Terms of Engagement

The Republican candidate gave us a tantalizing hint this week of what his foreign policy might actually look like -- but does he have the guts to actually do what we think he thinks?

The Arab world needs our help; it just doesn't know how to ask nicely.

Remembering Ambassador Chris Stevens and reflecting on the power of the United States to shape the new Middle East.

The key to ensuring America's long-term national security is something neither Democrats nor Republicans really seem to understand.

The Obama administration has backed itself into a corner in Syria, a crisis with few good options. But the endgame is clear, at least, and the time to get involved has come.

When will Americans realize we're losing the infrastructure race to China?

Are Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak really crazy enough to bomb Iran -- against the wishes of the United States and their own people?

Is Morocco’s King Mohammed VI the savviest ruler in the Arab world?

With the slow but steady consolidation of militias and the success of moderate democratic parties, despite all odds, it seems like Libya might be on the right path.

In the land of no-good-options, is Barack Obama doing enough to push the cause of human rights in the Middle East? 

Gather round, children, and let me tell you about the War of 1812.

Why Obama shouldn't use drones to go after Mali's Islamic radical separatists.