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George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdens

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdensGeorge Washington believed restraint was the truest measure of American national interest.Elizabeth Fernandez/Getty Images

Foreign policy is usually discussed as a matter of national interests – oil flows, borders, treaties, fleets. But there is a problem: “national interest” is an inherently ambiguous phrase. Although it is often...

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