Barack Obama Commentary

A New Strategy for Latin America

Sean Goforth | Apr 18, 2012

The Summit of the Americas was a flop. Now Obama has an opportunity to recast inter-American partnership around energy security—and counter China.

Robert W. Merry | Apr 05, 2012

President Obama's recent speech erased all traces of candidate Obama's pledge to transform Washington's poisonous political culture.

Miles A. Pomper | Mar 30, 2012

An uninspiring nuclear-security summit saw only modest victories for a wary, distracted Obama administration.

Amitai Etzioni | Mar 12, 2012

Why Obama's threats should not necessarily be taken at face value.

Leon Hadar | Mar 08, 2012

Netanyahu has essentially delivered an ultimatum to Washington. So far, he has yet to win Obama over to his way of thinking.

Paul J. Saunders | Mar 06, 2012

How Obama's wishful thinking and Putin's victory have deepend the fundamental dilemma of U.S.-Russian relations.

Charles V. Peña | Feb 10, 2012

Obama's Defense Strategic Guidance is not really new. It rehashes long-standing American policies.

Tom Velk | Feb 09, 2012

Rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline isn't in America's or Canada's interests. If Obama does so, Ottawa will cozy up to Beijing.

Lawrence J. Korb | Jan 25, 2012

Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.

Robert W. Merry | Dec 20, 2011

Obama is in much better shape than his opponents and detractors profess to believe.