HENRY CHAMBERS

I don’t think America wants democracies in the Middle East. They wouldn’t be nearly as friendly to us

Ours is a foreign policy that is crisis-focused. The crisis comes and then it goes away, but we don’t make any conclusions about good solutions that should be carried forward—what we get instead of strong analysis is instant experts. These ‘experts’ appear on TV when there’s a crisis, but seldom have any long-term knowledge of the issue.

I don’t think America wants democracies in the Middle East. They wouldn’t be nearly as friendly to us

Ours is a foreign policy that is crisis-focused. The crisis comes and then it goes away, but we don’t make any conclusions about good solutions that should be carried forward—what we get instead of strong analysis is instant experts. These ‘experts’ appear on TV when there’s a crisis, but seldom have any long-term knowledge of the issue.