U.S. Foreign Policy

Too Fast, Too Soon

Why Obama's embrace of Myanmar is putting the cart before the horse.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MAY 21, 2013

Ship Storm

There may be valid reasons to question the wisdom of reforming U.S. food aid. But saving the Merchant Marine isn't one of them.

BY JOHN NORRIS | MAY 21, 2013

War Scare

The real-life war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon.

BY NATE JONES | MAY 21, 2013

Metternich in Baghdad

No, America hasn't "lost" Iraq. But a dangerous realpolitik is the new normal in Baghdad.

BY RAMZY MARDINI | MAY 20, 2013

What the Hell Was That All About?

After scaring the world witless, has North Korea slunk back into its cave?

BY AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER | MAY 20, 2013

Curing America's Fear of Commitment

Karzai is an ingrate, but the Afghans need us.

BY MARC CHRETIEN | MAY 20, 2013

The 5 Best Tumblrs for Foreign Policy Nerds

Is this worth a billion dollars?

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | MAY 20, 2013

Getting to Yes with the Taliban

The case for negotiating with terrorists.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | MAY 20, 2013

The Moscow Rules Still Rule

The Cold War may be over, but spycraft hasn’t changed much since the good old days.

BY MILTON BEARDEN | MAY 17, 2013

A Few Good Saudi Men

Saudi Arabia hounded this lawyer out of the country because he stood up for human rights. Now, he explains how the kingdom is launching a new crackdown on dissent.

BY MARC LYNCH | MAY 17, 2013

The Unstoppable Force vs. the Immovable Object

Could the United States really go to war with China?

BY NOAH FELDMAN | MAY 16, 2013

Breaking the Kill Chain

How to keep America in the game when our enemies are trying to shut us out.

BY ADM. JONATHAN GREENERT, GEN. MARK WELSH | MAY 16, 2013

Dead on Arrival

I co-wrote the Arab Peace Initiative. And I doubt Kerry's good-faith attempt to revive it will succeed.

BY MARWAN MUASHER | MAY 16, 2013

Requiem for a Realist

The legacy of Kenneth Waltz.

MAY 15, 2013

Yes, Iraq Is Unraveling

And it's about to become Obama's problem all over again.

BY MICHAEL KNIGHTS | MAY 15, 2013

A Liberal Case for Drones

Why human rights advocates should stop worrying about the phantom fear of autonomy.

BY JOSHUA FOUST | MAY 14, 2013

Food Fight

Why is the agricultural lobby so mad at Obama?

BY GORDON ADAMS | MAY 14, 2013

Rudderless in the Desert

Five reasons Obama can’t will his way into fixing the Middle East -- even if he wanted to.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 14, 2013

The Trust Deficit

How the U.S. 'pivot' to Asia looks from Beijing.

BY HE YAFEI | MAY 13, 2013

The 'Go Slow' Caucus

As pressure builds for a military option in Syria, can the White House afford to keep quiet?

BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON | MAY 10, 2013

The Electric Kool-Aid Flashback Test

Should we arm the Syrian rebels? America's attempts to do so in the past hold a few answers.

BY ROSA BROOKS | MAY 9, 2013

Oh, You Silly Man

How John Kerry got rolled by Vladimir Putin on a plan to save Syria.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | MAY 9, 2013

Talking in Circles

Why Harold Koh's big speech on targeted killings is just more of the same, intentional Obama muddle.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MAY 9, 2013

Stepping Up to the Plate

Can Arab states get the peace process back on track?

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 8, 2013

The Case for Nuclear Unilateralism

New START may be flawed, but it also holds an opportunity for Obama to do something truly momentous.

BY YOUSAF BUTT | MAY 8, 2013

Leave Bad Enough Alone

The United States should forget about intervening in Syria. Asia's what matters.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | MAY 7, 2013

Outsourcing Lethality

When there's a foreign finger on the trigger, is Washington still accountable when innocents die?

BY MICAH ZENKO | MAY 7, 2013

Who Are We Again?

Have Republicans totally forgotten what the 'national interest' means?

BY DANIELLE PLETKA | MAY 7, 2013

Israel’s Three Gambles

Can Israel get away with its attacks on the Syrian regime?

BY DANIEL BYMAN, NATAN SACHS | MAY 7, 2013

Red-Line Follies

Sorting the mistakes from the fiascos on Syria.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MAY 6, 2013