Election 2012

Who Said It: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

With Election Day fast approaching, how well do you know the candidates on foreign policy?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING, URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 24, 2012

In Praise of Apathy

It's time to stop deriding the Americans who refuse to vote. They're trying to tell us something.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 24, 2012

Silent Treatment

The biggest global issues that weren't discussed at the debates.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | OCTOBER 23, 2012

Slippery Mitt Evades KO

Will Romney's rope-a-dope strategy on foreign policy actually work?

BY WILL MARSHALL | OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Real Takeaways From Monday's Debate

Five experts weigh in on how the candidates measure up.

BY KENNETH LIEBERTHAL, TED PICCONE, BRUCE RIEDEL, JUSTIN VAÏSSE, SUZANNE MALONEY | OCTOBER 23, 2012

Do the Math

A 20-question debate scorecard for real talk on the defense budget.

BY GORDON ADAMS | OCTOBER 22, 2012

Caught in the Crossfire

If the United States wants to save Lebanon, it should get off the sidelines and help topple Bashar al-Assad's bloody dictatorship.

BY FIRAS MAKSAD | OCTOBER 22, 2012

What Else Is On?

Why the foreign policy debate just can't get at the real differences between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | OCTOBER 22, 2012

Fight Night

How Barack Obama and Mitt Romney measure up on the seven foreign policy issues that really matter.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | OCTOBER 22, 2012

What to Look for in Tonight's Foreign Policy Debate

Don't expect much of the 'vision thing.'

BY MARTIN INDYK | OCTOBER 22, 2012

How Foreign Policy Came to Matter in This Election

The race was supposed to be all about jobs, jobs, jobs. What happened?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Foreign Policy Superbowl

50 questions for Obama and Romney: No guys, you can't punt.

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Burning Questions

What Martha Raddatz would ask the presidential candidates at Monday's foreign-policy debate.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | OCTOBER 19, 2012

Command and Control

Will voters get the chance to hear the real differences between Obama and Romney on nuclear weapons?

BY STEVEN PIFER, MICHAEL E. O'HANLON | OCTOBER 19, 2012

Last Hope

I know what I'd like Obama to say at the final presidential debate, but I'm not holding my breath.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 19, 2012

The Case for Intervention...

In Obama's dysfunctional foreign-policy team.

BY ROSA BROOKS | OCTOBER 18, 2012

Red State

Why China wants Mitt Romney to win.

BY SHEN DINGLI | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Don't Assume Iran Is the Greatest Threat

Five other dangers that deserve our immediate attention.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | OCTOBER 17, 2012

What Happens After You Label a Country a Currency Manipulator?

You ask them to stop it.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Want Closure? Go Talk to Dr. Phil.

You won't find it on the Iranian nuclear issue.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 17, 2012

What the Frack?!

How the 2012 election could come down to one thing: coal.

BY DAVID ROBERTS | OCTOBER 16, 2012

How the Russian 'Reset' Explains Obama's Foreign Policy

The president's naivete about Vladimir Putin is the root cause of his failure.

BY DOUGLAS J. FEITH, SETH CROPSEY | OCTOBER 16, 2012

Vital Animal Spirits

Biden and Ryan skip policy to show off their muscles.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH AT THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | OCTOBER 15, 2012

Uniformity

Why are all these advocacy groups aligning themselves with the military?

BY ROSA BROOKS | OCTOBER 11, 2012

The 6 Best Moments in Veep Debate History

The 2012 vice-presidential debate might not be a game-changer, but that doesn't mean it won't be entertaining.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | OCTOBER 10, 2012

The Biden Doctrine

How the vice president is shaping President Obama's foreign policy.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 10, 2012

Wild About Harry

Remember when Republicans loved Harry Truman? Me neither.

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | OCTOBER 9, 2012

Enough Already

When it comes to Israel, neither Obama nor Romney is as good or bad as American Jews think.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 9, 2012

The Battle for Mitt Romney's Soul

Which faction of the Republican Party is winning? We asked three smart conservatives to weigh in.

BY DANIELLE PLETKA, JOSHUA TREVIÑO, JUSTIN LOGAN | OCTOBER 9, 2012

A Truly Credible Military Threat to Iran

The Israelis and the Americans are zeroing in on a strike option that has a real chance of deterring the mullahs -- and defusing Mitt Romney's attacks.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 8, 2012