A majority of Americans wants a major change in US foreign policy and is more likely to vote for Congressional candidates who support that idea, according to a new poll conducted by Program on International Policy Attitudes/Knowledge Networks. World Public Opinion.org reports that 71 percent of those polled say they are looking for a candidate who will pursue a new approach to foreign policy. Steven Kull, director of PIPA, said: “It is a rare year that foreign policy takes center stage in Congressional elections. Voters are calling for a sea change in US foreign policy. They want less emphasis on military force, and more on soft power.”
This year’s Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting buzzed with talk of countering the rapidly evolving drone threat facing the entire U.S. military, including the Air Force. Leaders and defense industry officials discussed the need for new approaches to procurement and employment of a new class of these…
