At Northwestern, his exposure to the work of China scholars John King Fairbank and Owen Lattimore had convinced him that unrest in Southeast Asia was homegrown and that U.S. foreign policy towards Asia was counterproductive.
Strachan's inability to employ pragmatism has been seriously costly, just as his approach towards certain players is counterproductive.
Even if he wanted to, and it is clear that he thinks Washington's policies of the last 50 years towards Cuba have been counterproductive, that may be almost impossible for the US President to achieve.
"Racial disparities contribute to tension in our nation generally and within communities of color specifically, and tend to breed resentment towards law enforcement that is counterproductive to the goal of reducing crime," Holder said in a video address released Monday.
The day we realize that Islamophobia is counterproductive and ignorant and racist, we'll be one step closer towards becoming that nation on a hill we're supposed to be.
Besides, he says, the temporary conscience towards the homeless which develops in France each Christmas may be counterproductive.
A British study showed that a strong feeling of clinical autonomy and resistance to economic decisions caused a sceptical attitude towards clinical guidelines and that emphasis on cost-effectiveness might be counterproductive [ 31].
That is really counterproductive".
"It is counterproductive.
