International Herald Tribune Commentary

Palestinian Crisis

The ongoing crisis among the Palestinians presents no good or easy options for U.S. Policy, but we will still have to make choices.

The Gabala Gambit

Trading missile defense based in Poland and the Czech Republic for greater Russian cooperation on the Nunn-Lugar program.

McCain's Fantasy League

If democracies share values and strategic interests, why, up to this point, have they been unable to work more closely together?

Responding to Critics

In Iraq, we are faced with a plethora of bad choices and imperfect outcomes. We cannot wait for the deus ex machina to arrive and save the day

A Real Alternative?

The Democrats are offering a “new direction” and “tough and smart” foreign policy—meaning what, exactly?

Deck Chairs on the Titanic

It is often said incorrectly that the United Nations Charter, framed in San Francisco during the final year of the Second World War, was designed for the world of 1945.

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May 26, 2012