Blob (Foreign Policy)
The "blob" is term coined by Ben Rhodes,[1] a staffer in the Obama administration, to refer to the foreign policy establishment which emerged in the United States following the end of the Cold War. Members of the blob dominated the administrations of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Members of the blob typically work as diplomats, journalists or participants at think tanks.
Members of the blob are characterized by their support for neo liberal economics, international institutions such as the World Trade Organization, moderate domestic policies and hawkish foreign policy.[2]
Prominent members who have been thought of as belonging to the blob include[3]
- Madeline Albright
- Tony Blinken
- Max Boot
- Hillary Clinton
- Douglas J. Feith
- Michele Flournoy
- David Frum
- Robert Gates
- Robert Kagan
- Bill Kristol
- Leon Panetta
- Samantha Power
- James Rubin
- Paul Wolfowitz
References[edit]
- ↑ Ashford, Emma (2020-05-29). "Build a Better Blob". Foreign Affairs : America and the World. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Samuels, David (2016-05-05). "The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama's Foreign-Policy Guru (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Heilbrunn, Jacob (2020-01-23). "The Neocons Strike Back". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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