Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.
America still retains its innovative edge over China and India. But as long as Washington continues to handpick winners and losers, our preeminence is in jeopardy.
President Obama came to office promising a new era in international affairs. So far, he’s been big on rhetoric and has accomplished little. Obama’s inability to prioritize foreign policy risks destroying his presidency.
The United States is in unprecedented decline. Future generations will look back at the past decade as the beginning of the end of American hegemony.
Russia will surpass U.S. nuclear capabilities within two decades if trends continue. America’s strategic force is a cold-war relic, and while Washington’s weapons break down, Moscow is making bombers and missiles that are newer and deadlier.
Jeffrey Sachs explains why the new world order of the twenty-first century is crisis-prone.
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.
Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.
Sometimes our procedures do more harm than good. Pakistan may heal best on its own.
What should the United States do about problems like terrorism, global warming, nuclear proliferation and Iraq? Bill Richardson lays out his foreign policy vision.