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Obama's False Reference to "Polish" Death Camps

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 31, 2012
The president's gaffe provides occassion to reflect on historical realities about which Obama is not as well-versed as some would like to believe.

Romney, Kerry Miss the Point on Threats: Size Matters

Justin Logan | May 25, 2012

535 Secretaries of State

Ted Galen Carpenter | May 23, 2012
Congress running foreign policy. The president usurping war powers. This is not what the Founding Fathers intended.

Will Colin Powell Back Romney or Obama?

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 23, 2012
The running room for political moderates is shrinking fast.

NATO Summit Will Reaffirm Afghanistan’s Weakness

Malou Innocent | May 18, 2012

War Powers Reconsidered

Paul R. Pillar | May 10, 2012
Senator Webb's notable attempt to close the humanitarian-intervention loophole.

The Ruthlessness of Barack Obama

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 02, 2012
Obama has reinvented the Democratic party's approach to foreign policy. Will the GOP follow suit?

Politics and the Afghan End Game

Paul R. Pillar | May 01, 2012
Obama's midnight Afghanistan visit needs to be put in perspective. And unfortunately, the war will continue to be exploited by the campaigns.

The Debasement of U.S. Support

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 30, 2012
In many ways, U.S.-Israeli relationship has become degenerate—and harmful to both sides.

What’s Wrong with a Little Uncertainty?

John Schuessler | Apr 27, 2012

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