Winston Churchill Commentary

Don't Rush START

The dialogue between the administration and the Senate on America’s nuclear force is too important to be hurried along.

Resetting Democracy

The only people who can push Russia toward democracy are Russians.

Salvaging Afghanistan

Obama needs to figure out definite approach, explain it seriously and stick to it.

The Gaza Disaster

Israel attacked a ship of fools and ended up looking like the foolish one.

The Threat at Home

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.

Papal Bull

First Mother Teresa. Then Henry Kissinger. Now the pope. What is Christopher Hitchens’ problem?

An American Treaty

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

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

China’s growing strength is making its neighbors nervous—and less fearful of a fully rearmed Japan.

Good Deal

The arms treaty with Russia strengthens America’s security by allowing us to cut back on useless warheads.

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May 26, 2012