Election 2012

Is It Over Yet?

Watching the past two weeks of the Republican and Democratic conventions, it's hard to remember a more grotesque political event. 

BY ALEX MASSIE | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

A Man with a Plan

Unlike Mitt Romney, Barack Obama not only has a plan to strengthen American statecraft, he's got four years of achievements to show for his efforts.

BY CHARLES A. KUPCHAN , BRUCE W. JENTLESON | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Left Behind

Obama has turned his back on us liberals. So why aren't we screaming about it?

BY TODD GITLIN | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Why Obama Will Win

Whatever his failings, the president is likeable enough -- and incumbency is a powerful home-court advantage.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Renewing America’s Fighting Faith

Barack Obama's correction to the excesses of the George W. Bush years was necessary. But cold-blooded realism is not enough to safeguard America's interests and promote its values.

BY WILL MARSHALL | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Bipartisan Bloat

If there's one thing that Obama and Romney agree on, it's more military spending. Too bad they're both wrong.

BY CHRISTOPHER PREBLE | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

R Is for Reckless

Why the Republicans can't be trusted with national security.

BY JOHN KERRY | SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

7 Questionable Claims in the Democratic Platform

From Guantánamo to Joseph Kony, the boasts that could invite a backlash.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The FP 50

The 50 most powerful Democrats on foreign policy.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Pretty Vacant

After three empty days in Tampa, the Republican Party seems out of ideas on how to run America's foreign policy.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | AUGUST 31, 2012

Sound and Sensible

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy would echo the best of America’s bipartisan traditions. But the desperate Obama caricature of it is just a sad indication of how much the president has failed.

BY PETER D. FEAVER | AUGUST 30, 2012

A Dangerous Mind

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy isn’t an afterthought, it’s a frightening return to a bullying neoconservative ideology -- and Americans should be worried.

BY BRUCE W. JENTLESON, CHARLES A. KUPCHAN | AUGUST 30, 2012

Counterprogramming

Five reasons why it's awkward that Condi's speaking at the GOP convention.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | AUGUST 29, 2012

Romney's Mad-Libs Foreign Policy

International affairs is serious business -- not a game of fill-in-the-blanks.

BY JOHN NORRIS | AUGUST 29, 2012

Leading from the Front

It's time for some straight talk about the world, Mr. President.

BY JOHN MCCAIN | AUGUST 28, 2012

Galt Goes Global

Did Paul Ryan take his foreign policy from Ayn Rand?

BY ELAN JOURNO | AUGUST 28, 2012

Will Romney Discover His Inner Nixon?

The coming GOP fight between realists and neocons.

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | AUGUST 27, 2012

What Would Ronald Reagan Do?

Mitt Romney shouldn't shy away from a fight on foreign policy. He can win it.

BY JAMIE M. FLY | AUGUST 27, 2012

The FP 50

The 50 most powerful Republicans on foreign policy.

AUGUST 24, 2012

10 Foreign-Policy Flashpoints in the GOP Platform

The Republicans will present a united front at the convention, but divisive issues are bubbling below the surface.

BY URI FRIEDMAN | AUGUST 24, 2012

Pipe Dreams

Why Mitt Romney can't free America from Middle East oil.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | AUGUST 23, 2012

Highway Robbery

Why do Mitt Romney and Barack Obama want to hand over so much of your money to men with guns?

BY ROSA BROOKS | AUGUST 22, 2012

What’s $2 Trillion Among Friends?

Romney criticizes Obama's defense plan, but the real problem is his own running mate.

BY LAWRENCE KORB, MAX HOFFMAN, ROBERT WARD | AUGUST 20, 2012

Paul Ryan's Bad Idea for the Middle East

It's not true that Mitt Romney's veep choice is a complete neophyte on foreign policy. But his major foray abroad does not inspire confidence.

BY TY MCCORMICK | AUGUST 17, 2012

Obama Has Been Great for Israel

Anyone who tells you otherwise is distorting reality.

BY COLIN H. KAHL | AUGUST 16, 2012

The Incredible Shrinking GOP Foreign-Policy Expert

Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan to be his vice president isn't surprising -- it's sadly indicative of the lack of worldly Republicans today.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | AUGUST 14, 2012

The November Surprise

Forget October bombshells. The real surprise in the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign will come when disaffected voters shun the polls.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | SEPT/OCT 2012

Why Bad Politics = Even Worse Markets

Want to fix the economy? Stop the partisan brinkmanship.

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | SEPT/OCT 2012

Budget-Waving Contest

Romney's ridiculous fight about who's got the bigger military doesn't worry Obama. But should it?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | AUGUST 8, 2012

Dumb and Dumber

Liberal pundits think they can swing "low-information voters" by throwing facts at them. But not only do they misunderstand this key demographic of the 2012 presidential election -- they're doing their party a disservice.

BY GEORGE LAKOFF | AUGUST 7, 2012