Robert Farley & Tom Nichols [Foreign Entanglements]
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Channel: Nonzero · 2018 · News & Politics
On Foreign Entanglements, Rob and Tom kick give their views of Leon Panetta’s new book (00:47) on the Obama administration’s decision-making. They debate whether Obama’s unenforced “red line” in Syria (08:12) hurt America’s international credibility. When it comes to foreign policy, have the labels “left” and “right” lost all meaning (18:29)? Returning to the question of reputation, they disagree about whether memories of the Cold War (27:45) are unduly influencing policymakers’ views. Next, they consider whether political science (39:34) has conquered Washington, DC. Finally, Rob and Tom offer a harsh critique (46:50) of the modern political science department. Robert Farley (Lawyers, Guns and Money, University of Kentucky) and Tom Nichols (US Naval War College) Join the conversation on Bloggingheads.tv: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/31245 Recorded on October 10, 2014 Subscribe to the Bloggingheads.tv YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/ccLFDY Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloggingheads Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloggingheads/ Follow our RSS feed: https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/feed?format=audio
