America and Russia shouldn’t try to be friends. Cooperating in areas of common interest is the way to go.
Islamic governments need to respect religious liberty at home before lecturing the West about intolerance.
Obama seems to be leaning toward restraint on the domestic front. But the appointment of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state has many wondering if prudence will be the guiding light in Obama’s foreign policy.
Which way America? As we face a foreign-policy perfect storm, is either candidate qualified to take the helm? Robert F. Ellsworth and Dimitri K. Simes examine the arguments for McCain and Obama and offer the reasons behind their decisions.
America has an opportunity to forge an historic deal with Iran, but the Bush administration seems determined to quash it. Why everything you know about Tehran is wrong.
Hillary Clinton claims she has “experience” in the Balkans. Only problem is, her husband's administration badly mishandled the Kosovo War of 1999.
Congress is now considering two largely symbolic measures that could harm U.S. interests in Africa and the Middle East. A report from The New York Times seems to confirm J. Peter Pham’s prediction that Turkey
If NATO members are willing to grapple with and resolve two key issues, this week’s summit could mark a watershed for the alliance.
(This "Realist" column will appear as part of The National Interest's summer 2004 symposium, "Iraq at the Turn.
The second of the "grand coalitions" has entered the fray to contest the direction of foreign policy under the Bush Administration...