President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress tonight. As this report in the Washington Post notes, it is expected that domestic issues will dominate the speech. I’m fairly certain that some foreign policy issues will mentioned, but probably not as many as I would like. From a U.S. role perspective, I’m hoping that President Obama will mention the U.S. role in helping Haiti recover from the recent earthquake, the U.S. role in promoting political reform and reconciliation in Iraq, fighting the war in Afghanistan, negotiating a new arms control treaty with Russia, and countering emerging global threats like climate change. If you would like to participate in a web chat on these issues, Brookings President Strobe Talbott, former deputy secretary of state, and POLITICO senior editor Fred Barbash will be hosting a web chat on Global Threats at 12:30PM EST.
