Why An “Economic” Approach to Foreign Policy Fails

New York University business professor Daniel Altman has a beef with U.S. foreign policy. It’s wasteful, inefficient, and haphazard. But in rushing to find an optimal solution to Washington’s foreign policy woes without properly framing the problem, Altman ignores the time-honored role of other state and non-state actors’ choices as inputs to Washington statecraft. Altman’s … Continue reading Why An “Economic” Approach to Foreign Policy Fails