U.S. Foreign Policy
6 Things You Need to Know About Denis McDonough
Get up to speed on the man most likely to be the next White House chief of staff.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 16, 2013
Tight Times in the Grand Bazaar
Are Iranians really feeling the pinch of U.S. and international sanctions on their economy?
BY SUNE ENGEL RASMUSSEN | JANUARY 16, 2013
Putting Freedom Back on the Agenda
Now is no time for America to go wobbly on democracy.
BY DAVID J. KRAMER, ARCH PUDDINGTON | JANUARY 15, 2013
What's Really Behind the Hagel Fight
Let's face it: This battle is about Obama, not his would-be secretary of defense.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 15, 2013
Exit, Minus Strategy
Barack Obama has clearly decided to cut his losses in Afghanistan. Will all hell break lose when he does?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 11, 2013
Channeling Ike
The national security memo that Eisenhower would write Hagel.
BY MICHAEL J. MAZARR | JANUARY 10, 2013
A New U.S. Grand Strategy
Why walkable communities, sustainable economics, and multilateral diplomacy are the future of American power.
BY PATRICK DOHERTY | JANUARY 9, 2013
Don't Engage Kim Jong Un -- Bankrupt Him
It's time to play hardball with North Korea's new leader.
BY JOSHUA STANTON, SUNG-YOON LEE | JANUARY 9, 2013
The 5 Most Important Questions About Afghanistan
Obama can't shirk the difficult issues when he meets with Karzai this week.
BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | JANUARY 9, 2013
The Three-State Solution
Are we witnessing a historic shift toward Palestinian unity? Don't bet on it.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 9, 2013
Venezuelan Roulette
With Hugo Chávez's health uncertain, narcogenerals and Cuban-backed ideologues are vying for influence in Venezuela.
BY ROGER F. NORIEGA | JANUARY 7, 2013
A 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan
Yes, President Karzai, we might pull out completely.
BY DAVID W. BARNO | JANUARY 7, 2013
The Disengagers
Kerry, Hagel, and the end of American military adventurism?
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JANUARY 7, 2013
Chuck Hagel's Biggest Task
Obama's new defense secretary will first and foremost need to get the Asia pivot right.
BY JAMES HOLMES | JANUARY 7, 2013
Eve of Disaster
Why 2013 eerily looks like the world of 1913, on the cusp of the Great War.
BY CHARLES EMMERSON | JANUARY 4, 2013
The Art of Snore
Can't we get some better defense ideas for $1.75 billion a day?
BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 2, 2013
Does the GOP Need a New Foreign Policy?
Can the Republican Party survive without coming to terms with the Bush-Cheney years? FP's Shadow Government team weighs in.
JANUARY 2, 2013
The Year in Intelligence
And the most important national security story you missed in 2012.
BY AMY ZEGART | JANUARY 2, 2013
Dear John
John Kerry can be a great secretary of state. Here's how.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JANUARY 2, 2013
Think Again: The Republican Party
The future of the GOP -- after the debacle.
BY DANIELLE PLETKA | JANUARY 2, 2013
We're All Declinist Pundits These Days; Recession-Proof
FP's "Who Won the Great Recession?" package elicits reflections on U.S.-China power dynamics and how to succeed in business during hard times.
JANUARY 2, 2013
Currency War
Debating Robert Zoellick's vision for reintegrating economics into U.S. foreign policy.
JANUARY 2, 2013
The Year the Arab Spring Went Bad
Hopes for a democratic Middle East have faltered amid sectarian animosities and ideological divisions. Did it have to be this way?
BY F. GREGORY GAUSE, III | DECEMBER 31, 2012
The Year in Quotes
The 20 most puzzling, hypocritical, and revealing things said about U.S. foreign policy in 2012.
BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 28, 2012
Caption Contest: What's happening in this photo of Kim Jong Un?
How these Burmese rebels got big on Weibo
BY PATRICK BOEHLER
Newsflash: The answer to the military's sexual assault problem isn't more PowerPoints
BY CAPT. NICK NETHERY
Is it safe to fly on a U.N. helicopter?
BY COLUM LYNCH
Inside Saudi Arabia's new crackdown on dissent
Meet the movement standing up to Libya's extremists
BY MOHAMED ELJARH
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