Foreign Policy Issues for the Next US President

Posted By: Susan Yelich Biniecki

Hi All, Here are the questions/issues gathered from the Wisconsin Public Radio call-in. The Obama campaign responded (see iwa.uwm.edu) to the questions; however, we did not receive a responses from the McCain campaign. Susan Wisconsin Public Radio – UWM Institute of World Affairs Radio Call-in What do you think are the most important foreign policy/international issues in this presidential election? What foreign policy questions would you like to ask the presidential candidates? The questions below are callers’ questions from the Ben Merens’ At Issue program on Wisconsin Public Radio held on September 18, 2008 (5 – 6 pm) with guest Rob Ricigliano, Director of the Institute of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Every effort was made to use the callers’ original words in order to capture the intent. ARCTIC CIRCLE What role should the US take in determining issues pertaining to the Arctic Circle, such as mineral rights and control of sea lanes? IRAQ How do you define victory in Iraq? What does winning look like? In your opinion, what kind of benchmarks do the Iraqis need to pass? How is the US presence in Iraq helping and/or interfering? What kind of long-term presence should the US have in Iraq? LATIN AMERICA How should the US engage with Latin America? What should US foreign policy be toward countries like Venezuela? Should we maintain the School of the Americas? RUSSIA How should the US proceed with our foreign policy with Russia particularly in the context of the recent Georgia-Russia conflict? DARFUR, SUDAN What role should the US take in stopping the genocide in Darfur? CIA How would you address the current organization of the CIA and its role in gathering international intelligence? ENERGY How can this US reduce its reliance on foreign oil? How would you support the development of new sources of renewable energy? GUANTANAMO BAY What would you do with the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the prisoners there? NUCLEAR WEAPONS What initiatives would you propose to deter nuclear proliferation? SECRETARY OF STATE What criteria would you consider when looking for a Secretary of State? TRADE AGREEMENTS What criteria would you use in evaluating current trade agreements? UNITED NATIONS What kind of reforms do you think the UN needs? US IMAGE IN THE WORLD What would you do to improve US image in the world?

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