U.S. Foreign Policy

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Don't Count on a Syria Intervention

In the end, Americans just aren't interested in getting involved in promoting democracy overseas.

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century

American politicians should stop pretending the United States runs the world.

BY CHARLES KUPCHAN | FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The Coming Civil War in Afghanistan

It's not inevitable, but it's more likely than ever before. Here's how to avoid the worst.

BY ARIF RAFIQ | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Cairo's Undercover Strongman

Meet Murad Muwafi, the most important man in Egypt you’ve never heard of.

BY MAGDY SAMAAN | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Finish Him

Without international intervention, there's a good chance that Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, could still rule for years.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The Georgian Paradox

As Georgia's recent experience demonstrates, fighting corruption and building democracy are two different things.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 31, 2012

The Monitor, Merrimac, and Middle East

American presidents love to describe the U.S. commitment to Israeli security as "ironclad." But do they mean it?

BY ROBERT SATLOFF | JANUARY 31, 2012

The Debate the GOP Didn't Have in Florida

Instead of repeating tired applause lines about Fidel Castro, here are the vital Latin American issues the Republican candidates should be talking about.

BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | JANUARY 30, 2012

The LWOT: Guilty plea in Maryland terrorism case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 27, 2012

A Forward Strategy of Freedom

It's neither perfect nor pretty, but the Arab Spring proves that neoconservatives were right all along.

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS | JANUARY 23, 2012

The Military-Political Complex

Why is Barack Obama standing to the right of conservatives when it comes to cutting the defense budget?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 20, 2012

Stop the Madness

Despite all the hype, Iran's nuclear program has yet to violate international law. It's time to calm down, think, and above all halt the rush to war.

BY YOUSAF BUTT | JANUARY 19, 2012

Radioactive Politics

Why President Obama might be in serious trouble when it comes to his handling of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

BY SCOTT CLEMENT | JANUARY 18, 2012

Losing the Continent

Why the Obama administration's neglect of Europe will result in a more dangerous, unstable world.

BY JAMES POULOS | JANUARY 18, 2012

The LWOT: Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 17, 2012

False Flag

A series of CIA memos describes how Israeli Mossad agents posed as American spies to recruit members of the terrorist organization Jundallah to fight their covert war against Iran.

BY MARK PERRY | JANUARY 13, 2012

Food Aid: Stuff People Need

Ambassador Ertharin Cousin and Nancy Lindborg say U.S. food aid has come a long way since serving as a means of donating surplus commodities.

JAN/FEB 2012

The LWOT: State Department establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 6, 2012

Pakistan's Slow-Motion Coup

Islamabad’s generals are out to destroy Pakistani democracy. Obama should try to stop them.

BY C. CHRISTINE FAIR | JANUARY 5, 2012

Power Play

It's time for the U.S. to stand up to China. And cutting the Pentagon's budget isn't going to help.

BY PATRICK M. CRONIN | JANUARY 5, 2012

Pakistan the Unreal

A son's tale of a death ripped from the headlines -- and the novel that foretold it.

BY AATISH TASEER | JAN/FEB 2012

8 Geopolitically Endangered Species

Meet the weaker countries that will suffer from American decline.

BY ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI | JAN/FEB 2012

Occupy Everywhere

In this year of protests, is it really fair to compare the grievances of the Occupy movement to the courage of the Arab Spring?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 30, 2011

A Little Humility

If Iraq has taught us anything, let it be this.

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 23, 2011

The Man Who Got Russia Right

Washington has a long tradition of misreading Moscow. As Putin teeters, it’s worth recalling George Kennan, the best Kremlinologist America ever had.

BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | DECEMBER 23, 2011

The World According to Ron Paul

Republicans are freaked out about what a libertarian isolationist in the White House would do to American power -- but not all Democrats are.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | DECEMBER 23, 2011

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

What should America do about the Arab Spring? Not much.

BY F. GREGORY GAUSE III | DECEMBER 21, 2011

The American Pivot to Asia

Why President Obama's turn to the East is easier said than done.

BY KENNETH LIEBERTHAL | DECEMBER 21, 2011

Monsters and Children

How dumb bigots and political correctness have hijacked our national conversation about radical violent extremism. (By which I mean: talking to Muslims about al Qaeda.)

BY J.M. BERGER | DECEMBER 9, 2011