Happy Halloween!
We hope you had a spooky weekend! Mark your calendars, because we have a lot in store this week.
This Week
Please join us this Wednesday in CAS222 at 7:30 to discuss A Year from the United States Presidential Elections.
For the first three years of his Presidency, Barack Obama has made countless foreign policy decisions. From his negotiations with Israel and Palestine to his reaction to the Arab Spring, President Obama has faced both praise and scorn from both sides of the aisle. Some have viewed him as too soft, allowing other countries to proceed without American intervention, while others have seen him as going against his promises in 2008 to be different than his predecessor. The primary challengers to President Obama’s foreign policy choices have been Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul. While the other candidates have foreign policy opinions, they haven’t been specific on their standings and simply speak against the actions of Obama. Mitt Romney has rather clearly defined foreign policy objectives, Ron Paul stands by his libertarian ideals in foreign policy, and Herman Cain – despite being the current front-runner – has had some interesting answers in the realm of foreign policy.
With a hotly contested presidential election only one year away, opponents on the right are directly attacking many of the President’s decisions while laying the foundation for their own policy preferences. With foreign policy becoming an increasingly important issue with the overthrowing of Libyan dictators and potential Palestinian statehood, the American people will increasingly question the Commander in Chief’s global strategy. 2012 will present a chance for the American people to dictate how America will be viewed on the world stage for years to come.
Further Reading
Good outline of GOP candidates foreign policy: http://www.theaustralian.com.
Official White House foreign policy page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Foreign policy in 2012: http://shadow.foreignpolicy.
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Please join us in voicing your opinions this Sunday in CAS 226 at 11am to discuss The Future of the BUIAA!
This Sunday, the Eboard is hosting a Future of the Club Meeting. At this meeting, we want to give you a forum to voice your opinions about the current state of the club and anything else you’d like to see us improve upon. Your attendance would be very appreciated, because we will use your ideas and constructive criticism to make the next semester and the coming years of BUIAA the best they can be. Please take time out of your busy schedules to attend!
Staffing
Apply to staff our high school conference, BosMUN <a href=”bosmun.org/staff”>here</a>. Take a look at the committees online and see what interests you the most <a href=”bosmun.org”>here</a>!
The first BosMUN training session is this Saturday from 10 to 12:30 in CAS B12! Please make sure to be there. Breakfast will be served!
P.S. Do you have any photos from BarMUN? If you have some wonderful photos and would not mind sharing them with us, please send them to the email account! (iaa@bu.edu). Thank you!
