Are international organizations the keys to a healthier U.S. foreign policy?
It’s not a mystery that one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama Administration was to turn around the attitude of the State Department toward international organizations, and chiefly the United Nations. Once the object of scorn under President Bush, President Obama has promised to work within the UN and other international groups for a more multilateral approach to foreign policy, from climate change to Iran. Will the change in attitude pay dividends?
It’s not a mystery that one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama Administration was to turn around the attitude of the State Department toward international organizations, and chiefly the United Nations. Once the object of scorn under President Bush, President Obama has promised to work within the UN and other international groups for a more multilateral approach to foreign policy, from climate change to Iran. Will the change in attitude pay dividends?
Guests:
Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
- Patt Morrison for October 28, 2009
- FDIC’s Sheila Bair: the toughest chairman in D.C.?
- California’s water bill—who will pay?
- Culture Clash celebrates 25 years on the boards
- Are international organizations the keys to a healthier U.S. foreign policy?
- Life after Bratton--what’s next for the LAPD?
- The Queen Mother
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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