The Left had little influence on Joe Biden's foreign policy and will have none over the next four years. How can leftists build the capacity to carry a foreign policy message into 2026 and beyond?
Thank you for this careful analysis. I like the inside-outside approach, which you've managed to intertwine—because they are. To climate change and corporate power I would add health care. an urgent concern for many as the recent Mangione incident shows. Anyway, I'll share this in the spirit of getting the message out.
This is a good piece, and you did a good job approaching the topic from several angles. But I wonder how the Left can address the issue that Americans don’t seem to care al that much about foreign policy. They only seem to pay attention during crises, and they only seem to give credit in retrospect. To a lot of people, the rest of the world is just a source of threats to be managed by someone who’s “tough” and “smart.” Doesn’t that make it really hard to pursue a sane foreign policy?
Thanks a lot. These are good points. I think there's an opportunity to show that the domestic and the international are intertwined, especially when it comes to climate. Also the polling data seems to give a mixed impression of what people care about. This new poll suggests that Gaza cost Harris dearly: https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/postelection-polling.
Enjoyed this. I think the Left generally struggles to promote sober strategic planning (Trotsky famously turned his communist writings into a glorified accounting document). I enjoyed reading this as real political thought.
Thank you for this careful analysis. I like the inside-outside approach, which you've managed to intertwine—because they are. To climate change and corporate power I would add health care. an urgent concern for many as the recent Mangione incident shows. Anyway, I'll share this in the spirit of getting the message out.
Thanks very much - that's well said!
This is a good piece, and you did a good job approaching the topic from several angles. But I wonder how the Left can address the issue that Americans don’t seem to care al that much about foreign policy. They only seem to pay attention during crises, and they only seem to give credit in retrospect. To a lot of people, the rest of the world is just a source of threats to be managed by someone who’s “tough” and “smart.” Doesn’t that make it really hard to pursue a sane foreign policy?
Thanks a lot. These are good points. I think there's an opportunity to show that the domestic and the international are intertwined, especially when it comes to climate. Also the polling data seems to give a mixed impression of what people care about. This new poll suggests that Gaza cost Harris dearly: https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/postelection-polling.
I hope you’re right. Thanks for the reply
Enjoyed this. I think the Left generally struggles to promote sober strategic planning (Trotsky famously turned his communist writings into a glorified accounting document). I enjoyed reading this as real political thought.
Thanks for reading - and I agree about the planning.