Aid and Influence: Senator Marco Rubio on US Foreign Policy

May 31, 2012 from Council on Foreign Relations

Possible Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio discusses a number of foreign policy challenges facing the United States during a candid discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations, a foreign policy think-tank in New York City. He highlights the importance of US aid in influencing change abroad, especially in the context of the Middle East during the Arab Spring.

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Marco Antonio Rubio is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Cuban American native of Miami, Florida, Rubio is a graduate of the Un... Explore this topic

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Aid

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Partai Republik AS adalah salah satu dari dua partai politik besar di Amerika Serikat. Setelah pemilu paruh waktu 2006 partai ini kehilangan kedudukannya sebagai mayoritas dalam Senat dan Dewan Perwakilan AS. GOP adalah partai yang lebih konservatif di antara kedua partai besa... Explore this topic

US-Afghanistan relations

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Mexican people

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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