Bacevich: Obama Hands Congress Opportunity
Emeritus Pardee Prof. Andrew Bacevich said that Pres. Barack Obama’s request for Congressional approval of military action against ISIL provided an opportunity to critically examine national security strategy.
Bacevich Slams National Security Strategy
Emeritus professor Andrew Bacevich slammed the National Security Strategy document released this month by the Obama administration, calling it “what Spam is to a pig: highly processed and short on nutrition.”
Bacevich: Obama Muddles Foreign Policy
Emeritus prof. Andrew Bacevich said that the Obama administration had muddled most of their foreign policy initiatives, culminating with John Kerry’s inauspicious visit to France in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Bacevich: West not Exempt from Terrorism
Andrew Bacevich argued that terrorist attacks in Boston and Paris show that the West is not exempt from political violence – and that nations must radically change their approach to dealing with threats.
Bacevich on Torture and Permanent War
Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of International Relations, shared his insights as a former U. S. Army colonel to highlight the consequences of torture and permanent war.
Video: Bacevich on Limits of Power
Andrew Bacevich on the limits of power and the end of American exceptionalism.