Barack Obama

Beware of Mirages

The Obama Administration is pursuing closer ties with the military in Burma -- a policy that could undermine efforts to build democracy.

BY ELLEN BORK | NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd

FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.

DECEMBER 2012

Don't Go There

Why President Barack Obama should not visit Russia.

BY LEON ARON | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Throwing Rice

Barack Obama was right to defend Susan Rice from the GOP attacks. She's got the chops to be secretary of state.

BY SEAN KAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Stardust Across the Pond

Can Obama's magic rub off on David Cameron?

BY ALEX MASSIE | NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Secretary Kerry

Would John Kerry do a good job of filling Hillary Clinton’s shoes?

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Why the World Can't Have a Nate Silver

The quants are riding high after Team Data crushed Team Gut in the U.S. election forecasts. But predicting the Electoral College vote is child's play next to some of these hard targets.

BY JAY ULFELDER | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Forward!

Time for some foreign policy change we can believe in.

BY ROSA BROOKS | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Relationship Advice

Don't believe the loose talk of Barack Obama exacting vengeance on Benjamin Netanyahu -- the two leaders need each other too much to let old grudges get in the way.

BY DAVID MAKOVSKY | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The Dream Team

Barack Obama's election triumph is only days old, but already the buzz has shifted from the horserace to the coming shakeups among his top aides and cabinet secretaries. To help the president out, we asked seven top thinkers to select the brain trust that Obama should have at his side as he retools his foreign policy for a second term.

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

How the Middle East Could Make Or Break Obama's Legacy

Congratulations, Mr. President. You've got four more years of dealing with the world's most dysfunctional region.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

It’s the Stimulus, Stupid

Why Obama won reelection when virtually every other incumbent in the West has been bounced from office.

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Time for a Reset on Human Rights

Obama’s record has been a disappointment. Now he has a second chance to get it right.

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

How Ancient Plankton Elected Obama

And other crazy tales from the world's electoral maps.

BY FRANK JACOBS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

8 Ways the World Has Changed Since Obama's Election

With Election Day finally upon us, it's worth reflecting on what a difference four years makes.

BY TY MCCORMICK, URI FRIEDMAN | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Peace Talks

How war disappeared from American campaign rhetoric.

BY MARY DUDZIAK | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Rights and Responsibility

The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines.

BY KENNETH ROTH | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

No Game Change

The bipartisan consensus in Washington about expanding ties with India may be good for New Delhi, but it's turned the election into a snoozer.

BY SADANAND DHUME | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Back to Africa

If Barack Obama is reelected, he'll have to deliver on his promises to Africa -- and act more like Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush.

BY MVEMBA PHEZO DIZOLELE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Land of the Lost

Latin Americans may prefer Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, but few believe either candidate will pay the region the attention it deserves.

BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Middle East Lost

The Arab Spring gave Barack Obama the perfect opening to reorient U.S. policy in the Middle East. Too bad he blew it.

BY SHADI HAMID | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Climate Course Correction

The world has spent two decades developing policies to combat global warming -- and we have little to show for it.

BY BJØRN LOMBORG | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The President and the World

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If Markets Picked Presidents

Who would be better for the global economy: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Air Wars

How defense is playing in the 2012 campaign.

BY GORDON LUBOLD, KEVIN BARON, JOHN REED | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Obama's Likeliest Flip-Flops

If the president wins again on Nov. 6, he might fire up an Etch-a-Sketch of his own.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In Praise of Flip-Floppers

When it comes to presidents and foreign policy, changing your mind is as American as apple pie.

BY ZACHARY KECK | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Why Bloomberg Endorsed Obama

Yes, it really is climate change, stupid.

BY GERNOT WAGNER | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Why Obama and Romney are both afraid to talk about the mess in Europe.

BY NICK SCHIFRIN | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Blue Planet

What if the world could vote in the U.S. election?

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 31, 2012