Barack Obama

Five World Events That Could Swing the U.S. Election

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are slugging it out over the economy, but the world may have a trick or two up its sleeve.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 24, 2012

Barack O'Romney

Ignore what the candidates say they'll do differently on foreign policy. They're basically the same man.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 23, 2012

The Government We Deserve

Americans are sick and tired of Washington's dysfunctional politics. But it's not Congress they should be angry at -- Americans got exactly the system of government they asked for.

BY ALASDAIR ROBERTS | MAY 21, 2012

Kick Russia Out of the G-8

If Putin doesn't want to come to Camp David, fine. He doesn't belong there anyway.

BY ANDERS ÅSLUND | MAY 15, 2012

The Value Proposition

Candidates like to preach the preeminence of American values on the campaign trail, but it's interests that dominate inside the White House.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 14, 2012

Where in the World Is Same-Sex Marriage Legal?

It's not just those liberal Northern Europeans who have embraced homosexual unions.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 10, 2012

Can Poor People Open a Swiss Bank Account?

Bad news: You need more than a passport, some pocket change, and a healthy disdain for the IRS.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | MAY 2, 2012

The OBL Blowback

Is Obama's chest thumping a turnoff?

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MAY 2, 2012

Obama's Smart Diplomacy in China

The United States did the right thing in cutting a deal to save blind activist Chen Guangcheng. But his case highlights just how much progress China needs to make on human rights.

BY FRANK JANNUZI | MAY 2, 2012

What a Difference 11 Years Makes

The new U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement sends a powerful message to Afghans, al Qaeda and the Taliban, our neighbors, and the world.

BY SHAIDA M. ABDALI | MAY 1, 2012

Hi, I Killed Osama bin Laden and I Approve This Message

Can Barack Obama ride the OBL raid to victory in November?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 1, 2012

The New Math of Geopolitics: Does It All Add Up to G-Zero?

A conversation between Ian Bremmer and David Rothkopf.

INTERVIEW BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | APRIL 30, 2012

The Work of All Nations

President Barack Obama's creation of an Atrocities Prevention Board is an important step, but America can't prevent genocide alone.

BY HASHIM THACI | APRIL 27, 2012

Tarred and Feathered

Vice President Joe Biden's confident speech today painted Mitt Romney as both George W. Bush and Michael Dukakis when it comes to foreign policy.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | APRIL 26, 2012

5 Reasons Obama Will Win in November

The election is six months away, but here's why the president already has this one in the bag.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 25, 2012

Campaign Literature

Barack Obama is much stronger on foreign policy than Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie suggest.

APRIL 23, 2012

Some Good News from Afghanistan

With a new partnership agreement, the United States has a chance to wind down its mission with its interests intact.

BY ZALMAY KHALILZAD | APRIL 23, 2012

Think Again: Al Qaeda

A year after Osama bin Laden's death, the obituaries for his terrorist group are still way too premature.

BY SETH G. JONES | MAY/JUNE 2012

Strike Out

David Rohde says the Pakistani military finds drone strikes effective. But research suggests they increase terrorist activity in the short run.

MAY/JUNE 2012

To Infinity and Beyond

While the final ride of the space shuttle might mark a low point in the era of manned spaceflight, there's another way to explore the solar system.

BY MICHAEL PECK | APRIL 19, 2012

The Narco State

There's good news on the drug war: The world knows how to end it -- so why can't the United States figure it out?

BY CHARLES KENNY | APRIL 16, 2012

Tale of the Tape

As the two heavyweights finally square up, who's got the advantage on the key foreign policy issues of the 2012 campaign?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | APRIL 12, 2012

Drama on the High Seas

The ongoing showdown between China and the Philippines is an opportunity for the United States to strengthen the Asian pivot.

BY SHEENA CHESTNUT GREITENS | APRIL 12, 2012

The Land of Too Many Summits

Considering how often they meet, Latin American leaders get surprisingly little done.

BY CHRISTOPHER SABATINI | APRIL 12, 2012

Romney’s Hill to Climb

If Romney thinks he can beat Obama on foreign policy, he's going to have to do a whole lot more than just criticize the president.

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | APRIL 11, 2012

After Chávez, the Narcostate

There are powerful men in Venezuela who are far worse than Hugo Chávez. And if Obama keeps "leading from behind" in Latin America, that's who we very well might get.

BY ROGER F. NORIEGA | APRIL 11, 2012

The Second-Term Illusion

Or, why Barack won't be beating up on Bibi next year.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 11, 2012

State of Disrepair

If the State Department really wants to lead U.S. foreign policy, it needs to stop complaining about the military and act more like it.

BY KORI SCHAKE | APRIL 11, 2012

Five Reasons Americans Should be Happy (In a Very Unhappy Middle East)

Cheer up. It's really bad. But all's not lost.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 4, 2012

The Zero Man

Obama’s greatest obstacle to re-election isn’t Mitt Romney, or rising gas prices: It’s Ben Bernanke.

BY HELEEN MEES | APRIL 3, 2012