe
By Jennifer Monti
Staff Writer
It was a hazy day, comfortable enough to spend
wandering the streets of Vienna. My spring break had taken me across the
Atlantic to the world of Hapsburg memories, palace courtyards, and history
that predates that of the United States by centuries. Amid the sights and
sounds of the city, there was little of America to be seen. Except our
flag lying on the ground covered with spittle. And our flag hanging lifeless
from a stake as flames devoured it. In the streets of the former Hapsburg
capital, I saw how our country has extended its influence further than
any classical empire, and has inspired dissatisfaction, anger and hatred
towards our policies and flag. [more...]
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