Franklin D. Roosevelt Commentary

Resetting Democracy

Paul J. Saunders | Jul 22, 2010
The only people who can push Russia toward democracy are Russians.

The Gaza Disaster

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 01, 2010
Israel attacked a ship of fools and ended up looking like the foolish one.

The Threat at Home

Rebecca N. White | May 07, 2010
The attempted Times Square attack is just the latest in a line of plots that shows Washington doesn’t have a strategy to prevent homegrown terror.

An American Treaty

Julia Ioffe | Apr 08, 2010
The new arms deal with Russia is a historic achievement—for Obama. The Kremlin couldn’t care less and is focused on a wholly different set of foreign-policy issues.

TNI Interview with Fred Iklé

The National Interest | Apr 08, 2010
With the Russia-U.S. nuclear treaty signed, Fred Iklé, former director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, tells us what's new (and what’s dangerous) in Obama’s revised nuclear strategy.

Tokyo Rising

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 07, 2010
China’s growing strength is making its neighbors nervous—and less fearful of a fully rearmed Japan.

Good Deal

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 31, 2010
The arms treaty with Russia strengthens America’s security by allowing us to cut back on useless warheads.

Working with Moscow

Paul J. Saunders | Mar 26, 2010
Washington shouldn’t overstate the importance of the arms-treaty. We haven’t yet reached the hard part.

Get STARTed!

Paul J. Saunders | Mar 18, 2010
An arms-control treaty could trigger a new beginning in our relations with Russia—and bolster Dmitri Medvedev’s influence in Moscow.

Challenging Israel

Amjad Atallah | Mar 17, 2010
Israel shouldn’t be allowed to dictate American foreign policy. If it doesn’t concede on the settlements, Washington should revoke diplomatic support and restrict military aid.

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