President Obama came to office inheriting the legacy of one unnecessary war, and another that had faded from memory. He will leave office with Iraq and Syria in crisis, Europe uneasy, Yemen and Libya unstable breeding grounds for terrorism, and China doing whatever it is they’re doing.
In the wake of failure that could have been easily foreseen, the Obama Administration is ending a program to train so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.
With Russia now launching its own airstrikes in Syria, it’s become obvious that U.S. policy in the Syrian Civil War is irrational and contradictory. And Russia’s policy isn’t any better.
There are mutual embassies in Havana and Washington for the first time in 54 years. It certainly took long enough.
For the first time since 1961, there will soon be an American Embassy in Havana, and a Cuban Embassy in Washington. It’s well past time that this happened.
The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has seen better days.
Seymour Hersh is out with a conspiracy theory about the death of Osama bin Laden that just doesn’t make sense.
Saudi Arabia’s new King has shaken up the Royal Family, and that could have interesting results.
Marco Rubio is often described as one of the GOP’s leaders on foreign policy, but a close look reveals a decided lack of substance.
New allegations regarding foreign government donations to the Clinton Foundation seem likely to become a campaign issue.
The Iranian nuclear accords are barely 24 hours old and some people have already made up their mind about them.
More than ever before, even mild criticism of Israel seems to be verboten among Republicans.
Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.
Do the nonprofit’s foreign donors create a conflict of interest?
The Atlantic has a fascinating cover story by Graeme Wood titled “What ISIS Really Wants.”
ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.
A big change in an important nation in the most volatile part of the world.
The price of oil is continuing to fall, but it won’t last forever.
Two potential candidates for the Republican nomination in 2016 traded barbs this week over the President’s new policy toward Cuba.
With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.
The resumption of diplomatic relations between U.S. and Cuba, and expansion of some commercial trade ties, is historic but it’s only the first step toward the goal of ending an outdated embargo.
For a year that started out with regaining long-lost territory in Ukraine, 2014 is not ending so well for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.
The latest ISIS video is horrible and barbaric but we should not take the bait they are offering before considering the consequences of our actions going forward.
The U.S. embargo of Cuba, and our lack of diplomatic recognition of the government in Havana, is an outdated relic of the Cold War. It’s time to end it.
The war against ISIS continues to silently escalate, with little input from the people’s representatives in Congress.
While the world pays attention to Syria and Iraq, Yemen is once against lurching into chaos.
President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS
Iran and the United States are on the same side in the fight against ISIS, whether they like it or not.
Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.
If the President is going to increase American involvement in the Middle East, he needs to address some fundamental questions first.
Obama’s current policy—tactical level strikes with no obvious long-term strategic aim—may well be the best we can hope for.
Iraq continues to fall apart.
The Kentucky Senator and former Vice-President are at the front of a battle that will unfold inside the GOP as we head toward 2016.
Could economic chaos bring Egyptians back out into the streets?
President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.
Nearly six months later, it’s hard to find any good in the July military coup in Egypt.
There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.
Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.
Robert Kagan warns of “a changing world order.” But he’s grasping at rather thin straws.
Thanks largely to France, this weekend’s efforts to reach an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear program fell apart.
Signs of some progress in the talks over Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Will this new Australian oil discovery shake up world politics?
Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.
