Word: abroader
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Chomsky also criticized American foreign policy, saying that the U.S. intervenes abroad because it is convinced of its own righteousness...
...areas better reflect this trend than our nation’s bastions of higher education. In the past 10 years, the number of U.S. students studying abroad has more than doubled. Under the administration of former University President Larry H. Summers, Harvard’s own undergraduate pedagogy has placed increasing emphasis on international experience—participation in the University’s study abroad programs has increased over 300 percent, escalating from 160 students in academic year 2001-2002 to 659 in 2006-2007. Study abroad programs reflect a growing interest in developing nations, which have welcomed...
...instance, consider the financial logistics of study-abroad programs. While in a developed nation like the United States most middle class students have the opportunity to travel overseas, such costs are often much less trivial for students in developing nations. Most universities offer limited, if any, financial aid for international students. Harvard, which offers identical financial aid to all admits, is a notable exception rather than the rule. Thus it is no surprise that international education is often limited to the highest socioeconomic strata of developing nations, which skews educational exchange...
...their cause, either. So far, reaction from the U.S. embassy and other foreign missions has been muted, with officials saying they are still seeking more information. Still, the targeting of foreign nationals, apparently for the crime of promoting democracy, is not likely to win Vietnam many hearts and minds abroad...
...Hill, but some of the most ferocious criticism she has recently faced comes from an unlikely source: John Bolton, the fiery conservative who served under Rice as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In his new memoir, Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad, Bolton - known to be close to Vice President Dick Cheney - outlines some of the internal foreign policy battles in the Administration of George W. Bush, and paints President Bush himself as betraying his own gut instinct...