Once Upon a Time, There Was a U.S. Foreign Policy Triumph

American foreign policy in the last two decades has produced more spectacular disasters, decidedly mixed outcomes and rapidly reversed feats than significant and enduring achievements. Iraq, Afghanistan and the Iran nuclear deal are only the leading examples of these poor results. Fault can be found in bad policy choices, especially over-reliance on force, irrational exuberance about U.S. ability to impose its will after winning the Cold War and domestic political polarisation. More