Egypt’s Diplomatic and Military Strategy Egypt’s policy in Somalia can be summed up as “speak softly but carry a big stick.” ...

Teddy Roosevelt has been known to generations of Americans for his pithy but accurate description as to how to handle foreign affairs: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Is Donald Trump ...

It was on Sept. 2, 1901, when Vice President Teddy Roosevelt created the aphorism “Speak softly and carry a big stick, and ...

Conflicting monetary goals and budget constraints will undermine the administration's ability to exert influence from a position of strength "Speak softly and carry a big stick", a phrase ...

President Trump may not “speak softly,” but he does “carry a big stick.” Telling Hamas that if all hostages are not released by the time he’s sworn in, there will be “hell to pay,” he’s invoking ...

In other words, Dwight Eisenhower had adopted T.R.’s maxim: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Last week the President also: ...

In his remarks at the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 2, 1901, Vice President Teddy Roosevelt gave his famous "speak softly but carry a big stick" speech. It mainly detailed his view of the proper ...

Words matter. Especially when uttered by a president, and especially overseas. “Speak softly, and carry a big stick,” Theodore Roosevelt advised, though he never envisioned a successor would ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump in his first week back in the White House has offered an early preview to his second-term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick.

The posting was a decidedly modern, and Trumpian, turn on President Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the West African aphorism to “speak softly and carry a big stick.” ...