The only people who can push Russia toward democracy are Russians.
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.
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.
The arms treaty with Russia strengthens America’s security by allowing us to cut back on useless warheads.
An arms-control treaty could trigger a new beginning in our relations with Russia—and bolster Dmitri Medvedev’s influence in Moscow.
Afghanistan isn’t another Vietnam. But Obama is right to be cautious about sending more troops.
Scrapping missile defense is far more than a gesture. We had better get something in return from Russia.
Expanding NATO doesn’t improve American security. It antagonizes Russia and could lead to war.
President Obama wants to “reset” our relations with Russia. But he could be sabotaged by skeptics in Congress—and Joe Biden.
We should thank the Iraqi parliament—not President Obama—for setting a timetable to get U.S. troops out of Iraq.