Madam Secretary

Clinton mourns Ted Kennedy

Hillary Clinton at Ted Kennedy's funeral service, Aug. 29, 2009 | BRIAN SNYDER/AFP/Getty Images From left, former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Barbara Bush, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Biden’s wife Jill, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, and ...

By
581580_090831_ClintonKennedy2.jpg
581580_090831_ClintonKennedy2.jpg

Hillary Clinton at Ted Kennedy's funeral service, Aug. 29, 2009 | BRIAN SNYDER/AFP/Getty Images

Hillary Clinton at Ted Kennedy's funeral service, Aug. 29, 2009 | BRIAN SNYDER/AFP/Getty Images

From left, former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Barbara Bush, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Biden’s wife Jill, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, and former President Jimmy Carter attend the funeral service for late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston on Aug. 29.

In an Aug. 26 statement, Clinton called Kennedy a “dear friend” and said:

I will always treasure the memory of his friendship and the time we spent together, from the Massachusetts waters he loved so much, to the floor of the Senate that will feel empty without his booming voice and broad smile.”

It was a classy statement — to be expected, of course — from a woman who must have felt hurt last year when Kennedy threw his support behind Obama during the Democratic presidential primary.

Kennedy will be remembered mostly for contributions to domestic issues such as health care and education, but Foreign Policy recently highlighted five areas where the late senator defined the U.S. foreign-policy debate.

Photo: BRIAN SNYDER/AFP/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
Tag: Hillary Clinton

latest

U.S. Defense Secretary Tours Africa

Israel Reopens Gaza Border Crossing

Attention-Seekers and Autocrats Are a Combustible Mix

Green Hydrogen Isn’t a Silver Bullet 

Why the Iraq War AUMF Is Still Dangerous
See All Stories

Editors’ Picks

  1. 1
    Washington Is Losing Credibility Over the Canada-India Spat
  2. 2
    The Morality of Ukraine’s War Is Very Murky
  3. 3
    The U.S. Shouldn’t Worry About the India-Canada Rift

More from Foreign Policy

A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.

No, the World Is Not Multipolar

The idea of emerging power centers is popular but wrong—and could lead to serious policy mistakes.

A view from the cockpit shows backlit control panels and two pilots inside a KC-130J aerial refueler en route from Williamtown to Darwin as the sun sets on the horizon.
A view from the cockpit shows backlit control panels and two pilots inside a KC-130J aerial refueler en route from Williamtown to Darwin as the sun sets on the horizon.

America Prepares for a Pacific War With China It Doesn’t Want

Embedded with U.S. forces in the Pacific, I saw the dilemmas of deterrence firsthand.

The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022.
The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022.

America Can’t Stop China’s Rise

And it should stop trying.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on prior a meeting with European Union leaders in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on prior a meeting with European Union leaders in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022.

The Morality of Ukraine’s War Is Very Murky

The ethical calculations are less clear than you might think.

Trending

  1. Washington Is Losing Credibility Over the Canada-India Spat
    Analysis
    Howard W. French

  2. Green Hydrogen Isn't a Silver Bullet 
    Explainer
    Christina Lu

  3. The U.S. Shouldn’t Worry About the India-Canada Rift
    South Asia Brief
    Michael Kugelman

  4. The Morality of Ukraine’s War Is Very Murky
    Argument
    Stephen M. Walt

  5. The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
    Analysis
    Ash Jain