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The International Criminal Court remains a sensitive issue in U.S. foreign policy circles. It was agreed to at the tail end of the Clinton administration, but with serious reservations. In 2002 the Bush administration ceremoniously reversed course and "unsigned" the Rome Statute that had established the Court. But recent developments in Washingtonand elsewhere indicate that the United States may be moving toward de facto acceptance of the Court and active cooperation in its mission. In Means to an End, Lee Feinstein and Tod Lindberg reassess the relationship of the United States and the ICC, a

Noting the intense post-9/11 left-right debate between principles & interests in US foreign policy circles & the consequent discrediting of idealism, ie, the values agenda (including liberalism, democracy, human rights, & rule of law), a strategy entailing greater realism is considered. At issue is whether a genuinely values-free foreign policy would serve US interests, bolster US power, & find US public support. It is contended that such a strategy would fail & that US values can provide a moral foreign policy core that can unite liberals & conservatives. D. Edelman

We argue here in favor of eschewing exit-based strategies driven by political agendas and hastily drafted timetables for withdrawal. But we do so on somewhat different grounds from those that have traditionally been advanced, which focus either on the need to leave a stable order in place before foreign troops are extricated and/or to defeat insurgents so that a viable set of political institutions can be established by local authorities. Instead, we argue that decisions about whether to keep a mission alive should be based on what some refer to as a real options perspective, which takes into account the uncertainties of the mission and the costs of both entry and exit. When there are major political uncertainties associated with the payoffs of an exit strategy, we argue that the wisest and most prudent course of action is to wait until there is more information available about the costs and benefits of departure. Persistence in the face of adversity even as one continues to incur losses may well be the rational (and right) course of action, especially if one isnt sure whether the situation is going to improve anytime soon if one hangs around or get a lot worse if one leaves. Adapted from the source document.

Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide brings together twenty prominent foreign policy and national security specialists-some of the leading thinkers of their generation-to seek common ground on ten key, controversial areas of policy. In each chapter conservative and liberal experts jointly outline their points of agreement on many of the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, pointing the way toward a more constructive debate.In doing so, the authors move past philosophical differences and identify effective approaches to the major national security challenges confronting the United States

Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide brings together twenty€prominent foreign policy and national security specialists--some of the leading thinkers of their generation--to seek common ground on ten key, controversial areas of policy.€In each chapter conservative and liberal experts jointly outline their points of agreement on€many of the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, pointing the way toward a more constructive debate. In doing so, the authors€move past philosophical differences and identify effective approaches to the major national security challenges confronti.

Daalder, Ivo ; Lindsay, James M.: Democracies of the world, unite. - In: The American Interest (Washington/D.C.), - 2 (January-February 2007) 3. - S. 5-19