Diplomacy

Obama’s Empty Words

If you think Israelis doubt the American president's commitment to peace, try talking to some Palestinians.

BY DALIA HATUQA | APRIL 8, 2013

Don't Call It a Shuttle

John Kerry arrived in the Holy Land in his latest attempt to jumpstart talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Here's how he can get the peace process off life support.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 8, 2013

Time to Face Facts

Three years in, New START has performed exactly as advertised.

BY JOHN KERRY | APRIL 8, 2013

How to Stop a Nuclear War

What the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about facing down North Korea.

BY MICHAEL DOBBS | APRIL 5, 2013

Syrian Spillover

An interactive map tracking the internationalization of Syria's civil war.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 4, 2013

The Map of Death

What North Korea's missiles are really aimed at.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | APRIL 3, 2013

Living Up to the Statue

After two decades of advocacy, we finally have a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty.

BY HEATHER HURLBURT | APRIL 3, 2013

Detroit’s Quixotic Bid to Host the United Nations

What if the U.N.'s headquarters had been on Lake St. Clair instead of the East River?

BY CHARLENE MIRES | APRIL 2, 2013

Slow Apology

Why did it take so long for Israel to say sorry for the flotilla raid?

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | MARCH 29, 2013

Metro Diplomacy

The State Department is engaging the world’s growing cities like never before. A top U.S. diplomat explains why.

BY ROBERT D. HORMATS | MARCH 28, 2013

'Face' and Something 'Delicious'

What Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip to see Vladimir Putin.

BY SERGEY RADCHENKO | MARCH 27, 2013

The Arab League Actually Does Something

Once a laughingstock, the Arab world’s political body is closing ranks against Bashar al-Assad.

BY MICHAEL STEPHENS | MARCH 27, 2013

Been There, Done That

Let's hold the applause. Obama's trip to Israel was nothing new.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 25, 2013

Demonstration Effect

Obama shows Netanyahu and Abbas -- and their people -- how it's done.

BY WARREN BASS | MARCH 22, 2013

Can Yemen Talk Its Way to Peace?

As the country's National Dialogue kicks off this week, hope is in short supply.

BY FAREA AL-MUSLIMI, LAURA KASINOF | MARCH 22, 2013

Crowdsourcing Peace

By going over the heads of Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Obama is demanding that their people step up.

BY HUSSEIN IBISH | MARCH 21, 2013

Zero Problems in a New Era

Realpolitik is no answer to the challenges posed by the Arab Spring.

BY AHMET DAVUTOGLU | MARCH 21, 2013

Nice Speech, Mr. President

Obama said all the right things in Jerusalem. Now what?

BY DANIEL LEVY | MARCH 21, 2013

The Tip of the Democracy Spear

The U.S. military doesn’t exactly have an unblemished record when it comes to promoting democracy. Is there a way to change that?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 21, 2013

Seoul Mates?

How North Korea’s threats of brimstone and fire are driving a wedge between the United States and its South Korean ally.

BY SUNG-YOON LEE | MARCH 20, 2013

What Obama Must Do in Israel

It’s time to stop focusing on personalities and get down to the more important business of identifying common interests.

BY SAMUEL R. BERGER | MARCH 19, 2013

So You Want to Be a Peacemaker?

Here are 11 lessons to keep in mind if you want to have any hope of solving the Middle East's most intractable conflict.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 19, 2013

The Deliverable-in-Chief

Is Obama’s light-footprint diplomacy inviting tomorrow’s problems?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MARCH 18, 2013

Ends and Means

A decade later, what lessons haven't we learned from the war in Iraq that we should?

MARCH 15, 2013

Will South Korea Go Nuclear?

What the North's provocations mean for Washington's relations with Seoul.

BY MARK HIBBS | MARCH 15, 2013

Time Is Running Out on North Korea

Congress needs to make Pyongyang pay a price for its recklessness.

BY SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ | MARCH 7, 2013

A Very Special Envoy

Why Obama should make Dennis Rodman his man in Pyongyang. Seriously.

BY JOEL WIT, JENNY TOWN | MARCH 7, 2013

Is Oslo Dead?

The peace process's two top negotiators reflect on the 20 years since their fleeting triumph.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 7, 2013

Camelot in Tokyo

Can Caroline Kennedy shake up Japan’s sexist politics?

BY COCO MASTERS | MARCH 6, 2013

Gentle Giant

Why isn’t India spending more on its military?

BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | MARCH 6, 2013