Americas

U.S. Hypocrisy Starves North Korea

Despite its humanitarian professions, Washington continues to deny food aid to an endangered North Korea.

Romney's Gaffe Problem

Romney might make a good or even great president. But he is a terrible politician.

Don't Abandon Europe

The new Defense Strategic Guidance implies U.S. withdrawal from the Continent. This would be a big mistake.

China and the Blame Game

American politicians are quick to point the finger at China, but the roots U.S. economic problems are closer to home.

International and Interplanetary Relations

How the search for extraterrestrial life can help us solve our earthbound problems.

Obama vs. the Hawks on Iran

How Obama's opaque Iran policy is lending feul to the fire of bellicose GOP contenders and their Israeli allies.

The (Almost) Triumph of Offshore Balancing

The fact of U.S. decline is undeniable. A new grand strategy is in order.

The Perils of Militarized Diplomacy

As American power wanes, Washington is running out of ways to influence small European democracies.

How the GOP Awakened Obama

A feisty, reinvigorated Obama plans to sit back and watch Gingrich eviscerate Romney, then self-destruct.

Jeffersonian Exceptionalism

The man who understood how American values can be exceptional but not necessarily universal.

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February 4, 2012