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May 17, 2013
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Is the best foreign policy for America today a strong domestic agenda?
Richard Haass, head of the influential Council on Foreign Relations, has written a new book arguing that, for now, "Foreign Policy Begins at Home."
"Foreign Policy Begins At Home," by Richard Haass.
"Foreign Policy Begins At Home," by Richard Haass.
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Richard Haass, head of the influential Council on Foreign Relations, has written a new book arguing that, for now, "Foreign Policy Begins at Home."

At a time when world crises have been dominating the agenda -- Syria's civil war, North Korea's nuclear threats, turbulence after the so-called Arab Spring --, a top foreign policy thinker is calling on Americans to focus on our domestic agenda. Richard Haass, head of the influential Council on Foreign Relations, has written a new book arguing that, for now, "Foreign Policy Begins at Home."

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Richard Haass, Author, “Foreign Policy Begins at Home;” President, Council on Foreign Relations; From January 2001 to June 2003, Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

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