U.S. Foreign Policy

The Stories You Missed

What happened around the world while the world was watching Boston.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | APRIL 19, 2013

China's Victim Complex

Why are Chinese leaders so paranoid about the United States?

BY ELY RATNER | APRIL 19, 2013

Boston Common

Can the marathon bombing resuscitate U.S.-Russian counterterror efforts?

BY DMITRI TRENIN | APRIL 19, 2013

Our Friends in Manama

Why the United States should walk carefully and move slowly when it comes to reform in Bahrain.

BY RONALD E. NEUMANN | APRIL 19, 2013

It's Time to Act in Syria

American values and interests are at stake in stopping the country's slow-motion destruction.

BY DENNIS ROSS | APRIL 18, 2013

China Is a Cyber Victim, Too

The reason we should listen to Beijing's complaints about U.S. hackers.

BY JASON HEALEY | APRIL 16, 2013

How Geography Explains the United States

Even after the tragedy in Boston, our country remains uniquely secure from foreign threats -- and that shapes how Americans see the world.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 16, 2013

Clip the Agency's Wings

Why Obama needs to take the drones away from the CIA.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 16, 2013

Road Warrior

Can John Kerry travel all the time and still be a great secretary of state?

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | APRIL 15, 2013

The Economics of War with North Korea

Would fighting Kim Jong Un be worth it?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 15, 2013

The Limits of Leading by Example

President Global Zero is learning the hard way that cutting back America’s nuclear weapons arsenal doesn't cut the mustard with rogue states.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 12, 2013

The Road to Pyongyang Goes Through Helsinki

Here's how you really solve the North Korean nuke problem.

BY FRANK JANNUZI | APRIL 12, 2013

The Love Fest

Under China’s new leader, the People’s Liberation Army is showing rare signs of friendliness toward the United States. Can the new tone prevent a war?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | APRIL 12, 2013

How to Talk Kim Jong Un Off the Ledge

Is John Kerry ready to deal with North Korea? Here's how to do it.

BY JOEL WIT, JENNY TOWN | APRIL 12, 2013

10 Ways to Fix the Drone War

Obama's targeted-killing policy is a mess. Here's what he can do about it.

BY ROSA BROOKS | APRIL 11, 2013

Will Chinese Troops Cross the Yalu?

U.S. intelligence looks at Beijing's military options in North Korea.

BY ROBERT A. WAMPLER | APRIL 11, 2013

What Kerry Should Tell China

How the U.S. secretary of state can win friends and influence Beijing.

BY SHEN DINGLI | APRIL 11, 2013

An Inconvenient Truth

Finally, proof that the United States has lied in the drone wars.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 10, 2013

Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria

Al Qaeda makes it official: The terror group is trying to extend its medieval rule from Baghdad to Damascus.

BY BRIAN FISHMAN | APRIL 10, 2013

Thatcher's Foreign Policy 'Failure'

She wanted Gorbachev to stop the reunification of Germany.

BY TOM BLANTON, SVETLANA SAVRANSKAYA | APRIL 9, 2013

Rolling the Iron Dice

Can Kim Jong Un use his nukes and get away with it?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | APRIL 8, 2013

Don't Call It a Shuttle

John Kerry arrived in the Holy Land in his latest attempt to jumpstart talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Here's how he can get the peace process off life support.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 8, 2013

How to Stop a Nuclear War

What the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about facing down North Korea.

BY MICHAEL DOBBS | APRIL 5, 2013

The Pit of Despair

In the streets of Pakistan, people have had it about up to here. For the Obama administration’s diminished goals there, maybe that’s not a bad thing.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 5, 2013

A Weapon of Minor Destruction

How Eric Harroun, the American jihadist in Syria, was duped by the FBI into incriminating himself.

BY ROBERT YOUNG PELTON | APRIL 4, 2013

The Map of Death

What North Korea's missiles are really aimed at.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | APRIL 3, 2013

Left Hook

Five ways the GOP can outflank Obama on foreign policy.

BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 3, 2013

The L Word

In Washington, "leadership" is the disease, not the cure.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 2, 2013

Why Obama Failed in the Middle East

From the Arab Spring, to Syria, to Iran, to the peace process, President Barack Obama's actions have yet to live up to his high-flying rhetoric.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 2, 2013

Would Captain Kirk Intervene in Syria?

What 'Star Trek' teaches us about international relations.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | APRIL 1, 2013