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Fareed Your Mind, and Check Your Ed
Obsidian Wings — ... Fareed Zakaria (whose GPS program on CNN is must-watch TV) tries to talk sense to those members of the foreign policy establishment that are rushing to pass premature - and shallow - judgment on Obama's initial foreign policy measures: ...

Editorial Pencil Alert
The Mahablog — ... Before it scrolls into oblivion, be sure to read Fareed Zakaria’s latest column at Newsweek. Then notice the slight editorial change made in the ...

Zakaria, Obama, and 'the establishment'
Political Animal — ... . This week, Fareed Zakaria, Fineman's Newsweek colleague, suggests the Washington establishment doesn't know what it's talking about . Specifically, Zakaria makes note of the new administration's "striking moves in foreign policy." They started early on with announcements on Guantanamo and torture, but quickly expanded, "mixing symbolic gestures of outreach with substantive talks." We've seen encouraging initial steps in our relations with China, our outreach to Syria and Iran, and a more constructive relationship with Russia. These are initial, small steps but all in the ...

Standing Athwart History
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Fareed Zakaria certainly touched a nerve over at Foreign Policy's Shadow Government blog with this assertion: The problem with American foreign policy goes beyond George Bush. It includes a Washington establishment that has gotten comfortable with the exercise of American hegemony and treats compromise as treason and negotiations as appeasement. Other countries can have no legitimate interests of their own—Russian demands are by definition unacceptable. The only way to deal with countries is by issuing a series of maximalist demands. This is not foreign policy; it's imperial ...

President Obama’s Foreign Policy: Public Diplomacy Is Front and Center
Wonk Room — Our guest blogger is Natalie Ondiak, a Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. While the economic crisis in the United States continues to freefall, the Obama administration has taken bold steps to stabilize the housing and financial markets. These policies have been met with applause and condemnation. Meanwhile, some lament that: “On foreign policy, he [President Obama] has only sketched the outline.” Other Washington foreign policy pundits are worried about the administration’s willingness to engage with Syria and Iran. President ...