Analysts of foreign policy often dream or fantasize more than they analyze. Every single ideological stripe or every single political Internet site produces its analyses in accordance with preconceived notions or preferred frames of references. It is often difficult to know if analysts from different backgrounds are talking about the same events or policies. I am not talking about realists vs idealists for there are many more foreign policy churches than just two.
It is often like the famous Indian story about the blind men and the elephant: every one has a totally different conception of the elephant. Usually only …read more
Source: The Huffington Post