U.S. Congress

No Apology Necessary

Barack Obama shouldn't have to make excuses for sending troops to Uganda.

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 28, 2011

Up in Smoke

Did the idea of a legal war die along with Muammar al-Qaddafi?

BY SCOTT HORTON | OCTOBER 25, 2011

The Amerislump Is Upon Us

Just how fast is the United States sinking? A cautionary tale of declinism -- and the political bloviation it inspires.

BY SUSAN GLASSER | OCTOBER 17, 2011

Twilight of the Wise Man

The 2012 election may well mark the last gasp of the Republican foreign-policy establishment. But what’s more remarkable is that it lasted as long as it did.

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | OCTOBER 12, 2011

The LWOT: Government kill list approved by secret committee - Report

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | OCTOBER 7, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD Watched Moroccan Immigrants - Report

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The LWOT: North Carolina terror suspects plead not guilty

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND, ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 19, 2011

Life After Debt

In this month's market upheavals in the United States and Europe, we are witnessing the end of a seven-decade economic experiment. But does anyone have any clue what comes next?

BY JAMES MACDONALD | AUGUST 18, 2011

The Empire at Dusk

American pundits decry the onset of sharp defense cuts, but the Pentagon can’t even account for $1 trillion in its own spending. Isn't it time to rein in the beast?

BY STEPHEN GLAIN | AUGUST 16, 2011

Reset This

What's behind the ginned-up crisis in U.S.-Russia relations?

BY SAMUEL CHARAP | AUGUST 12, 2011

Can Obama Be Just Like Ike?

If you want to cut the defense budget, ask a Republican (just not these Republicans).

BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 12, 2011

Think Before You Cut

Ten simple rules for how to slash the Pentagon's budget without endangering U.S. national security.

BY P.W. SINGER | AUGUST 11, 2011

Who's to Blame if We Double-Dip?

Five people, places, and things everyone's wagging their fists at as the markets crash.

BY CAMERON ABADI | AUGUST 5, 2011

Just How Bad Is Bad?

Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer debate the double-dip recession and whether China could end up like Europe's PIIGS.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | AUGUST 5, 2011

All Guns, No Butter

What the debt ceiling deal tells us about the Tea Party's grim vision of American power.

BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 5, 2011

This Fight Ain't Over

Think the debt ceiling gridlock was ugly? Congress is just getting warmed up. Here are eight more foreign-policy battles right around the corner.

BY JOSH ROGIN | AUGUST 4, 2011

Greening It Alone

The world is building a low-carbon global economy -- with or without the United States.

BY CHARLES KENNY | AUGUST 1, 2011

Far from the Worst Congress Ever

Democracy isn't always pretty, but here's why the down-to-the-wire debt ceiling debate actually shows government is working.

BY AMY KAUFFMAN | AUGUST 1, 2011

Betting Against the (U.S.) House

If you can't stop Congress from ruining America's credit, can you at least make money off of it?

BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 29, 2011

The LWOT: Dozens killed in Norway attacks

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND AND ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 29, 2011

Super Bad

With the debt ceiling impasse and legislative gridlock sucking all the air out of Washington, Foreign Policy asked the experts: Is this really the worst Congress ever?

JULY 27, 2011

Less Is More

Cutting U.S. military aid to Pakistan might be just what the world's most frustrating alliance needs.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 22, 2011

The Feminine Realpolitik

Breaking down the walls of Micah Zenko's "City of Men."

BY HEATHER HURLBURT | JULY 18, 2011

The LWOT: American indicted for terrorist incitement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 15, 2011

Send the Hill to Hogwarts

10 reasons why Washington should take a page from Harry Potter.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | JULY 14, 2011

The LWOT: Somali indicted after secret arrest, interrogation

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 8, 2011

Lift One from the Gipper

Tim Pawlenty has the Reaganite foreign policy talking points down, but do they add up to anything?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 1, 2011

The Road Home from Kabul

Drawing down troops from Afghanistan is the right move. Now it's time to focus on the real threat in the neighborhood: the one coming from Pakistan.

BY JOHN KERRY | JUNE 24, 2011

Faulty Intelligence

David Petraeus will be the next CIA chief. But is he the right man for the job?

BY JOSHUA ROVNER | JUNE 22, 2011

Divide and Conquer

For Barack Obama, maybe getting nothing passed in Congress isn't so bad after all.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY/AUGUST 2011