Publication
Jan 2009
This paper distills some lessons from history for President Obama and his speech writers about the relationship between presidential language and foreign policy. The first lesson is that language can mobilize support for foreign policies. Second, the author argues that foreign policy rhetoric must be firmly tethered to foreign policy reality. Finally, politicians giving foreign policy speeches need to keep different audiences in their head at the same time.
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Author | Michael Fullilove |
Series | Lowy Institute Perspectives |
Publisher | Lowy Institute for International Policy |
Copyright | © 2009 Lowy Institute for International Policy |