Visions of Foreign Policy Oppose Candidates
P. Boniface, Inst. for International & Strategic Relations | April 29, 2008
While Obama upholds transformation, Mc Cain’s intentions suggest a great deal of continuity based on American power considerations. ++ Obama emphasizes negotiation and the use of the US “potential for attraction instead of its capacity for duress.” ++ In practice, pressure groups’ and congress’ likely resistance to multilateralism indicate that Mc Cain’s uncompromising strategy would be an easier task.
