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Obama Embraces Big Nuke Cuts

Obama and his advisors agree the U.S. needs fewer weapons.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH, THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Westward Ho!

As America pivots east, China marches in the other direction.

BY YUN SUN | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Embrace the Fatwa

If the United States is serious about negotiating with Iran, it's going to have to start listening to the supreme leader. 

BY SEYED HOSSEIN MOUSAVIAN | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The End of the Latin American Left

Will Hugo Chávez's revolution die with him?

BY ALVARO VARGAS LLOSA | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Other Resource Curse

Moving away from fossil fuels could be devastating for some of the world's poorest countries.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Israelis Love to Argue...

And four other tips for Barack Obama’s first presidential visit to Israel.

BY NATAN SACHS | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Enhance This Interrogation

The Senate confirmation hearings need to get to the bottom of the truth about CIA chief nominee John Brennan.

BY ANDREA J. PRASOW | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

We Shall Return

Don't be too sure there won't be another U.S. war in the Middle East.

BY RICHARD L. RUSSELL | FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Rowdies with a Cause

How a bunch of soccer fans became the Muslim Brotherhood’s worst nightmare.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Why the world needs better data.

BY URI DADUSH | FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Diplomatic Code

Why does the Pentagon get all the cyber money?

BY TIM MAURER | FEBRUARY 5, 2013

China and Japan's Wikipedia War

How a showdown over a group of remote islands in the East China Sea is heating up online.

BY PETE HUNT | FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Can Kerry Fill Clinton's Shoes?

Times have changed when the foreign policy world is wondering if a man can do a woman’s job.

BY TAMARA COFMAN WITTES | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Why Is the United States Subsidizing Iran?

It's a veritable international mystery: How did Washington end up funding its adversaries in Tehran?

BY FREDERICK STARR | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What to Expect from a North Korean Nuclear Test

Pyongyang is about to make some more trouble. Here's what to look for when Kim Jong Un debuts his new bomb.

BY SIEGFRIED S. HECKER | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Capitol Indifference

Washington ignores Russia's obsession with America at its own peril.

BY DMITRI TRENIN | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Vive L'Empereur!

Five wargames in which the French fight.

BY MICHAEL PECK | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Tehranimal Farm

How George Orwell explains Iran.

BY ROLAND ELLIOTT BROWN | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

France on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Think Americans hate their politicians? The moody French are disgusted -- and looking for a new de Gaulle.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The U.N.'s Deal With the Devil

The United Nations needs to work with President Bashar al-Assad's regime to provide aid to the Syrian people. But is it inadvertently funding the government's killing machine?

BY SAKHR AL-MAKHADHI | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In the Army Now

A veteran on why her daughter should sign up.

BY ELIZABETH YOUNG MCNALLY | JANUARY 31, 2013

The People's Republic of Hacking

China’s campaign of cyber attacks has reached epidemic proportions. Can anything be done to stop it?

BY ADAM SEGAL | JANUARY 31, 2013

Measure for Measure

We can make dramatic progress in lowering maternal mortality -- but we need better data, and more of it.

BY MELINDA GATES | JANUARY 31, 2013

Atomic Bond

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

BY KINGSTON REIF | JANUARY 30, 2013

Not Just Another Movie

Zero Dark Thirty lies. End of story.

BY AMY ZEGART | 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

Mali Is Not a Stan

When it comes to covering Africa's latest conflict, it's suddenly amateur hour.

BY LAURA SEAY | JANUARY 30, 2013

A Maritime Balkans of the 21st Century?

East Asia is a tinderbox on water.

BY KEVIN RUDD | JANUARY 30, 2013

The League of Authoritarian Gentlemen

It used to be that it was mainly the liberal democracies who banded together in defense of their values. No longer.

BY ALEXANDER COOLEY | JANUARY 30, 2013

Hands Across the Atlantic

It's high time for a free trade agreement between the United States and Europe. In fact, it's exactly what our economies need.

BY CHRIS BRUMMER, FREDERICK KEMPE | JANUARY 29, 2013