Now even Radek Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, advocates a rapprochement with Russia.
Columbia University's Sue Mi Terry, writing in Foreign Affairs, advocates for a single, democratic Korea.
What remains a mystery is how and when the government first focused on the Aipac employees, and why they were singled out among the hundreds of foreign policy advocates in the capital.
They seem to think that the desire of Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, for a Jewish state threatens its identity as a democratic one and they note that Avigdor Lieberman, his foreign minister, advocates a loyalty test which might rid Israel of many Arabs.
"The migration and foreign policy advocated by the Republican candidate, Mr Trump, is good for Europe and vital for Hungary".
Both pro- and anti-foreign aid advocates are desperately seeking ways to get the country out of the quagmire it is in.
In a parallel, one of Mr. Gorbachev's closest early confidants, Eduard A. Shevardnadze, the foreign minister, advocated a slow withdrawal pace — and pressed for 10,000 to 15,000 Soviet troops to remain to support the Communist government.
Sending Burns, who left Washington last night, to Geneva and the establishment of an interests section undercuts one of the main planks of foreign policy advocated by the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, who argues for direct negotiations with Iran.
He argued that the September 11th attacks were a reaction to American foreign policy, advocated the elimination of the I.R.S., and invoked the importance of hewing to the Constitution's "original intent" (at one point prompting MSNBC's Chris Matthews, a moderator, to mutter, "Oh, God").
Support for Israel and Mr. Sharon's government has become a central plank in the foreign policy advocated by conservative Christians, a development that has provided Israel with influential allies within the Republican leadership in Congress and forced Democrats to scramble to retain their hold on a big majority of Jewish voters.
