The U.S. foreign policy establishment is criticized for benefiting defense contractors and Wall Street investors more than ordinary Americans, prompting calls for a change in direction by Bernie Sanders. Corporate decision-making increasingly influences foreign policymaking, with concerns raised about the private sector's role in geopolitics. Sanders advocates for a shift towards supporting human rights, economic development, and fair labor standards in U.S. foreign policy, highlighting the need to address short-sighted decisions influenced by corporate interests since World War II.
Economic & geopolitical instability are frequent bedfellows. It’s doubtful the US can sustain prosperity & achieve peace. In his @WSJ op-ed, Kevin Warsh, discusses how US economic & military might can underwrite a new economic &security commons. Read more: https://t.co/YUPgC1aoMY
Beware of governments that are trying to turn companies into instruments of national policy. And beware of the battalions of exes — ex-spies, ex-generals, ex-politicians and so on — who want to offer their geopolitical expertise, https://t.co/koiRHkckMx via @opinion
Geopolitical risks are growing, to be sure, but beware of a paradox: One important geopolitical risk is overreacting to geopolitical risk. In particular, companies need to beware of becoming instruments of national foreign policy. https://t.co/koiRHkckMx via @opinion
Since the end of World War II, U.S. foreign policy decisions have grown increasingly short-sighted and influenced by corporate interests—with disastrous results, writes @BernieSanders. How can Washington change course? https://t.co/SLMg0W9yxN
Opinion | Jeff Jacoby: When all is said and done, the foreign policy “revolution” Bernie Sanders advocates is merely a tired recapitulation of leftist naysaying and eat-the-rich socialist clichés. https://t.co/e07tkPzSNS
From @WSJopinion: Strong, unapologetic national-security policy begins with a prosperous, sustainable economy. The U.S. must demonstrate again the superiority of its economic system, writes Kevin Warsh. https://t.co/LPKSJh63j3
CEOs must beware of a paradox: One important geopolitical risk is overreacting to geopolitical risk, says @adwooldridge https://t.co/iqb5IDJ5Qe via @opinion
CEOs must beware of a paradox: One important geopolitical risk is overreacting to geopolitical risk, says @adwooldridge https://t.co/zTXCJyfPUE
From @WSJopinion: The Biden administration’s declining power to deter our adversaries is the biggest problem for American foreign policy, for world peace and, potentially, for his re-election, writes @wrmead https://t.co/wbM2Dig5wS https://t.co/wbM2Dig5wS
.@BernieSanders explains how U.S. foreign policy has evolved since the Cold War—and outlines the potential benefits of bolstering U.S. support for human rights, economic development, and fair international labor standards. https://t.co/bnbwtvutkD
“The success or failure of foreign policymaking increasingly depends on corporate decision-making.” Read Jami Miscik, @porszag, and Theodore Bunzel on the rise of the private sector in geopolitics: https://t.co/up496OZtmV
Today, the U.S. foreign policy establishment’s decisions are more likely to benefit defense contractors and Wall Street investors than ordinary Americans—and it is time for Washington to change tack, argues @BernieSanders. https://t.co/4hHSUBzyJ2