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The US Wants It Both Ways

The US Wants It Both Ways

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May 22, 2012
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There is rarely any pretense that a country’s foreign policy is made on the basis of anything other than a combination of domestic and economic priorities and the pressure of often unrepresentative but influential lobbies and interest groups. As a consequence inconsistency is the norm in diplomacy and inter-state relations and is therefore generally ign…

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