| ID | 110926 |
| Title Proper | Clear and present safety |
| Other Title Information | the United States is more secure than Washington thinks |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zenko, Micah ; Cohen, Michael A |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Last August, the Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney performed what has become a quadrennial rite of passage in American presidential politics: he delivered a speech to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His message was rooted in another grand American tradition: hyping foreign threats to the United States. It is "wishful thinking," Romney declared, "that the world is becoming a safer place. The opposite is true. Consider simply the jihadists, a near-nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, an unstable Pakistan, a delusional North Korea, an assertive Russia, and an emerging global power called China. No, the world is not becoming safer." |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 91, No.2; Mar-Apr 2012: p.79-93 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 91, No.2; Mar-Apr 2012: p.79-93 |
| Key Words | United States ; Mitt Romney ; American Presidential Politics ; Foreign Wars ; Middle East ; Pakistan ; North Korea ; Russia ; Emerging Global Power ; China ; Leon Panetta ; Nuclear Proliferation ; Geopolitics ; Cyber Attacks ; Economic Crisis ; India ; Hillary Clinton |