Why Condi Rice doesn't 'inspire' me

Posted By Stephen M. Walt Friday, July 27, 2012

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has an op-ed i
n the Financial Times today, where she argues that America must overcome its "reluctance to lead." Given her own track record between 2001 and 2008, when she played a key role in a series of foreign policy disasters and rang up precious few genuine achievements, one might wonder why anybody would place much stock in her counsel today. But her piece is in fact quite valuable for underscoring the dearth of genuine strategic thinking about U.S. foreign policy these days.