Obama Administration

Second Time's the Charm?

Congratulations, John Kerry. You own the peace process now. Here's how not to screw it up.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Team of Buddies

Is President Obama’s national security team too like-minded and conservative about the limits of American power?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 31, 2013

The Egyptian Treadmill

Why Washington isn’t panicking about Egypt’s latest crisis.

BY MARC LYNCH | JANUARY 31, 2013

Atomic Bond

Does Hagel’s nomination mean Obama will cut the nuclear arsenal?

BY KINGSTON REIF | JANUARY 30, 2013

Secretary of Schlep

Hillary Clinton traveled to 112 countries -- we made an awesome slide show.

JANUARY 30, 2013

Why Combat Matters

Are you kidding me? Of course it's important that Hagel fought in Vietnam.

BY LAWRENCE J. KORB | JANUARY 30, 2013

Investigate This

The U.N. will pry America's drones out of our cold, dead hands.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 29, 2013

America in Recline

Obama's foreign policy leans back from the world.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 28, 2013

Our Man in Havana

Was USAID planning to overthrow Castro?

BY PETER KORNBLUH | JANUARY 25, 2013

Combat Ready

Photos of the women who've been moving closer and closer to the front lines for years.

JANUARY 24, 2013

The French Connection

Why is the United States paying for its ally's adventures in Africa?

BY PHILLIP CARTER | JANUARY 24, 2013

You Can't Change the Climate from Inside Washington

If Obama wants to make good on his inaugural promise, he’ll need to remember the lessons he learned as a community organizer.

BY THEDA SKOCPOL | JANUARY 24, 2013

Obama's Moment of Truth on Iran

Congratulations, Mr. President. Now it's time to make good on your promise to engage Iran.

BY REZA MARASHI | JANUARY 22, 2013

Second-Term Heat

What will be the legacy of Obama's next four years?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 18, 2013

The 'Dynamite' Pentagon Interview Behind 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Michael Vickers 'delivered' for the movie.

BY NATE JONES | JANUARY 17, 2013

6 Things You Need to Know About Denis McDonough

Get up to speed on the man most likely to be the next White House chief of staff.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 16, 2013

Pop Goes the Nominee

Vetting by trial balloon is no way to run a White House.

BY JOHN NORRIS | JANUARY 16, 2013

Putting Freedom Back on the Agenda

Now is no time for America to go wobbly on democracy.

BY DAVID J. KRAMER, ARCH PUDDINGTON | JANUARY 15, 2013

The 3:00 AM Call

Why aren't we asking Hagel about the stuff the SecDef actually does?

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 15, 2013

What's Really Behind the Hagel Fight

Let's face it: This battle is about Obama, not his would-be secretary of defense.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 15, 2013

The Bidenization of America

The veep is no joke -- and he's making a serious play for 2016.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JANUARY 14, 2013

Size Isn’t All That Matters

What's lost in all the talk about America's debt problem.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | JANUARY 14, 2013

For Defense, Less Beef, More Chuck

Why Hagel's critics need to turn down the heat.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 14, 2013

A Binder for Obama

Has the U.S. administration become too much of a boys' club? Here are 10 women the president could appoint to top national security jobs.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 10, 2013

Channeling Ike

The national security memo that Eisenhower would write Hagel.

BY MICHAEL J. MAZARR | JANUARY 10, 2013

Does Obama Have a Middle East Strategy?

If not, what should it be?

BY MARC LYNCH | JANUARY 10, 2013

Why the Left Should Embrace John Brennan

The architect of the drone program is the only one who can fix it.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | JANUARY 9, 2013

Don't Engage Kim Jong Un -- Bankrupt Him

It's time to play hardball with North Korea's new leader.

BY JOSHUA STANTON, SUNG-YOON LEE | JANUARY 9, 2013

Target Window

Time for President Obama to reform drone policy.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 8, 2013

No Girls Allowed

Why the Obama administration needs hormone therapy.

BY ROSA BROOKS | JANUARY 8, 2013